Contains over 2, 500 linguistic gems: Ghosting
- the practice of transferring a troublesome prisoner to another establishment
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Economic & social change on both sides of the Atlantic saw a sharp rise in gang-related crime at the beginning of the 20th century. Gangsters takes a compelling look at the dark underbelly of society where bootlegging, robbery, crime sprees, threats & corruption were part of everyday life. ...

' In 1980, my life as a " Goodfella" came to an end... I traded my Brioni & Armani suits for T-shirts & jeans. I became a normal citizen. I became Joe Schmoe, ' says Henry Hill, author of Gangsters & Goodfellas & subject of Wiseguy, which was the inspiration for the blockbuster film Goodfellas. ...

The world of gangsters is big business & stretches way beyond the Sicilian Mafia who have been most often depicted on the silver screen in films such as the " Godfather" trilogy & " Scarface". This book shows the history of organized crime in different territories around the world, the legendary figures, & the famous heists & busts. ...

Sadie, Nicky, Poppy & Kate are four women who are on the surface sexy, confident & wealthy
- but each of them is trapped in
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Gerard Gallacher served as a police officer in Glasgow from the 1980s & three decades onwards. As a detective, Gallacher knew & dealt with all the major criminals of the times. Gallacher was also involved in countless other high profile investigations. This title presents an account of this police officer career. ...

All the episodes from the gritty 1970s British drama. John Kline (Maurice Colbourne) is an ex-SAS officer recently released from prison who finds himself hired by the secretive DI6 police organisation to go undercover in the Birmingham underworld. Infiltrating a violent gangster organisation, Kline soon finds himself making some dangerous enemies, with his loyalties trapped between two opposing forces. Episodes from series one are: ' Incident One'; ' Incident Two'; ' Incident Three'; ' Incident Four'; ' Incident Five'; & ' Incident Six'. Episodes from series two are: ' The Dictates of Sheng Tang'; ' The Red Executioner'; ' While Beauty Sleeps'; ' Double Peril'; ' Enter the White Devil'; & ' East of the Equator'. ...