Download or read book Cousins written by Libero Tremonti and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sonnie, a young boy, orphaned and living with his grandparents in Italy, learns the truth behind his parents deaths. With the help of his cousin Vince, he vows revenge for them. He learns the secrets of his grandfather's hair cutting shop and gets drawn into the family business. Follow Sonnie across continents as he makes decisions that will affect him and all around forever. Peril, sacrifice, betrayal and corruption surround him.The world of organized crime comes to life for you as you join Sonnie on his quest for revenge.

Download or read book Cousins a Mafia Story written by Libero Tremonti and published by . This book was released on 2005-06-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: a novel about orginized crime

Download or read book The Gangster s Cousin written by Salvatore "Sal" Lucania and published by WildBlue Press. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The autobiography of a member of Charles “Lucky” Luciano’s Mafia family. “The reader gets a real sense of code, of honor, courage and commitment” (London TV). “I was born an outlaw in outlaw culture. I refused to be forced into the powerless class of the ordinary, law-abiding citizen. I always saw things from outside the box because I was born outside the box, so I was free to think for myself.” Born in 1942, Salvatore “Sal” Lucania was not only raised but educated by the streets of East Harlem. Dropping out of his Catholic high school at fifteen after punching out a priest, a formal education was not Sal’s future. As such, it would have been easy to fall into the trappings of “made man” status in the mafia, like his cousin Charles “Lucky” Luciano. But Sal had a different vision of the future, if he could just escape the confines of his neighborhood and defy the ways of the people in power: the bullies, the “ruling class,” local government corruption and his own mafia family culture—in order to create a different life than the one fate might have otherwise intended. The Gangster’s Cousin is a wonderfully different take on the usual Mafia story. Sal’s memoir takes the reader on a sometimes exciting, sometimes poignant, and often humorous adventure as he finds himself in unbelievable situations and meeting an array of unique and funny characters along the way. Follow Sal’s one-of-a-kind perspective and find out why he strives so hard to stay ahead of a different type of criminal class—the people who make the rules.

Download or read book Inside the Kray Family written by Joe Lee and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Gangster s Cousin written by Salvatore Lucania and published by Wildblue Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Sal navigates the streets of Harlem, defying the ways of people in power-including the bullies in his neighborhood and his own mafia family culture. He experiences the inherent corruption of the US justice system, and discovers the truth about the secret world of outlaw figures like his cousin and namesake, Charles "Lucky" Luciano.

Download or read book The Cousins written by Amethyst E. Manual and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE COUSINS IS A DELIGHTFUL AND WINSICAL STORY OF SEVEN COUSINS. ALL 15 YEARS OLD, SIX BOYS AND ONE GIRL. DEALING WITH THE LIFE AND TRAILS OF BEING THE OFFSPRING OF FIVE BROTHERS, ALL BILLIONAIR OIL TYCOONS. THIS STORY WILL WARM YOUR HEART AND TICKLE YOUR FUNNY BONE WHEN YOU READ THE TALES OF "THE COUSINS" AND THEIR GUARDIAN ANGELS WHO COME TO THEIR AIDE AFTER THE TEENS ARE KIDNAPPED BY THE BOLLITARI MAFIA CRIME FAMILY. THE END OF THIS STORY WILL SURPRISE YOU AS IT DID THE TEENS PARENTS WHEN THEY LEARN FOR THE FIRST TIME, AT THE "SCHOOL TALENT CONTEST" HOW TRULY TALENTED AND MUSICALLY GIFTED THEIR CHILDREN ARE. THE TEENS BRING DOWN THE HOUSE WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE, WITH SCREAMING SCHOOL GIRLS TRYING TO STORM THE STAGE, PUTTING FRIGHT IN THE MINDS AND HEARTS OF THE COUSINS BODYGUARDS.

Download or read book Mafia Cop written by Lou Eppolito and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-08-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was one of the most decorated cops in the history of NYPD. From his "wiseguy" relatives, he learned the meaning of honor and loyalty. From his fellow cops, he learned the meaning of betrayal. MAFIA COP His father, Ralph "Fat the Gangster" Eppolito, was stone-cold Mafia hit-man. Lou Eppolito, however, chose to live by different code; he chose the uniform of NYPD. And he was one of the best -- a good, tough, honest cop down the line. Butu even his sterling record, his headline-making heroism, couldn't protect him when the police brass decided to take him down. Although completely exonerated of charges that he had passed secrets to the mob, Lou didn't stand a chance. They had taken something from him they couldn't give back: his dignity and his pride. Now, here's the powerful story, told in Lou Eppolito's own words, of the bloody Mafia hit that claimed his uncle and cousin...of his middle-of-the-night meeting with "Boss of Bosses" Paul Castellano...of one good cop who survived eight shootouts and saved hundreds of victims, who was persecuted, prosecuted, and ultimately betrayed by his own department. Full of hard drama and gritty truth, Mafia Cop gives a vivid, inside look at life in the Family, on the force, and on the mean streets of New York.

Download or read book Cousins Adventures written by Ann Brubaker and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The children in this book and several others, are my actual Grandchildren. When we moved to another state, I wanted them to remember both me and their grandfather, so I began writing stories for them, and about them, using them as the crime solvers in the stories. Over the next several years, the grandchildren starred in ten books, solving all different types of mysteries, in many different places. I hope you enjoy the stories as much as my grandchildren. I am now a Great-Grandmother and have also been sending the books to my Great Grandchildren. I hope you enjoy these mysteries and be on the look-out For the next one in the series. LOST IN THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND

Download or read book Carmine the Snake written by Frank Dimatteo and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This true crime biography by a Mafia insider chronicles the hair-raising life of the notorious Colombo crime family boss. In the golden age of organized crime, Carmine “The Snake” Persico was the King of the Streets. The defacto boss of the Colombo Mafia family since the 1970s, he oversaw major rackets and legendary gang wars. Suspected of committing scores of murders and ordering hundreds more, he was sentenced to 139 years in federal prison. Yet even behind bars he continued to exert power over a vast criminal empire with the help of his brother, Alphonse "Allie Boy" Persico. In this blistering street-level account, “Mafia survivor” Frank Dimatteo teams up with veteran true-crime author Michael Benson to reveal the inside story of Carmine’s criminal career. Growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn, Carmine got an early start as the leader of the fearsome Garfield Boys. He was recruited into the Profaci and Colombo crime families before his bloody betrayal of the Gallo brothers. This volume captures all the drama of Carmine’s infamous exploits—including his role in the ambush-slaying of Albert Anastasia—and the many courtroom trials where witnesses against him came down with sudden cases of amnesia.

Download or read book The Cousins written by Amethyst E. Manual and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN THIS TALE OF 'THE COUSINS' THE THOMPSONS AND THEIR TEENS AND THEIR BODYGUARDS ARE SUBPOENED TO TESTIFY BEFORE A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON THE KIDNAPPING OF 'THE COUSINS' BY THE BOLLATARI CRIME FAMILY. TO PROTECT THE COUSINS FROM HARM, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES REQUESTS THE TEENS AND THIER FAMILY AND BODYGUARDS STAY AND SLEEP AT THE WHITE HOUSE. HOWEVER, 'THE COUSINS' ARE MORE FEARFUL OF LINCOLNS GHOST AND THE GHOST OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT THEN THE BOLLITARI MAFIA CRIME FAMILY. A LOT OF LAUGHS IN STORE FOR YOU WITH THIS TALE. THE PRESIDENT LEARNS ABOUT THE TALENTED 'COUSINS' AND ASKS IF THEY WILL PERFORM A CONCERT FOR THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. THE GUARDIAN ANGELS DECIDE TO PERFORM FOR THE PRESIDENT THEMSELVES, SENDING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SCREAMING AND FLEEING THE HALL IN FRIGHT WHEN THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS BEGIN PLAYING BY INVISIBLE HANDS.

Download or read book To Drop a Dime written by Paul Hoffman and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 1976 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A confessed Mafia hit man describes the New Jersey Campisi family's reckless and violent criminal doings and his own defiance of the code in working for their undoing

Download or read book Power on Earth written by Nick Tosches and published by Arbor House Publishing. This book was released on 1986 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michele Sindona's Explosive Story.

Download or read book The Ruthless written by David Putnam and published by Oceanview Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruno Johnson, shaken to his core, but still a formidable force—an unrelenting focus on doing the right thing—unwilling to let anyone or anything stand in his way Pushed to his emotional limit, Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy Bruno Johnson struggles to hold his family together while immersed in his unrelenting career. His daughter, Olivia, is a teen mom to twin toddlers; her common-law husband, Derek Sams, is a thug; and one of their little boys has disappeared under his care. The overwhelming intensity demanded of Bruno on this personal level is compounded by the brutal shotgun murder of a superior court judge and his wife, both friends of his. Bruno cannot ignore these violent crimes even though he's supposedly off the law enforcement grid—undercover—working an illegal gun sting. Tragedy strikes Bruno's life on all fronts: family, friends, and professional—however, none of these colossal forces can match the unthinkable catastrophe that will forever dominate Bruno's life. Perfect for fans of Robert Crais and Michael Connelly While all of the novels in the Bruno Johnson Crime Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is: The Disposables The Replacements The Squandered The Vanquished The Innocents The Reckless The Heartless The Ruthless The Sinister (coming February 2022)

Download or read book Him With His Foot In His Mouth and Other Stories written by Saul Bellow and published by Odyssey Editions. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five of Saul Bellow’s most moving, richly textured, and exquisitely plotted short stories make up this volume, each providing a history of personality and self-awakening. The title story, “Him with His Foot in His Mouth,” follows a musicologist narrator who for years has scattered wounding witticisms “from the depths of my nature, that hoard of strange formulations.” As the story unfolds he tries to discover what led him into a “deep legal-financial hole,” while he awaits extradition from a refuge in British Columbia. “What Kind of Day Did You Have?” follows a divorced suburban woman and her lovers—would-be and actual—through a frantic day in their lives. Their needs and passions, as well as their comic conflicts, are matters of life and death. In “Zetland: By a Character Witness” and in “A Silver Dish,” Bellow returns, with his unequaled command of eloquent recollected detail, to a bygone Chicago, “Zetland” is a brilliant portrait of an artist as a young boy and a man, precocious and eccentric; “A Silver Dish” is a memorable story of a raffish, willful father and his affectionate son. “Cousins,” the final story in the volume, explores the mysteries of family feeling—mysteries that defy both logic and the worthiness of their objects, as Ijah Brodsky, successful in the larger world, is drawn into an encounter with criminal and naively idealistic forces. This collection represents a turning point in the bountiful career of Saul Bellow, a felicitous rendering of the human condition in all its absurd complexity.

Download or read book Mafia Dynasty written by John H. Davis and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1994-05-11 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gambinos--they arrived in America from Sicily when the `20's roared with bootleg liquor. For thirty years they fought a bloody battle for control of New York's underworld to emerge as the nation's richest and most powerful crime family. Now Mafia expert John H. Davis tells their compelling inside story. Here are the chilling details and deceptions that created a vast criminal empire. Here are six decades of the uncontrolled greed and lust for power of such men as Lucky Luciano, Frank Costello, Meyer Lansky, Vito Genovese, Albert Anastasia, Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano, and John Gotti--men for whom murder and betrayal were business as usual. From the Gambinos' powerful stranglehold on New York's construction, garment, and waterfront industries to the government's onslaught against them in the `80s and `90s, Mafia Dynasty takes you into the mysterious world of blood oaths, shifting alliances, and deadly feuds that will hold you riveted from the first page to the last.

Download or read book Mr New Orleans written by Matthew Randazzo V and published by Mrv Entertainment LLC. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wiseguys called him "the Keith Richards of the American Mafia" and JFK hero Jim Garrison denounced him as "one of the most notorious vice operators in the history of New Orleans" ... but you can just call him MR. NEW ORLEANS. Mr. New Orleans tells the incredible story of Frenchy Brouillette, a redneck Cajun teenager who stole his big brother's motorcycle and embarked on a 60-year vacation to New Orleans, where he became a legendary gangster and the underworld political fixer for his cousin, Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards. Written by Crescent City native Matthew Randazzo V, the wickedly funny Mr. New Orleans is the first book to ever break the code of secrecy of the New Orleans Mafia Family, the oldest and most mysterious criminal secret society in America. "Mr. New Orleans is a rollicking, disturbing ride through the underbelly of a bygone New Orleans, lined with moments of dark, side-splitting hilarity. If you're a fan of James Lee Burke, drop what you're reading and pick this one up. In an era when popular wisdom tells us T.V. has stolen all depth from the literary true-crime narrative, Matthew Randazzo has found a way to beat that trend mightily; he's gone straight to the source and captured the singular, confounding voice of the New Orleans' mafia's top political fixer with fast-paced, riveting prose and a fine journalist's eye for detail." Chris Rice, New York Times Bestselling Author "Mr. New Orleans is a total knockout: Take everything you ever imagined about the sleazy good times to be had in New Orleans -- the sleazy good times capital of America -- and quadruple it, and you have a hint of what's inside these sticky pages." Bill Tonelli, Author of The Italian American Reader and Editor for Esquire and Rolling Stone

Download or read book Scotland written by David Martin-Jones and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-18 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland: Global Cinema focuses on the explosion of filmmaking in Scotland in the 1990s and 2000s. It explores the various cinematic fantasies of Scotland created by contemporary filmmakers from all over the world who braved the weather to shoot in Scotla