Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia

Reducere. The truth is more chilling than fiction: COSA NOSTRA tells, for the first time, the true history of the Sicilian mafia - now revised and updated to...

Reducere. Hailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language, Cosa Nostra is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that...

In this new book, the author of }Cosa Nostra{ and }Mafia Brotherhoods{ shows how the Italian mafias have grown in power and become more and more in...

DescriptionMaverick godfather, a former killer who dared to do things differently. But by taking on Mafia rules and fighting the FBI at the same ti...

The Sicilian Vespers: A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century - Steven Runciman

Reducere. MONEY, MURDER, AND MACHIAVELLIAN MAYHEM ... CONTAINS A NEW EPILOGUEMafia Prince is the first person account of one of the most brutal eras in Mafia...

Publisher: Eland Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Norman LewisNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2003Dimensions: 216 x 141 x 18Cover type: Paperback / s...

In a society where trust is in short supply and democracy weak, the Mafia sells protection, a guarantee of safe conduct for parties to commercial t...

As the daughter of Sicilian immigrants, in her teens Maria fully embraces the English way of life. But a minor incident wakes up feelings of reveng...

Reducere. In Creole Italian, Justin A. Nystrom explores the influence Sicilian immigrants have had on New Orleans foodways. His culinary journey follows thes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A parable written for the age of technological disruption . . . brilliantly told' Sunday TimesThe international bests...

Reducere. The Bonanno Family is a well-researched book on the 100-plus-year history of one of New York's infamous La Cosa Nostra organizations. It begins wit...

Since its creation in 1964, readers from all over the world have loved the comic Mafalda, primarily because of the sharp wit and rebellious nature ...

Reducere. Bootleggers, gambling, ringleaders, arsonist, narcotics dealers and gang murders --a variety of characters flourished in the era known as Prohibiti...

Reducere. The Colombo Family The Colombo Family is a well-researched book on the nearly 100-year history of one of New York City's infamous La Cosa Nostra or...

The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple - Malcolm Barber

Reducere. When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones--iconic actors and characters who give shady dealing...

Reducere. DescriptionThis powerful book details the history of Norteno & Sureno gangs and how their split came about. It serves as an empowering historical t...

In the third volume of his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the years between the signing of the peace treaty an...

Reducere. DescriptionOn May 20, 2015, Dave said, "Thank you and goodnight." The Foo Fighters sang "Everlong, " and Late Show with David Letterman ended its r...

Reducere. From the Author of Off Color: The Violent History of Detroit's Notorious Purple Gang It was the winter of 1919, and it was the height of a gang war...

Reducere. An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice In The Bomber Mafia, M...

Publisher: Little, Brown and CompanyAuthor(s): Malcolm GladwellNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 135 x 202 x 21Cover type: Pape...

Reducere. When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones--iconic actors and characters who give shady dealing...

The author of the bestselling COSA NOSTRA explores the previously underexposed mafias of Southern Italy.Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Joh...

Reducere. Unlike other conventional histories, the unifying thread of A History of the Philippines is the struggle of the peoples themselves against various ...

Approaching the unfolding climate catastrophe conceptually through its dissolution of the categories of "man-made" and "natural" disasters, A Histo...

Reducere. Motor City Mafia: A Century of Organized Crime in Detroit chronicles the storied and hallowed gangland history of the notorious Detroit underworld....

Josh 'Kid' Jones, a young Offliner discovers that an antiquated piece of technology called an 'iPhone', seemingly allows him to communicate with th...

Reducere. ALCATRAZ - the name alone said it all... It was meant to send a shudder down the spines of the nation's most incorrigible criminals. It stripped Al...

Reducere. DescriptionSumo is the official national sport of Japan, as recognized by the country's government. It is built around the simple concept of two ni...

This colorful narrative of French history in the sixth century is a dramatic and detailed portrait of a period of political and religious turmoil. ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe first comprehensive history of squash in the United States, Squash incorporates every aspect of this increasingly popular sport: men...

The Harlem Renaissance was the most influential single movement in African American literary history. The movement laid the groundwork for subseque...