12 Top history books like Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses by Paul Meskil

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Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses

By: Paul Meskil

4.09

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Witness the rise of Carlo Gambino, from penniless immigrant, to the boss of all bosses of the entir…

If you liked the history plot in Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses by Paul Meskil , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Good Rat

By: Jimmy Breslin

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Of course Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin recognized Burton Kaplan right away as the Mafia witn… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime

2. The Rise and Fall of a 'Casino' Mobster: The Tony Spilotro Story Through A Hitman's Eyes

By: Dennis Griffin , Frank Cullotta

3.71

Format: 412 pages,

The True Story Behind The Hit Film 'Casino' From An 'Enforcer' Who Lived It Tony Spilotro was the M… read more

Similar categories in Dennis Griffin's The Rise and Fall of a 'Casino' Mobster: The Tony Spilotro Story Through A Hitman's Eyes book and Paul Meskil's Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses

  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • biography
  • true crime

3. Mafia Prince: Inside America's Most Violent Crime Family and the Bloody Fall of La Cosa Nostra

By: None , None , None

3.45

Format: 105 pages, Hardcover

Mafia Princeis the first-person account of one of the most violent eras in Mafia history --"Little"… read more

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4. Doctors from Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans

By: Vivien Spitz

3.79

Format: 249 pages, Hardcover

A chilling story of human depravity and ultimate justice, told for the first time by an eyewitness … read more

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5. Exile on Front Street: My Life as a Hells Angel . . . and Beyond

By: George Christie

4.10

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After forty years in the Hells Angels, George Christie was ready to retire. As president of the hig… read more

Similar categories in George Christie's Exile on Front Street: My Life as a Hells Angel . . . and Beyond book and Paul Meskil's Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses

  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • biography
  • true crime

6. Donnie Brasco

By: Richard Woodley , Joseph D. Pistone

2.82

Format: 3 pages, Paperback

Posing as jewel thief "Donnie Brasco," FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone carried out the most audacious s… read more

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7. Chin: The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante

By: Larry McShane

3.82

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

"Full of astonishment . . . a kind of dark wonder." --Pete Hamill This is the story of Vincent Loui… read more

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8. 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
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9. The Cigar: Carmine Galante, Mafia Terror

By: Frank DiMatteo

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

From the godfathers of American Mafia history, the brutal and blood-stained biography of Carmine Ga… read more

Similar categories in Frank DiMatteo's The Cigar: Carmine Galante, Mafia Terror book and Paul Meskil's Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses

  • history
  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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10. The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster

By: John Gleeson

4.25

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

“Riveting…an electrifying true crime story of the Mafia-smitten eighties and nineties. Suspenseful … read more

Similar categories in John Gleeson's The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster book and Paul Meskil's Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses

  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
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11. Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau

By: Susan J. Eischeid

4.21

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The first-ever biography of SS Overseer Maria Mandl, the highest-ranked woman in the Nazi killing m… read more

Similar categories in Susan J. Eischeid's Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau book and Paul Meskil's Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • true crime
Cover of City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) by Don Winslow

12. City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2)

By: Don Winslow

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime w… read more

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  • crime
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13. Blood Is Black

By: Scott Pratt

4.38

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

Lonnie Black, a man with a dark and dangerous past, has just been elected as the new governor of th… read more

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14. 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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15. War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.36

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Bernard Cornwell’s epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in th… read more

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"Wyrd bið ful āræd."

-Bernard Cornwell, War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

"Truth is ever feeble against passionate falsehood."

-Bernard Cornwell, War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

"The gods are not kind to us, any more than children are kind to their toys. We are here to amuse the gods, and at times it amuses them to be unkind."

-Bernard Cornwell, War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

"Los dioses no velan por nosotros, no más desde luego de lo que los niños cuidan de sus juguetes. Si estamos aquí, es sólo para procurarles buenos ratos; a veces, hasta se complacen en jugarnos jugarr…"

-Bernard Cornwell, War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

Cover of Sonny: The Last of the Old Time Mafia Bosses, John "Sonny" Franzese by S.J. Peddie

16. Sonny: The Last of the Old Time Mafia Bosses, John "Sonny" Franzese

By: S.J. Peddie

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

“Couldn’t put it down.” —Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy (Goodfellas) and CasinoThe extraordina… read more

Similar categories in S.J. Peddie's Sonny: The Last of the Old Time Mafia Bosses, John "Sonny" Franzese book and Paul Meskil's Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses

  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
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17. King of the Godfathers

By: Anthony M. DeStefano

3.87

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

The Last Of The Old-World Mob Bosses--And The Ultimate Betrayal For more than twenty years, Jose… read more

Similar categories in Anthony M. DeStefano's King of the Godfathers book and Paul Meskil's Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses

  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
Cover of Well, Doc, It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time!: The Unexpected Adventures of a Trauma Surgeon by J. Paul Waymack

18. Well, Doc, It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time!: The Unexpected Adventures of a Trauma Surgeon

By: J. Paul Waymack

4.08

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1976, Paul Waymack began chronicling his experience as a third-year medical student, and for the… read more

Similar categories in J. Paul Waymack's Well, Doc, It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time!: The Unexpected Adventures of a Trauma Surgeon book and Paul Meskil's Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Heinrich Himmler: A Life from Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies) by Hourly History

19. Heinrich Himmler: A Life from Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies)

By: Hourly History

3.98

Format: 58 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the sinister life of Heinrich Himmler...Free BONUS Inside!A main architect of the Holocaus… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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20. The Seven Men of Spandau: The Last of the Hitler Gang (Hitler's Henchmen)

By: Jack Fishman

4.27

Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition

The riveting story of what happened to the seven top Nazi war criminals in the aftermath of World W… read more

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

21. 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
  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
Cover of Ripcord (Billy Beckett, #3) by Scott Pratt

22. Ripcord (Billy Beckett, #3)

By: Scott Pratt

4.33

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Russell Mann is one of the brightest young talents in the National Basketball Association, and he’s… read more

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23. Steel City Mafia: Blood, Betrayal and Pittsburgh’s Last Don (True Crime)

By: Paul N. Hodos

3.63

Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition

Pittsburgh's small but lucrative Cosa Nostra mafia family was on the rise in 1985 with a newly crow… read more

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

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

By: Mafia Library

4.16

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

The Genovese family created a name for themselves from their decades-long reign over the streets of… read more

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  • crime
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25. The Los Angeles Mafia Crime Family: The Complete History of California Criminal Organization

By: Mafia Library

3.59

Format: 113 pages, Kindle Edition

Delve into the hidden underbelly of crime as we unveil the secrets of the Los Angeles Mafia Crime F… read more

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Cover of Chasing the Squirrel: The Pursuit of Notorious Drug Smuggler Wally Thrasher by Ron Peterson

26. Chasing the Squirrel: The Pursuit of Notorious Drug Smuggler Wally Thrasher

By: Ron Peterson

4.30

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

CHASING THE SQUIRREL is the true story of notorious drug smuggler Wally Thrasher, whose investigati… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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27. The Bruno-Scarfo Mafia Crime Family: The Complete and Fascinating History of a Philadelphia Criminal Organization

By: Mafia Library

3.96

Format: 108 pages, Kindle Edition

You may have heard of the Five Families of the New York Mafia.But have you heard of the Bruno-Scarf… read more

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  • crime
  • history
  • true crime
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28. The Patriarca Mafia Crime Family: The Complete History of a New England Criminal Organization

By: Mafia Library

4.12

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

Step into the shadowy realm of the Patriarca Mafia Crime Family, where power, deception, and ambiti… read more

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  • crime
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29. Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses

By: Paul Meskil

4.09

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Witness the rise of Carlo Gambino, from penniless immigrant, to the boss of all bosses of the entir… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
Cover of The Bonanno Mafia Crime Family: The Complete History of a New York Criminal Organization (The Five Families) by Mafia Library

30. The Bonanno Mafia Crime Family: The Complete History of a New York Criminal Organization (The Five Families)

By: Mafia Library

3.95

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

Dive into the clandestine world of one of New York's most enigmatic and feared crime syndicates wit… read more

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Cover of The Colombo Mafia Crime Family: The Complete History of a New York Criminal Organization (The Five Families) by Mafia Library

31. The Colombo Mafia Crime Family: The Complete History of a New York Criminal Organization (The Five Families)

By: Mafia Library

3.63

Format: 133 pages, Kindle Edition

Dive into the clandestine world of one of the most notorious crime syndicates in American history w… read more

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15 Best nonfiction books like Don Carlo: Boss of Bosses by Paul Meskil

Transform Your Habits

The Good Rat

Jimmy Breslin

3.55

The Rise and Fall of a 'Casino' Mobster: The Tony Spilotro Story Through A Hitman's Eyes

Dennis Griffin , Frank Cullotta

3.71

Transform Your Habits

Exile on Front Street: My Life as a Hells Angel . . . and Beyond

George Christie

4.10

Transform Your Habits

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

Matt Birkbeck

4.14

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The Quiet Don: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bufalino

Matt Birkbeck

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Above Suspicion

Joe Sharkey

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Wiseguy

Nicholas Pileggi

0.00

Transform Your Habits

Blood and Honor: Inside the Scarfo Mob--The Mafia's Most Violent Family

George Anastasia

3.79

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