16 Best nonfiction books like Mafia: The History of the Mob by Nigel Cawthorne

Cover of Mafia: The History of the Mob by Nigel Cawthorne

Mafia: The History of the Mob

By: Nigel Cawthorne

3.59

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Organized crime is perhaps the most fascinating phenomenon of our time. From Al Capone, who boldly …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Mafia: The History of the Mob by Nigel Cawthorne , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Wiseguy

By: Nicholas Pileggi

0.00

Format: 798 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Wiseguy" is Nicholas Pileggi's remarkable bestseller, the most intimate account ever printed of li… read more

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  • history
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of At the Devil's Table: The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel by William C. Rempel

2. At the Devil's Table: The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel

By: William C. Rempel

3.99

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In this riveting and relentless nonfiction thriller, award-winning investigative reporter William C… read more

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  • history
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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3. The Second Half

By: Roddy Doyle , Roy Keane

2.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers, and former captain of Manchester United and Ir… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. Mob City: Reno

By: Al W. Moe

3.97

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

Reno was the first US city to fully embrace its destiny as a gaming capital, and even before gaming… read more

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  • crime
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5. The Leopard (Harry Hole, #8)

By: Jo Nesbø

3.79

Format: 128 pages,

In the depths of winter, a killer stalks the city streets. His victims are two young women, both fo… read more

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  • crime
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6. 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
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi by Mitchell Zuckoff

7. 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi

By: Mitchell Zuckoff

3.44

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of B… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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8. The Regulators

By: Stephen King , Richard Bachman

3.72

Format: 512 pages, Mass Market Paperback

There's a place in Wentworth, Ohio, where summer is in full swing. It's called Poplar Street. Up un… read more

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"Brad looked at his wife with that expression of love that is the sole property of people who have been married over ten years."

-Stephen King, The Regulators

9. HHhH

By: Laurent Binet

4.58

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Deux parachutistes tchecoslovaques envoyes par Londres sont charges d'assassiner Reinhard Heydrich,… read more

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10. The Last Longshoreman: A Chilling Tale of Crime and Corruption on the Boston Waterfront

By: Marc Zappulla

2.83

Format: None pages,

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11. Phantom (Harry Hole, #9)

By: Jo Nesbø , Don Bartlett

3.16

Format: 91 pages, Hardcover

Following from Jo Nesbo's electrifying international best-sellers The Snowmanand The Leopard, now c… read more

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12. Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life

By: Robert Lacey

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Based on interviews with Lansky's close friends & criminal associates, with law enforcement experts… read more

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13. The Trafficantes, Godfathers from Tampa, Florida: The Mafia, the CIA and the JFK Assassination

By: Ron Chepesiuk

3.50

Format: None pages,

In this page-turning narrative, noted true crime writer Ron Chepesiuk chronicles the story of one o… read more

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Cover of Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth by Noa Tishby

14. Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

By: Noa Tishby

4.34

Format: None pages, Audiobook

AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: INCLUDES THE SONG “ELATION STATION” BY INFECTED MUSHROOM!A “fascinating and very m… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"The truth is, there is absolutely nothing that can be said of Israel, that cannot be said of Pakistan."

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

"Instead of helping people move forward UNRWA keeps the Palestinian people in an eternal loop of displacement. Instead of solving the problem in any meaningful way, they have overseen the problem's ex…"

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

"Here's the nugget: settling the refugee problem would mean ending the war against Israel. And as of now, the Palestinians and many of the Arab world have been refusing to do so. The best way to keep …"

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

"There is almost no difference between the establishment of Israel and Pakistan. They were both created as a safe haven for persecuted groups: Jews and Muslims. They are both engaged in land disputes.…"

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

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15. Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America

By: Michael Benson

3.97

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

Goodreads Top Nonfiction of 2022 The stunning true story of the rise of Nazism in America in the… read more

Similar categories in Michael Benson's Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America book and Nigel Cawthorne's Mafia: The History of the Mob

  • history
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power by Bradley Hope

16. Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power

By: Bradley Hope

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning Wall Street Journal reporters comes a revelatory look at the inner workings of t… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Gambino Mafia Crime Family: A Complete and Fascinating History of New York Criminal Organization (Five Families) (The Five Families) by Mafia Library

17. The Gambino Mafia Crime Family: A Complete and Fascinating History of New York Criminal Organization (Five Families) (The Five Families)

By: Mafia Library

3.71

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

The Gambino family is a prime example of organized crime families, and their in-house fighting and … read more

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Cover of Mafia Mania: Brooklyn, Bipolar and a Botched Mob Hit by Michael Miccio

18. Mafia Mania: Brooklyn, Bipolar and a Botched Mob Hit

By: Michael Miccio

3.91

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

A “STAND UP” GUY Growing up in Bensonhurst in the 1940s and 50s, on the surface at least Mike Micc… read more

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Cover of We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption in an American City by Justin Fenton

19. We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption in an American City

By: Justin Fenton

4.26

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Baltimore, 2015. Riots were erupting across the city as citizens demanded justice for Freddie Gray,… read more

Similar categories in Justin Fenton's We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption in an American City book and Nigel Cawthorne's Mafia: The History of the Mob

  • history
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Carmine the Snake: Carmine Persico and His Murderous Mafia Family by Frank DiMatteo

20. Carmine the Snake: Carmine Persico and His Murderous Mafia Family

By: Frank DiMatteo

3.92

Format: 320 pages, ebook

The shocking true story of  the most ruthless and deadly mob boss in the annals of the American Maf… read more

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  • history
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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21. Vegas and the Chicago Outfit: The Skimming of Las Vegas

By: Al W Moe

3.88

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Chicago was the worldwide leader in gangster wars and bootlegging in the 1920s, as Al Capone set th… read more

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22. Blood on the Razor Wire: A Prison Memoir

By: Chad Marks

4.25

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty-four-year-old Chad Marks was sentenced to forty years in the Federal Prison System for a non… read more

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23. Guantánamo Diary: Restored Edition

By: Mohamedou Ould Slahi

4.10

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

An unprecedented international publishing event: the first and only diary written by a still-impris… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"كان الإنجيل مفيدٌ جداً في فهم المجتمعات الغربيّة، ومع ذلك فإنّ الكثيرين منهم ينكرون تأثّرهم بالكتب الدينية المقدّسة."

-Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Guantánamo Diary: Restored Edition

"So why was I so scared? Because crime is something relative; it's something the government defines and redefines whenever it pleases."

-Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Guantánamo Diary: Restored Edition

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-Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Guantánamo Diary: Restored Edition

"إنّ مشكلة الإرهاب بأكمله كانت نتيجةً للعدوان الإسرائيلي ضد المدنيين الفلسطينيين، ومساندة الولايات المتحدة العَلَنيّة للحكومة الإسرائيلية في عدوانها، وذلك عندما استولى الإسرائيليون على فلسطين بنيران المداف…"

-Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Guantánamo Diary: Restored Edition

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24. The July Girls

By: Phoebe Locke

3.96

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Every year, on the same night in July, a woman is taken from the streets of London; snatched by a k… read more

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  • crime
Cover of The Deadly Don: Vito Genovese, Mafia Boss by Anthony M. DeStefano

25. The Deadly Don: Vito Genovese, Mafia Boss

By: Anthony M. DeStefano

3.81

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

Pulizter Prize-winning journalist Anthony M. DeStefano’s latest in-depth history of organized crime… read more

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  • history
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar by Steve       Murphy

26. Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar

By: Steve Murphy

3.86

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

The explosive memoir of legendary DEA agents and the subject of the hit Netflix series Narcos, Stev… read more

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  • history
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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27. The 3-0: Based on a True Story of the Largest Police Corruption Scandal in New York City's History - The Dirty Thirty

By: Liborio Lungaro

4.17

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

The 3-0 is a thrilling, cat and mouse story that’s based on the true story of the largest police co… read more

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28. Mafia: The History of the Mob

By: Nigel Cawthorne

3.59

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Organized crime is perhaps the most fascinating phenomenon of our time. From Al Capone, who boldly … read more

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  • history
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of World's Worst Crimes by Charlotte  Greig

29. World's Worst Crimes

By: Charlotte Greig

3.84

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

'But I am a monster. I am the "Son of Sam". I am a little brat. When father Sam gets drunk he gets … read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Meyer Lansky: The Infamous Life and Legacy of the Mob’s Accountant by Charles River Editors

30. Meyer Lansky: The Infamous Life and Legacy of the Mob’s Accountant

By: Charles River Editors

3.71

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a ta… read more

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  • true crime
Cover of The President Street Boys: Growing Up Mafia by Frank DiMatteo

31. The President Street Boys: Growing Up Mafia

By: Frank DiMatteo

3.53

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

This true crime memoir of 1950s Brooklyn shares a revealing look at life inside the Mafia at the he… read more

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  • history
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime

14 Top history books like Mafia: The History of the Mob by Nigel Cawthorne

Transform Your Habits

Wiseguy

Nicholas Pileggi

0.00

Transform Your Habits

At the Devil's Table: The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel

William C. Rempel

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Casino

Nicholas Pileggi

4.09

Transform Your Habits

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi

Mitchell Zuckoff

3.44

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14 best-selling nonfiction books like World's Worst Crimes by Charlotte Greig

Transform Your Habits

Serial Killers: Horrifying True-Life Cases of Pure Evil

Charlotte Greig

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Forcible Confinement: Monstrous Crimes of the Modern Age

John Marlowe

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Frank Sinatra and the Mafia Murders

Mike Rothmiller

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Cold Cases Solved Volume 3: 18 Fascinating True Crime Cold Cases , Finally Solved (Cold Cases: Solved)

Robert Keller

4.29

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