The Sixth Family
By: Adrian Humphreys
4.37
Format: 648 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive book about the explosive Rizzuto crime family On May 5, 1981, three rebellious memb…
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1. The Mob and the City: The Hidden History of How the Mafia Captured New York
By: C. Alexander Hortis , James B. Jacobs
3.68
Format: 388 pages, Hardcover
"If there's a better book on the early history of Cosa Nostra in America, I haven't seen it." - Jer… read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
2. 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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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
3. Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia
By: Gene Mustain , Jerry Capeci
3.77
Format: None pages,
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
4. Vinny Gorgeous: The Ugly Rise and Fall of a New York Mobster
By: None
3.74
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
A vain man of good looks, small means, and no family links to the mob, Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Bas… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
5. 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
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
6. Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement (Race, Rhetoric, and Media Series)
By: Julian Bond , Devery S. Anderson
3.83
Format: None pages,
A gripping reexamination of the abduction and murder that galvanized the civil rights movement. "Em… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
7. 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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8. Made Men: The True Rise-and-Fall Story of a New Jersey Mob Family
By: Greg B. Smith
4.05
Format: None pages,
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9. 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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10. The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
By: Mario Puzo , Peter Bart , Robert Thompson
4.39
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
The Godfather—the epic tale of crime and betrayal that became a global phenomenon. Almost fifty … read more
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- crime
"Life is so beautiful"-Mario Puzo, The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
"Behind every great fortune there is a crime."-Mario Puzo, The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."-Mario Puzo, The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
"Forgive. Forget. Life is full of misfortunes."-Mario Puzo, The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
11. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
By: Selwyn Raab
3.97
Format: 12 pages,
Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York an… read more
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12. Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
By: Jon Krakauer
4.20
Format: 141 pages, Paperback
A multilayered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, savage violence, polygamy, and unyie… read more
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13. 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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14. 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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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
15. 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
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
16. 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
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
17. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
18. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
By: Jack Weatherford
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback… read more
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- nonfiction
"The first key to leadership is self-control."-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
"Without the vision of a goal, a man cannot manage his own life, much less the lives of others."-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
"A leader should demonstrate his thoughts and opinions through his actions, not through his words."-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
"The first key to leadership was self-control, particularly the mastery of pride, which was something more difficult, he explained, to subdue than a wild lion and anger, which was more difficult to de…"-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
19. King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
By: Adam Hochschild
4.18
Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition
In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for … read more
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- nonfiction
"Most striking about the traditional societies of the Congo was their remarkable artwork: baskets, mats, pottery, copper and ironwork, and above all, woodcarving. It would be two decades before Europe…"-Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
"Today we are less likely to speak of humanitarianism, with its overtones of paternalistic generosity, and more likely to speak of human rights. The basic freedoms in life are not seen as gifts to be …"-Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
"Most striking about the traditional societies of the Congo was their remarkable artwork: baskets, mats, pottery, copper and ironwork, and, above all, woodcarving. It would be two decades before Europ…"-Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
20. Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
By: Liz Cheney
4.60
Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition
A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers be… read more
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- nonfiction
21. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
By: Isabel Wilkerson
4.53
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken ca… read more
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- nonfiction
"The price of privilege is the moral duty to act when one sees another person treated unfairly. And the least that a person in the dominant caste can do is not make the pain any worse."-Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
"A caste system is an artificial construction, a fixed and embedded ranking of human value that sets the presumed supremacy of one group against the presumed inferiority of other groups."-Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
"[Scapegoating] blames societal ills on the groups with the least power and the least say in how the country operates while allowing the larger framework and those who control and reap the dividends o…"-Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
"To dehumanize another human being is not merely to declare that someone is not human, and it does not happen by accident. It is a process, a programming. It takes energy and reinforcement to deny wha…"-Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
22. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
By: Patrick Radden Keefe
4.46
Format: 441 pages, Hardcover
In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belf… read more
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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
"Like the revolution's going to wait until I finish my education."-Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
"Who should be held accountable for a shared history of violence? It was a question that was dogging Northern Ireland as a whole."-Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
"There was a discomfiting sense in Belfast that there was no place where you were truly secure: you would run inside to get away from a gun battle, only to run outside again for fear of a bomb."-Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
"His job, he felt, was to speak for the victims - to represent the next person who might be killed in the conflict. He had no particular party; his only allegiance was to those who had been (and would…"-Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
23. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
By: Bono
4.20
Format: 564 pages, Hardcover
Bono--artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2--has written a memoir: honest and… read more
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"Fame is a currency. I want to spend mine on the right stuff."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience"-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"I remain more suspicious of religion than most people who'd never darken the door of a church."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
24. 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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25. 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
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26. 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
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- nonfiction
- true crime
27. 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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- crime
- nonfiction
- true crime
28. The Life and Times of Cocaine Charlie
By: Charles T. H. Woods
3.90
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
An unrepentant true crime memoir about the life of a man who sold and used cocaine daily for thirty… read more
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29. The Westies: Inside New York's Irish Mob
By: T.J. English
4.05
Format: 538 pages, Kindle Edition
In the tradition of The Godfather, The Westies is a powerful tale spanning 60 years. A gang of Iris… read more
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- nonfiction
- true crime
30. The Sixth Family
By: Adrian Humphreys
4.37
Format: 648 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive book about the explosive Rizzuto crime family On May 5, 1981, three rebellious memb… read more
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31. A 'FAMILY' BUSINESS: The Life And Times Of Joey 'The Fixer' Silvestri
By: Dennis N. Griffin
3.53
Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition
Joe Silvestri was a tough kid from the mean streets of New York. He went from street brawler to wea… read more
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