The Mafia Encyclopedia ebook-sharego-Section8

The Mafia Encyclopedia ebook-sharego-Section8

FORMAT PDF-21.2MB

In The Mafia Encyclopedia, Third Edition, Carl Sifakis once again provides a fascinating survey of the mobΓÇÖs most influential perpetrators and personalities, including their hangouts and hideaways, their plays for power, their schemes and crimes, and their unique culture and jargon. More than 100 illustrations, nearly 500 entries, and a chronology bust the Mafia myths and provide an unflinching look at the brutal, sin-laden, and bizarre culture and characters of organized crime.



More than 50 new entries include:



* Chinese Mafia

* Construction rackets

* Death penalty for godfathers

* "FBI badfellas"

* Peter Gotti

* Hells Angels

* "Lovefellas"

* Joseph C. Massino

* Prison gangs and the Mafia

* Russian Mafia

* Stock geniuses

* Yakuza.