13 must-read history books like Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago by Max Allan Collins

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Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago

By: Max Allan Collins

3.86

Format: 752 pages, ebook

At last, the definitive history of Al Capone, Eliot Ness's Untouchables, and gangster-era Chicago –…

If you liked the history plot in Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago by Max Allan Collins , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago

By: Gary Krist

4.16

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

The masterfully told story of twelve volatile days in the life of Chicago, when an aviation disaste… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

2. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

By: James L. Swanson

3.78

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • crime
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3. Casino

By: Nicholas Pileggi

4.09

Format: 148 pages, Mass Market Paperback

From the author of the best-selling Mafia expose, Wiseguy, comes this inside story of the billion-d… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
Cover of Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition by John J. Binder

4. Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition

By: John J. Binder

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Although much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been--until now--a complete history o… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • crime

5. Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34

By: Bryan Burrough

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

In Public Enemies, bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out b… read more

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6. Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero

By: Douglas Perry

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The true story of Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who led the Untouchables, took on Al Capone, and… read more

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7. Batman: Year Two

By: Todd McFarlane , Alan Davis , Mike W. Barr , None , Paul Neary , Alfredo Alcalá

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

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8. I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank the Irishman Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa

By: Charles Brandt

4.12

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

The first words Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran were, "I heard you paint hou… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Life We Chose: William “Big Billy” D'Elia and the Last Secrets of America's Most Powerful Mafia Family by Matt Birkbeck

9. The Life We Chose: William “Big Billy” D'Elia and the Last Secrets of America's Most Powerful Mafia Family

By: Matt Birkbeck

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Matt Birkbeck--investigative journalist and executive producer of Netflix's #1 movie Girl in t… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
Cover of The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America by H.W. Brands

10. The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America

By: H.W. Brands

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling historian and Pulitzer-prize finalist H. W. Brands follows the lives and battles of Gen… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II by Alex Kershaw

11. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decora… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper by Daniel Stashower

12. American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper

By: Daniel Stashower

3.50

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Daniel Stashower returns with American Dem… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Waverider (Amulet #9) by Kazu Kibuishi

13. Waverider (Amulet #9)

By: Kazu Kibuishi

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

The highly anticipated, thrilling conclusion to Kazu Kibuishi's #1 New York Times bestselling serie… read more

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14. Lowdown Road

By: Scott Von Doviak

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Join a road trip across 1970s America as two cousins make the heist of their lives and must avoid t… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Follow Me to Hell: McNelly's Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice by Tom Clavin

15. Follow Me to Hell: McNelly's Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice

By: Tom Clavin

3.63

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. Greatest Hits

By: Harlan Ellison

4.18

Format: 468 pages, Paperback

How to summarize the psychedelic, witty, helter-skelter mind of Harlan Ellison? A mind that refu… read more

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17. The Goodbye Coast

By: Joe Ide

3.54

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Raymond Chandler's iconic detective, Philip Marlowe, gets a dramatic and colorful reinvention at th… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham

18. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

By: Adam Higginbotham

4.60

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Cover of Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago by Max Allan Collins

19. Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago

By: Max Allan Collins

3.86

Format: 752 pages, ebook

At last, the definitive history of Al Capone, Eliot Ness's Untouchables, and gangster-era Chicago –… read more

Similar categories in Max Allan Collins's Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago book and Max Allan Collins's Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything

By: Aly Raisman

4.26

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover Aly Raisman's inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, and learning to think positive … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
"I think we all realized that making the Olympic team could be harder than winning team gold at the Games itself."

-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything

"And if someone shows you their true colors, don't make excuses for them or hope that they'll change--listen to your gut."

-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything

"Over the years, I've gradually realized that confidence must come from within, not from others' opinions, and that it's impossible to feel satisfied with yourself if you're constantly worrying about …"

-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything

"I stood up, leaving a pool of sweat on the mat below. I saw the outline of my body imprinted in sweat on the chalky blue mat. A sweat angel. How gross, I thought. 'Look, Mihai,' I said, pointing at i…"

-Aly Raisman, Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything

Cover of Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation by Dean Jobb

21. Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation

By: Dean Jobb

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A rollicking story of greed, financial corruption, dirty politics, over-the-top and under-the-radar… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook

11 best-selling audiobook books like Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago by Max Allan Collins

Transform Your Habits

City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago

Gary Krist

4.16

Transform Your Habits

I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank the Irishman Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa

Charles Brandt

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

Alex Kershaw

4.32

Transform Your Habits

American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper

Daniel Stashower

3.50

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5 must-read audiobook books like I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank the Irishman Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa by Charles Brandt

Transform Your Habits

Gaspipe: Confessions of a Mafia Boss

Philip Carlo

3.78

Transform Your Habits

I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank the Irishman Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa

Charles Brandt

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The Westies: Inside New York's Irish Mob

T.J. English

4.05

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