Associate of Amazon.com OUR BOOKSHELF A limited number of our own used books are available below. These may be purchased with credit card or cash transfer through the secure PayPal service. Click on an item description to inquire about a particular book. Click on the "Buy Now" button to make a purchase. Prices shown INCLUDE media rate shipping and handling within the continental U.S. only. This list is periodically updated. Items shown might no longer be available for sale. Send us an e-mail to verify availability. Items may be returned within 30 days for a refund of the purchase price minus shipping, handling and payment processing costs. A Man of Honor, Joseph Bonanno, Cutchogue, NY: Buccaneer Books, 1983 ($13.75 includes S&H; in continental U.S.). Hardcover no DJ, about 5¾ by 8¾ inches, 416 pages. Like-new condition. The autobiography of crime boss Joe Bonanno. Though self-serving, the book chronicles many of the important events in mob history. Bonanno family photos. [0204] The Pinkertons: The Detective Dynasty that Made History, James D. Horan, New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1967 ($16.00 includes S&H; in continental U.S.). Hardcover, about 6¼ by 9¼ inches, 564 pages including index. Book is solid and in good shape. Dust cover is soiled but intact. An excellent history of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency dating back to the 19th Century. [0505] Capone, John Kobler, New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971 ($15.00 includes S&H; in continental U.S.). Hardcover, about 5¾ by 8½ inches, 416 pages including index. Book is generally in OK shape. Pages are starting to pull away from the spine. Some soiling. No dust jacket. Biography of Al Capone, beginning with his youth in Brooklyn and concluding with the Chicago underworld aftermath of Capone's death. [0504] Beau James: The Life and Times of Jimmy Walker, Gene Fowler, New York: The Viking Press, 1949 ($25.00 includes S&H; in continental U.S.). Hardcover no DJ, about 5¾ by 8½ inches, 389 pages. The very top of the spine is split in several places but book is in otherwise decent shape. A biography of Walker and the story of his corrupt Prohibition Era NYC administration. [0203] The Valachi Papers, Peter Maas, New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1986 ($6.75 includes S&H; in continental U.S.). Paperback, about 4¼ by 6½ inches, 264 pages including index, in nice condition. Intro by then U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani Valachi, veteran of the Reina, Maranzano and Genovese crime families and participant in the Castellamarese War, talked to the feds in the 1960s. [0207] Mafia, U.S.A., Edited by Nicholas Gage, Chicago: Playboy Press, 1972 ($12.75 includes S&H; in continental U.S.). Hardcover, No dust jacket, about 5¾ by 8½ inches, 374 pages including index. Book is worn, binding is beginning to separate, but still a decent reading copy. Collection of Mafia-related essays by leading crime writers, Peter Maas, Fred Cook, Frederic Sondern, Donald Cressey, Hank Messick, Gay Talese and Gage. Plenty of photos. [0202] Crime Incorporated, William Balsamo and George Carpozi Jr., Far Hills, NJ: New Horizon Press, 1996 ($10.00 includes S&H; in continental U.S.). Paperback, about 6 by 9 inches, 400 pages including index. Cover damaged - lower right corner cut off (see photo). The inside story of the Mafia's first 100 years. Documents the ethnic gang wars in Brooklyn, the Prohibition Era and more recent developments. [0501] Brotherhood of Evil: The Mafia, Frederic Sondern Jr., New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1959 ($12.75 includes S&H; in continental U.S.). Hardcover, about 5¾ by 8½ inches, 244 pages, no dust jacket, lingering adhesive stain inside front cover, ink stamp from personal library collection on front end paper and bottom edge of pages. Otherwise in nice condition for its age. Deals with Apalachin conference, Capone, Luciano, etc. [0502] The Honored Society: A Searching Look at the Mafia Conspiracy, Norman Lewis, New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1964 ($6.00 includes S&H; in continental U.S.). Hardcover, about 5¾ by 8¼ inches, 318 pages. Book is in bad shape, notes and underlining on pages, some ink staining to page corners and dust jacket, small tears on dust jacket. Sold as reading copy only. Tracks the growth of the Sicilian Mafia, focusing on Mafia cooperation with World War II Allies. [0503] CRIME BOOKS FROM AMAZON Deep Water: Joseph P. Macheca and the Birth of the American Mafia Documents the rise of the Mafia in 19th Century New Orleans (PB). Deep Water: Joseph P. Macheca and the Birth of the American Mafia Documents the rise of the Mafia in 19th Century New Orleans (HC). Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business Joe Pistone reveals untold details of his undercover operation and tells of Brasco's impact on the American Mafia Donnie Brasco Special Edition DVD (1997) Movie based upon FBI agent Joe Pistone's infiltration of the Bonanno Crime Family. Stars Pacino and Depp. The Last Godfather Crittle tells the story of ruthless Bonanno boss Joey Massino and of the end of an era in organized crime. The Complete Public Enemy Almanac New information on the infamous outlaws of the gangster era. Cleveland Mafia Rick Porello chronicles the rise and fall of Cleveland's crime family. Mafia Dynasty John H. Davis tracks New York's Gambino family from old world origins to the demise of crime boss John Gotti. Accardo William Roemer, an authority on Chicago crime, provided this look at Accardo and his times. Mobsters, Unions and Feds Author James Jacobs looks at mob infiltration of the labor movement. The Gangs of NY The colorful account of pre-Prohibition gangsterdom in the Big Apple. Inspired the movie. Rebels & Mafiosi James Fentress links Sicilian Mafia growth with political/social changes on the island whiling tracking some criminals across the Atlantic. Gangster City Documents the rise of organized crime in New York and underworld activity during the Prohibition Era. Man of Honor Autobiography of Sicilian mob boss Joseph Bonanno. An insider's look at the Mafia's ruling Commission. American Mafia Thomas Repetto's comprehensive look at the rise of the Sicilian-Italian gangs. Super job with a very broad topic. Cosa Nostra Author John Dickie tracks the Sicilian underworld from 1860 to its current incarnations in Sicily and the United States. Sharks in the Desert From Benjamin Siegel and Meyer Lansky to the current kings of Vegas. Paddy Whacked T.J. English looks at the impact of Irish immigrants on American organized crime. Organized Crime: An Inside Guide to the World's Most Successful Industry Paul Lundle provides a global view of the phenomenon of gangsterism. Double Cross The underworld career of Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana - including his role in the JFK assassination - is chronicled by his brother and nephew. The Violent Years: Prohibition and the Detroit Mobs Paul Kavieff looks at the various ethnic gangs that came to power during Prohibition. Five Points Looks at the history of the financially impoverished but culturally rich Lower East Side neighborhood, incubator for the American mob. Five Families Former NY Times reporter Selwyn Raab tells the history of the New York mob. Boss of Bosses FBI agents describe the surveillance operation that triggered the downfall of Paul Castellano. Blood and Honor George Anastasia probes into the violent Philadelphia-Atlantic City gang of Nicky Scarfo. Brothers in Blood David Leon Chandler describes the history and activities of seven underworld societies.

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