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How did the Mob evolve from a disorganised gang of uncouth killers into the deadly 'international corporation' it is today? Tracing its beginnings as an underground society which sprang up in Sicily, to the Mob which went on to run organised crime throughout Italy and America, William Balsamo – great-nephew of the original godfather – and George Carpozi Jr draw on two decades of research to tell the true story of the most mythical and misunderstood criminal organisation in history.
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Drawing on scores of interviews, previously unrevealed intelligence documents from many countries, the U.S. State Department Report, as well as archives of England, Argentina, France, and Italy, Carpozi makes public startling information about the dealings all these nations had with Nazi Germany and follows the trail of the valuables stolen from victims of the Holocaust.
Clark Gable's life was a legend -- farm boy to the greatest movie star ever known. Here that legend, and the man behind the legend, are re-created in all their glamour and glory in the first complete book of his fabulous life.
A biography of the flamboyant mobster discusses his penchant for rape and murder, his transformation of a sandy desert into a multimillion-dollar business called Las Vegas, his relationship with Hollywood, and more. Original.
A New York reporter chronicles the events of the Alice Crimmins' murder case, bringing into view the extraordinary circumstances surrounding her 1971 conviction
An account of the murders and woundings now ascribed to David Berkowitz, of the police hunt for the killer, and of the capture of Berkowitz
Tells the story of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis through her evolving public persona, from campaign wife to First Lady to fallen idol to treasured national icon When Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis became First Lady of the United States over sixty years ago, she stepped into the public spotlight. Although Jackie is perhaps best known for her two highly-publicized marriages, her legacy has endured beyond twentieth-century pop culture and she remains an object of public fascination today. Drawing on a range of sources– from articles penned for the women’s pages of local newspapers, to esteemed national periodicals, to fan magazines and film– Our Jackie evaluates how media coverage of Jacqueline ...