The Mammoth Book of the Mafia 9781845299583, 9780762437207, 9781849012560, 0762437200, 1845299582

30 inside stories of the American Mafia, Sicilian Cosa Nostra, Camorra and 'Ndrangheta ****Images of life in the

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English Pages xx, 458 pages ; 20 cm Year 2009

The Mammoth Book of the Mafia
9781845299583, 9780762437207, 9781849012560, 0762437200, 1845299582

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