excellent mate you will enjoy this book for me this is the best mob book i have ever read let me know what you think mate

Really,I normally only read aboout New York and Italian Mafia.Have you read the Five Families..

Not yet i have heard its good though, when i first statred reading about the mafia it was always about chicago and that how i got in to it i definetly know more about the outfit than any about any of the NY Crime Families

Im vice virsa..

im sure you will find it interesting Gus Russo definetly knows his stuff, have you read double cross by Chuck Giancana?

Nope sorry,i haven't

well once you have read the outfit if your interested your more than welcome to have it off me

That will do cool,probley be a while has i have so many books to read at the moment..

no probs ive just finished reading ice man that was excellent turned my stomach a few times but a great read, jesus what a vicious bastard although ive got to give him credit he was extremelly smart well until he got caught

Thats next on my list for sure...

I was extremely disappointed in THE CASE AGAINST LUCKY LUCIANO by Ellen Poulson, for many of the same reasons that TB mentioned. Being that Selwyn Raab (FIVE FAMILIES) gave it a ringing endorsement, I thought it would have been that much better.

i have just finished reading a book called MAFIA the complete history of a criminal underworld,to be honest when i first bought it i didnt expect anything special from the book but after reading it i recommend it to anybody interested in the sicillian mafia this book provides an in depth look at the sicillian mafia with also references to the american mafia when involved with there sicillian counterparts.excellent book

Just brought this today.



Hope its good

Excellent book DeNiro!

It's one of the best mob related books I've read all year. TB shares my opinion, as well. I think you'll love it!

Cool,ill let you know my views when i finish

Yes, indeed--excellent book!

Thanks Guys..

I was wondering if there was books avaliable on each of the five familes in New York.(not including Five familes Book).

I have books on the Gambino and Bonnono Family.

Is there seperate books for- Genovese/Colombo/Luccashe.

Any help you be great..

Just brought this .

Just brought this also.Looking forward to this one.

The two books pictured above are pretty good.

Check out another thread (that I think Turi started some time ago) here recommending Mob books (I'm too lazy to dig up a link now).

EDIT: Never mind... THIS is the thread.

Pretty good book DeNiro. If Costello interest you (he fascinates me) you may want to check out UNCLE FRANK by Leonard Katz.

PB: Of the two Costello books, which would you recommend?

Honestly TB, I'd go with UNCLE FRANK. I thought George Wolf white-washed his account, due to his his close friendship with Costello. It was still entertaining, though.

I was wondering if there was books avaliable on each of the five familes in New York.(not including Five familes Book).

I have books on the Gambino and Bonnono Family.

Is there seperate books for- Genovese/Colombo/Luccashe.

Any help you be great..

Not a "history of," type of book, DeNiro. None that I can think of, anyway. However, ther are some notable books that cover certain eras.

For the Lucchese family, you might pick up THE BOYS FROM NEW JERSEY by Robert Rudolph and/or GANGBUSTERS by Ernest Volkman.

They both concentrate on the 70's and 80's.

THE BOYS FROM NEW JERSEY was the basis for the film FIND ME GUILTY.

Cool PB thanks alot..

Mafia Book "wishlist"

Accardo:The Genuine Godfather by William F Roemer

The Big Bankroll:The life and times of Arnold Rothstein by Leo Katcher

Crime Boss Killing: The castellammare war by Art Montague

The Dutch Schultz Story by Ted Addy

Gangster City: The history of the underworld 1900-35 by patrick Downey

The Last Testament Of Lucky Luciano by Martin A Gosch & Richard Hammer

The Man Who Invented Murder Inc:Bugsy Siegel by David Hanna

Murder Inc; The Story of the syndicate by Burton turkas & Sid Feder

Revolt in the Mafia- Raymond V Martin

Uncle frank by leonard katz

Westies by TJ English

You can find a few books on Crazy Joey Gallo.... they have some good info on the Profaci Family (now known as Colombo). Three that come to mind (and are in my own library) are:

"Joey" by Donald Goddard
"The Killing of Joey Gallo" by Harvey Aronson
"The Sixth Family" by Peter Diapoulos & Steven Linakis

The Genoveses (especially) are covered best in "The Valachi Papers" by Peter Maas. Their early years are covered in books about Lucky Luciano (of which there are many).

The Lucchese Family was the basis for "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi (and became "Goodfellas" on the silver screen).