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ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS Suggested Non Fiction |
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by Misha Glenny |
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Saviano has created a perfectly realized, morally compelling journey through the brutal world of contemporary Italian mob life in this ceaselessly violent tale of the Camorra, a network of thugs, exploiters and killers who run Naples and the surrounding countryside. Armed with a police band radio, Saviano visits one crime scene after another, recording the final words and circumstances of the dying and dead. The murders described are savage, cruel and senseless: The head... hadn't been cut off with a hatchet, a clean blow, but with a metal grinder: the kind of circular saw welders use to polish soldering. The worst possible tool, and thus the most obvious choice. Jewiss's translation of Saviano's intense prose flows beautifully from the pestilence and degradation of everyday life in the teeming Neapolitan slums to the futile efforts of the police to control the rich, organic chaos that is the only way the Camorra know how to live. A stunning achievement, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the state of contemporary Europe. |
Former BBC World correspondent Glenny presents a riveting and chilling journey through the myriad criminal syndicates flourishing in our increasingly globalized world, which make up as much as 20% of global GNP. Tracing the growth of organized crime - ranging from the burgeoning sex trade in volatile, postcommunist Bulgaria to elaborate Internet frauds in Nigeria - Glenny expertly combines interviews with key players, economic studies and sociological analysis. He argues that the chaos and political upheaval following the demise of communism in Eastern Europe, along with increasing demand in the West and the easy flow of money and people provided the perfect opportunity for organized crime to gain a foothold on the dark side of the globalizing economy. Glenny's achievement is in introducing readers to the less familiar aspects of global crime, from Kazakhstan's caviar mafia to the flourishing marijuana trade in British Columbia. Consequently, his interview subjects are equally varied: sex slaves in Tel Aviv, a co-conspirator in the deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings and top Washington policy makers share the pages. Readers yearning for a deeper understanding of the real-life, international counterparts to The Sopranos need look no further than Glenny's engrossing study. |
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ROME - Roberto Saviano has told a newspaper he is to flee Italy as life spent hiding from the mafia becomes intolerable. The author of the book that inspired the prize-winning movie Gomorrah announced today that he was leaving Italy after spending almost two years under close protection. (Guardian UK) |
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Police undercover: The true story of the Biker, the Mafia & the Mountie |
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by Mark G. Murphy |
by Declan Hill |
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Author Mark G. Murphy's new book Police Undercover: The True story of the Biker, The Mafia and The Mountie is the true story of his part in investigations of organized crime, covering criminal activities which eventually led to the brutal murder of Mafia leader Paul Volpe.
In this book Murphy chronicles the actions of former Satan's Choice biker, Cecil Kirby, who has been described as the best police informant ever to surface. Police Undercover is a gripping account of biker enforcement, Mafia ruthlessness, and bureaucratic bungling that took a tragic toll on a good cop. |
The Fix is the most explosive story of sports corruption in a generation. Intriguing, riveting, and compelling, it tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the world of match-fixing in professional soccer.
Understand how gambling fixers work to corrupt a soccer game and you will understand how they move into a basketball league, a cricket tournament, or a tennis match (all places, by the way, that criminal fixers have moved into). I think you may never look at sport in the same way again. |
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