Review: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Gebruikersrecensie - Jonathan Gilbert - GoodreadsReally well- researched history. Full of really interesting anecdotes and at times reads like a thriller - you have to pinch yourlself to remember we are talking about an organisation dedicated to ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Gebruikersrecensie - Lee - GoodreadsThis book tells the origin, growth and fall of the Sicilian Mafia. The 1st part of the book drags along a bit basically because the source material is not nearly as good or accurate as the second half ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Gebruikersrecensie - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsHailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language, Cosa Nostra is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that reads like fiction and takes us deep into the inner ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Gebruikersrecensie - Matthew Frerichs - GoodreadsAn excellent book that does a nice job of recanting some of the earliest characters from Sicily and the north eastern states in the United States. There is just enough funny side stories mixed in with the factual parts to keep this interesting. Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Gebruikersrecensie - Mark - GoodreadsWhen I read this book I was impressed by the corruption in the Italian state. I started to think that actually Malta is an extension of the Italian state. We were only saved because we were a colony of the English state which at least helped us in becoming less corrupt than our neighbours. Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Gebruikersrecensie - Lenenj - GoodreadsWhat a difficult book. I have such an ambivalent feeling about this one. I find the history, rise and fall and rise of the Italian mafia very interesting. Very. And the book is not bad. But it is ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Gebruikersrecensie - Alberto - GoodreadsAn immense read. Extraordinarily readable, captivating, incredibly interesting and at times moving (the chapter beginning with the words of Rosaria Schifani at the funerals after the Capaci bombing ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Gebruikersrecensie - Nigeyb - GoodreadsIt gets particularly gripping once the mafia start killing high profile targets with incredible regularity and no concern for the consequences - which were not good for Cosa Nostra. Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Gebruikersrecensie - Spencer - GoodreadsBeing a somewhat (un)organised kind of guy, I have always had a passing interest in reading about organised crime. I can't say reading it has improved my organisation but this was a fascinating ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
Gebruikersrecensie - Daniel Pitcher - GoodreadsThis is without a doubt a very detailed account & researched book about the Mafia, but I had to give up about three quarters of the way through. It's difficult to pinpoint exactly why I found it such ... Volledige recensie lezen
