For half a century; the American Mafia outwitted; outmaneuvered; and outgunned the FBI and other police agencies; wreaking unparalleled damages to America's social fabric and business enterprises while emerging as the nation's most formidable crime empire. The vanguard of this criminal juggernaut is still led by the Mafia's most potent and largest borgatas: New York's Five Families.Selwyn Raab's Five Families is the vivid story of the rise and fall of New York's premier dons from Lucky Luciano to Paul Castellano to John Gotti and more. This definitive history brings the reader right up to the possible resurgence of the Mafia as the FBI and local law-enforcement agencies turn their attention to homeland security and away from organized crime. The paperback has been revised and updated; with a new epilogue focusing on the trial of the notorious "Mafia Cops."
#825980 in Books 1999-11-23Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.56 x .96 x 5.78l; #File Name: 0312242530256 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I've found this to be an invaluable resource and a good introduction to post-modernism and epistemologyBy FibboWhat an enlightening read! Fernandez-Armesto writes very clearly and develops his argument lucidly. I've found this to be an invaluable resource and a good introduction to post-modernism and epistemology. It is certainly true that I gained a great deal from this text! Highly recommended (especially for those who seek the facts about truth)..0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Best of TimesBy John HenriksonHave you ever taken a stroll on a beautiful day with a perfect companion and emerged exhilarated? Read this book and you will have that experience.0 of 3 people found the following review helpful. never read!By sararoeI was required to read this book before entering a PhD program. I have never stumbled through a book that engaged me less; and left me wondering simply..." what the heck is the truth?"While I know based on my degree and its heavy bend on Philosophy in the first year; that I should have found this quite interesting; instead is simply left me feeling that I may have mashed potatoes for brains.
