I picked up several books at a Barnes and Noble.

The Most Evil Mobsters In History by Lauren Carter
for $7.98 a bunch of short stories about mobsters like Carlo Gambino, Frank Costello, Dutch Shultz, John Gotti, etc. A really great reference book.

The other books that I picked up are in trade paperback fromat and are part of a series of books under the heading of True American Amazing Stories.

Meyer Lansky " The Shadowy Exploits Of New York's Master Manipulator." $7.95

Lucky Luciano "The Father Of Organized Crime." $7.95



Gang Wars "Blood and Guts On The Streets Of New York." $7.95


There are several other books in this series ;

Dutch Shcultz "The Brazen Beer Baron Of New York."

Crime Boss Killings "The Castellmmarese War."

and another coming out in May of 2006 "Benjamin Bugsy Siegel."


Don Cardi