Exploring the rich array of films books television music & even video games portraying & inspired by the mafia this book offers not only a social economic & political history of the mafia but a new way of understanding our enduring fascination with what lurks behind the sinister omerta of the family business 240 pages 25 illustrations Dainotto Roberto M ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play " The Mafias Greatest Hits" is based upon exceptional access to the FBI&s previously secret files on the Mafia It aims to uncover the extraordinary truth behind some of the Mafia&s most notorious killers The FBI wants to reveal how they didn&t realise the extent & scope of the Mafia & its organisation until 1963
- & then started to try & actively combat it they realised that many of the crimes which they were trying to solve before that date (and thought of as &racketeering&) were all interlinked
- & answered into a small group of Mafia bosses in New York they realised that killing is an essential element of Mafia culture as it is the way in which the Mafia establishes territory & also establishes hierarchy If you want to lower murder statistics in an area you firstly rid it of the Mafia This is ultimate series on the fight against the Mafia told by the people who tried to stop them
- the FBI The stories involve many twists & turns
- as the Mafia tried to combat the FBI by recruiting FBI agents into their pay It will feature dramatic reconstruction archive & exclusive testimony from witnesses & from FBI special agents Episodes
- Sam Giancana Charles " Lucky" Luciano The Maverick Mobster John Gotti Tony Spilotro
- The Las Vegas Enforcer Vito Genovese Man Of Steel & Heroin Donnie Brasco Under Cover In The Mob Allen Dorfman
- The Mafia&s Banker Joe Valachi The Mobster Murderer The Mystery of Meyer Lansky Downfall Certificate Exempt from Classification Duration 10 hours & 50 minutes (approx)






...

Mafiozoo is a revised version of Rudiger Dorn&s Louis XIV The biggest difference between this & Louis XIV is that the three levels of mission cards have been replaced by a 4x 4 map of influential locations Instead of playing pairs of tokens to fulfill mission cards & gain their superpower you play the pairs of tokens to place goons on the locations; & where you place goons can grant you access to place goons in new locations 2–4 Players 60 Min Playing Time Age 12 ...

Includes: detachable pocket clip & a USB (Universal Serial Bus) powered mountable charging base 543 lumens (high power)
...

For centuries the Magdalena has stood as the last bastion of Christ&s bloodline wielding the Spear of Destiny against the forces of evil When Patience the current Magdalena is sidelined in a near-fatal battle with a demon it falls to her to find her own replacement Enter Maya Dos Santos
- a metalhead community college slacker
- with holy blood in her veins She is Risen Collecting issues 1 through 4

...

The Star of the Forthcoming Feature Film Gets Her Own Series! The Magdalena has been the official protector & warrior of the Catholic Church for over two thousand years sworn to defend the Faith with the Spear of Destiny against all manner of supernatural threats However Patience the latest Magdalena has seen through the hypocrisy of her masters & struck out on her own When her old mentor comes to her with a mission to prevent Armageddon will she be able to resist the call? From writer Ron Marz (Witchblade Angelus) & the art team of Pilot Season Murderer Nelson Blake II Sal Regla & Dave Mc Caig Featuring covers by Ryan Sook (Wednesday Comics)! ...

MAGDALENA RETURNS! GUEST STARRING WITCHBLADE! Patience the current Magdalena has reconciled with the Catholic Church & agreed to work with her former masters But there are still forces within the Church that feel another might serve more willingly as the bearer of the Spear of Destiny Patience must fight for her place & then with her partner & mentor Kristof to recover a piece of the True Cross from mercenaries ...

Set in Ireland in 1964 in the Magdalene Convent for supposedly &fallen& women run by the Catholic Church The story centres around four girls Crispina & Rose who are unwed mothers Bernadette who was accused of flirting with boys & Margaret who was raped by her cousin at a family wedding The girls are incarcerated at the institution & are forced to work long hours & endure humiliation & abuse on a regular basis ...

The third of six volumes collecting Matt Wagner&s epic fantasy trilogy Book Two-THE HERO DEFINED was the series that first saw Wagner join the ranks of Image Comics creators & continues the saga of the reborn Pendragon Kevin Matchstick Several years after the events of THE HERO DISCOVERED Kevin finds himself partnered with a posse of comrades who also embody the powers & personas of ancient heroes Together they confront & battle a litany of supernatural challenges all seemingly orchestrated by an unseen malevolence from Kevin&s past Throughout their adventures Kevin is pursued by a shabby & befuddled old man Wally Ut who claims to be the mystical mentor that was prophesied for the next stage of our hero&s journey-Kevin&s second Mage! Matt Wagner&s classic epic of comics fantasy has been beloved by both old fans & new readers for decades MAGE was at the vanguard of the independent comics scene & continues as an inspiration to many contemporary creators With the release of the final part of the MAGE trilogy THE HERO DENIED this collected series will be an essential part of any comics library ...

The first of two volumes reprinting the classic early issues of creator MATT WAGNER&s epic fantasy trilogy THE HERO DISCOVERED reveals the fledgling adventures of the reluctant everyman hero Kevin Matchstick After encountering a shaggy & beguiling wizard Kevin soon discovers is that he is more than he ever imagined This seminal work has found an enduring popularity with readers for decades & marks creator MATT WAGNER&s emergence as a powerful story-teller With the release of the final part of the MAGE trilogy this series will spark interest with new readers & older fans alike ...