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Re: Mafia Books
[Re: joey_doves]
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11/12/14 03:02 AM
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Has anyone read the book about Sam Giancana called "Double Cross"? It was written by Mooney's younger brother Chuck. I'm reading it right now; beginning is good, talks about Giancana growing up in the Patch in Chicago, eventually becoming a soldier in the Outfit. There's some inaccuracies though and I have a feeling its gonna go downhill when I get to the CIA/ JFK part... I finished it. It´s a pretty good read. On the first pages I hated him for "collective-raping". I thought that he is the biggest scumbag, worse than Sammy Gravano! I always found the boss-position of Monney and the outfit always high questionalbe. I resently read that Giancana was the Boss and Accardo and Ricca just advisors.
Sorry for bad english, I am not a native american, I hope you forgive me 
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Re: Mafia Books
[Re: Binnie_Coll]
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11/19/14 08:46 AM
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Toronto Star reporter Peter Edwards's eRead Vito Rizzuto: Canada's Country Club Mobster, published in November 2012 approximately six weeks after Rizzuto's release from jail, is now available for free from the newspaper's microsite dedicated to archiving some of the Star Dispatches that were previously only available for purchase. Here's the link to the 53-page PDF: http://stardispatches.com/2012/11/vrizzuto.pdfThis eRead may be a good primer for Edwards and Antonio Nicaso's upcoming book slated for a February 2015 publication, Business or Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto's Last War.
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Re: Mafia Books
[Re: Turi Giuliano]
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11/29/14 11:19 AM
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Do any of you use shelfari I use it to keep track of my books.
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Re: Mafia Books
[Re: bigboy]
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12/06/14 10:29 AM
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I am recovering from surgery and am bored out of my mind, so... even with all the negative comments here, I ordered the e-book and so far it isn't too bad. I'm in the early stages of it and he talks a lot about Vinnie Basciano. Hope the rest is just as good. By the way, it's a very short book. You're a TRADER  ha ha just kidding. You are NOT supposed to buy THAT book. Hope you have an easy recovery. I would be bored too.
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Re: Mafia Books
[Re: Moe_Tilden]
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12/21/14 04:23 AM
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mickey2
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For The Sins of my Father
King of the Godfathers
Did I do good?
found those two pretty decent. albert paints a very ... interesting picture of his father
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Re: Mafia Books
[Re: Turi Giuliano]
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12/29/14 06:27 AM
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Memphis
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He's a friend of ours.
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He's a friend of ours.
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I just finished Takedown Fall of the Last Mafia Empire and I loved it....finished it in 3 days (about 10x faster than usual) - literally couldnt put it down. The property-rights extortion the Genoveses and Gambinos were running on private garbage pick-ups was indeed an empire that had been a huge-cash cow for decades, one which they had hoped to pass down for generations.
Very informative as far as this particular racket -
"Paid my taxes."
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Re: Mafia Books
[Re: Turi Giuliano]
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12/29/14 08:10 AM
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Castellammare del Golfo
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Albert DeMeo's book was surprisingly good, I really enjoyed reading it. I always knew Murder Machine was a little exaggerated to say the least. Jerry Capeci was a little full of it and took too much liberties by judging Roy and the crew in his own light. Of course some stuff is biased because Roy was his father, but overall I found it to be believable.
-I shot him a coupla' times.
-What's a couple?
-Hmm, more than a couple... Really I don't know the exact amount, maybe I shot him 10 times, 12 times?
-Maybe fifteen?
-Hmm, it could've been fifteen...
-Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso
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Re: Mafia Books
[Re: bigboy]
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12/30/14 05:31 PM
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Where ever needed.
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He really should have been done with all of it after getting off the first big trial and walking out free and clear. He had a few businesses going well and should have took a back seat.
He could have had a nice life with his family.
DP
Last edited by DuesPaid; 12/30/14 06:14 PM.
Be Loyal, Be Loving, Be Quiet.
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Re: Mafia Books
[Re: Turi Giuliano]
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01/01/15 05:16 AM
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Castellammare del Golfo
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Guys is the book Mob Killer on Charles Cargneglia any good? I've always thought he was quite an odd guy.
I'm also interested in "a Mob of his Own: Mad Sam DeStefano and the Chicago Mob's "Juice" Rackets" for anybody who's read it, is it worth getting? I mean a book about Mad Sam that can't be bad.
-I shot him a coupla' times.
-What's a couple?
-Hmm, more than a couple... Really I don't know the exact amount, maybe I shot him 10 times, 12 times?
-Maybe fifteen?
-Hmm, it could've been fifteen...
-Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso
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Re: Mafia Books
[Re: pmac]
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01/02/15 08:26 AM
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Extortion
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big boy I don't have a kindle and wouldn't know how to download ebook anyway I just wanted to know what cicale says about who vito was still talking to after georges murder. there was way to much money to be mad for him to just cut off nyc. read somewhere vinny gorgeous new George ws gonna get whacked so he hit him up for a big loan, is that true ,howuch? and I remember hereing vito didn't like vinny or is that all wrong. just read that quick 53 page book someone posted the link to cool free read. think people think vito only dealt with maasino but he had deals going on with all the families. one was a Persian rug scam with the decav family in the 90tys. yaeh cicale says vito still was sending someone tribute in nyc I don't find that hard to believe maybe 10000 k in a card. if you dont know how to use a kindle app or a kindle and couldnt find out how you must be an idiot
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Re: Mafia Books
[Re: Malandrino]
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01/02/15 08:26 AM
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Extortion
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Guys is the book Mob Killer on Charles Cargneglia any good? I've always thought he was quite an odd guy.
I'm also interested in "a Mob of his Own: Mad Sam DeStefano and the Chicago Mob's "Juice" Rackets" for anybody who's read it, is it worth getting? I mean a book about Mad Sam that can't be bad. Mob Killer is a solid read, I own it.
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