Originally posted by Jade:
[quote]Originally posted by DonPalentino:
[b]For books I would recommend Mafia Dynasty by John H. Davis another good book is Donnie Brasco by Joe Pistone and that Mafia for Dummies(no pun intended) is very informative. As for movies the one Goodfellaoggie is good and I got two DVD box sets from Best Buy called Mafia The Inside Story and La Cosa Nostra The Mafia An Expose. Those are really good.
I agree,if you're going to read anything about the mafia, you should read Mafia Dynasty. That book was great. John H. Davis wrote about a conversation he had with Lucky Luciano while in Italy.

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http://www.americanmafia.com AWESOME, find out about ALL 26 families as of 1997 with a couple updates on Trials since.
read Mafia Encyclopedia! (I got it yesterday from Library, it's AWESOME!)
Read/Watch WiseGuys/Goodfellas, read/Watch Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas.