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Best books to learn Organized crime and the mafia, in order
The literature on organized crime is unusually treacherous, because its best-known books are memoirs and as-told-to accounts by people with obvious reasons to shape the story, and several of them have been shown to be embellished or are disputed on the record.
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Organized Crime: The Best Books on the Mafia and Criminal Enterprise, in Order
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- How should I approach learning organized crime and the mafia?
- The literature on organized crime is unusually treacherous, because its best-known books are memoirs and as-told-to accounts by people with obvious reasons to shape the story, and several of them have been shown to be embellished or are disputed on the record.
- What's a good book to start organized crime and the mafia with?
- A strong starting point is The business of crime by Humbert S. Nelli. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.