Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia

Get the inside scoop on organized crime! You're no idiot, of course. You know the Mafia isn't exactly a secret society anymore. You've read about and seen it in The Sopranos and on the evening news, and our society seems perpetually fascinated by it. But you're not one of the gang, and you'd like to know more about sitdowns, rubouts, and .... Don't go undercover! You'll get much better information from The Complete Idiot's GuideR to the Mafia, Second Edition. Now get the real story. In this Complete Idiot's GuideR, you get: * Fast facts about famous (and infamous) Mob families and turncoat mobsters. * Eye-opening information about FBI abuses in the government's efforts to curb the Mafia. * An idiot-proof explanation of the real connection between the Mafia and drug trafficking. * Interesting facts about AI Capone, the Prohibition Era, and the bloody Mafia gang wars of the 1930s. Learn more about ... * The up-to-date history of Mafia families from across the country-and around the world. * The Mafia's strict codes, hierarchies, and secret initiation rites. * The Feds' decimation of the real Sopranos. * The changing faces of the Mob as it moves into the twenty-first century. * The new wiseguys and their modern money-making schemes. * Information on Chin Gigante, Louie Bagels, Joe Massino, and other Mafia bosses. * New details surrounding the mystery of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance.Capeci, Jerry is the author of 'Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia', published 2005 under ISBN 9781592573059 and ISBN 1592573053.