Customer Review: I enjoyed this book for the most part. Part of the strength of the book is also its weakness. Thomas Reppetto is a former detective, and brings in a law enforcement perspective to the history that a jounalist or historian probably couldn't achieve. The result is more insiders view of the various... more info
Customer Review: Once you get past all the typos, there is a pretty good book hiding out. I may be biased because I live in Tampa, Yboy City to be exact. This town does not like to discuss the past. It's like pulling teeth just to get people to mention the old days. This has always fascinated me, being a mob... more info
Customer Review: The author has written a compelling, well researched and substantial account of the history of the Sicilian Mafia. The bibliography is very impressive as Mr. Dickie has read widely and deeply to produce this book with careful attention to details of persons and events. He argues that the... more info
Customer Review: This well-researched and fascinating book covers the history of the Sicilian Mafia from it origins in the 1860's until the present day. The author, John Dickie, obviously spent a lot of time researching an organization, which actually goes out of its way to remove all traces of its existence. The... more info
Customer Review: I picked this book up in a situation where very little was available to me. It looked interesting, but wasn't something I'd have picked out from a larger selection. I'm really happy my selection was limited. It's great when a good author with solid research skills finds an undertold story and... more info
Customer Review: I read this book in about three hours and enjoyed much of it. This is another book that raises the shade a little higher on the criminal behavior of the NOI in it's early form. I think this book is made up of a great deal of unremarkable characters, most of whom could be anyone in the inner-citys of... more info
Customer Review: "Bang bang...you shot me down..bang bang..that awfull sound...bang bang.." And so goes the old Sonny and Cher song of the early 60's. If, ever a book deserved a "theme song" then, "Gangster City; The history of the New York Underworld 1900-1935 by Patrick Downey wins..."Hands Down!" These... more info
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