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Al Capone; the Biography of a Self-made Man | Fred D Pasley

When a little bookstore stamp sends you down the rabbit hole ! https://laist.com/news/la-history/stanley-rose-bookstore-literary-las-hottest-sp...

LoverOfLearning Oh yes! Love this! I'd be doing all the research too! 3w

Ruthiella Thanks for the link. What a great, and kind of classic but melancholic LA trajectory. The Big Sleep is the only Chandler I‘ve read so far but I vividly remember the bookstore scene. 3w

Leftcoastzen @Ruthiella Right?!😁struck a real cord with me , I used to live in Long Beach , Musso & Frank is one of my favorite places, wish I could go right now! 3w

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TheBookgeekFrau

Mafia Princess: Growing Up in Sam Giancana's Family | Antoinette Giancana, Thomas C. Renner

#DaysDevotedTo #Princess

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Leftcoastzen 😄I remember when this book was hot! 4mo

TheBookgeekFrau @Leftcoastzen Late 80s, right? Like around the time John Gotti kept beating all the charges he was brought on trial for 🤔 4mo

Eggs 💛👑🧡 4mo

MemoirsForMe I remember this one! 3mo

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Son of the Mob | Gordon Korman

I think it over. “Same as us, I guess. Stay cool, and never bring the folks together for a meet-and-greet.”
#SonOfTheMob #GordonKorman #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookkeeper #bookkeeperife #bookkeeping #booklist #booklust #bookloot #booklove #booklover #booklovers #bookloversunite #bookz #bookzesty #bookzilla #bookzone #bookxcess #bookcase #YoungAdult #Romance #Humor #Fiction #RealisticFiction #Teen #Contemporary #Mystery #Crime #Family

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DieAReader

Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires | Selwyn Raab

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#Wardens2014 #ReadAway2024 #BookSpinBingo #20in4

What an enormous amount of information and history. I found this in equal parts absolutely fascinating & incredulous at the same time🤯 Just…WOW🤓📚

CoverToCoverGirl, Andrew65, TheAromaofBooks, GHABI4ROSES

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 9mo

DieAReader @TheAromaofBooks ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 9mo

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TheBookgeekFrau

Murder Machine | Jerry Capeci, Gene Mustain

#ItTakesAllKinds #WithMurder

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚😱🖤 11mo

Eggs Perfect 🖤 11mo

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Tkgbjenn1

Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America | Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

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Not just about the Mob, but about the infamous outlaws of the depression era. If you‘re a fan of mafia movies, you‘ll like this. Quick read overview histories.

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KristiAhlers

Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan | Jake Adelstein

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This was a little tense reading what with all the cultural and legitimate intrigue that went into this man's life and career while covering this crime element. Solid true crime book

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MonicaLoves2Read

Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America | Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

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I think this is the best book I read out of Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series. It was so interesting to me. It not only looked at the mafia but also JFK, Robert Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, the Rat Pack, J. Edgar Hoover and many more famous people. I love a nonfiction book that I learn things from and this one did not disappoint in that area. I listened to the Audiobook through the Libby App.

#bookspinbingo #nonfiction #truecrime #serieslove2024

MonicaLoves2Read #alphabetchallenge2024 1y

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Aims42

Button Man: A Novel | Andrew Gross

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Wow. Wow. Wow!! I saw this book at Goodwill and waivered over buying it (for a whopping $2.99 lol). It sounded interesting, but I have a pile of books on my TBR stack to get through. Well, my Aunt saw through that lame excuse and bought it for me, and I‘m so glad she did! I loved this story of the Rabishevsky brothers - this was a total page turner that I didn‘t want to put down. What other Andrew Gross books should I read? I‘m hooked now!

Aims42 Themes: 20th Century New York City (1905-1992), Mobsters, Coming of Age stories 1y

JanuarieTimewalker13 Oooooh, stacking!!! 1y

Aims42 @JanuarieTimewalker13 I hope you also enjoy it 😁 1y

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JanuarieTimewalker13 I just searched my library for it. It‘s at my branch. I will let you know. I‘m currently reading a book, but I‘m craving a page turner (edited) 1y

Aims42 @JanuarieTimewalker13 This should help with that craving, it was a page turner right from the beginning 🤩🙌 1y

JanuarieTimewalker13 Excellent!! Thank you!! 1y

Aims42 @JanuarieTimewalker13 you‘re welcome, happy reading! 🤗 1y

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