{"title":"William Balsamo","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"crime-incorporated-book-william-balsamo-9780863696473","title":"Crime Incorporated","description":"100 years ago, control of New York's waterfronts was seized by a bunch of Italian immigrants, the \"Black Hand\". Today that group is called the Mafia. This book is a history of the Mob's bloody century of crime. The authors trace the Mafia's savage rise and investigate its most notorious leaders - Capone, \"Lucky\" Luciano and Thomas Luchese. They go behind the headlines of Rudolph Giuliani's pursuit of the Mob, the famous Pizza connection and Commission trials to reveal the Mafia's control over American daily life.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49607390298385,"sku":"GOR004760271","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49609336619281,"sku":"GOR003871209","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49910650339601,"sku":"CIN0863696473G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0863696473.jpg?v=1750980807"},{"product_id":"under-the-clock-book-william-balsamo-9780882820446","title":"Under the Clock","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50138080346385,"sku":"CIN0882820443G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0882820443.jpg?v=1750851124"},{"product_id":"crime-incorporated-book-william-balsamo-9780882820736","title":"Crime Incorporated","description":"Based on previously unavailable information and nearly two decades of research, \u003ci\u003eCrime Incorporated\u003c\/i\u003e reveals for the first time all the unsavory facts of the Mob's bloody evolution from a gang of uncouth, bumbling killers into the highly organized, smoothly running corporation it is today. William Balsamo, great-nephew of the first godfather, Don Giuseppe -- Battista -- Balsamo, and George Carpozi, Jr. disclose the Mob's savage beginnings in the group of Italian immigrants -- the Black Hand -- who tore control of New York's waterfronts away from the Irish racketeers -- the White Hand -- and went from there. They trace the Black Hand's coalescence into an organization whose insidious influence reached across the country and into a presidential administration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Incorporated\u003c\/i\u003e explores the horrifying facts behind the rise and fall of the Mob's most notorious leaders and goes behind the headlines of Rudolph Giuliani's pursuit of the Mob -- the Pizza Connection and Commission trials -- to cite with chilling clarity the Mafia's control over daily life in America. \u003ci\u003eCrime Incorporated\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a novel. But it is frightening, deadly truth.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50337126285585,"sku":"CIN0882820737VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51426024718609,"sku":"GOR003974571","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51767868981521,"sku":"CIN0882820737G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52498862145809,"sku":"CIN0882820737A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0882820737.jpg?v=1751456453"},{"product_id":"young-al-capone-book-william-balsamo-9781620871096","title":"Young Al Capone","description":"Many people are familiar with the story of Al Capone, the legendary Chicago gangster best known for orchestrating the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. But few are aware that Capone’s remarkable story began in the Navy Yard section of Brooklyn, New York. Tutored by the likes of infamous mobsters Johnny Torrio and Frankie Yale, young Capone’s disquieting demeanor, combined with the “technical advice” he learned from these shady teachers, contributed to the molding of a brutal criminal whose pseudonym, “Scarface,” evoked fascination throughout the world.    Despite the best efforts of previous biographers lacking true insider’s access, details about Capone’s early years have, until now, mostly been shrouded in mystery. With access gained through invaluable familial connections, the authors were able to open the previously sealed mouths of Capone’s known living associates. Collecting information through these interviews and never-before-published documents, the life of young Al Capone at last came into focus.     Among the many revelations in Young Al Capone are new details about the brutal Halloween Night murder of rival gangster “Wild Bill” Lovett, grisly details on how Capone and his Black Hand crew cleverly planned the shootout and barbaric hatchet slaying of White Hand boss Richard “Peg Leg” Lonergan, insight into the dramatic incident that forced Capone to leave New York, and much more.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50406603063569,"sku":"CIN1620871092G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50554337853713,"sku":"GOR006508819","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53363270123793,"sku":"CIN1620871092VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1620871092.jpg?v=1751214439"},{"product_id":"young-al-capone-book-william-balsamo-9781616080853","title":"Young Al Capone","description":"Many people are familiar with the story of Al Capone, the “untouchable” Chicago gangster best known for orchestrating the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. But few are aware that Capone’s remarkable story began in the Navy Yard section of Brooklyn, New York. Tutored by the likes of infamous mobsters Johnny Torrio and Frankie Yale, young Capone’s disquieting demeanor, combined with the “technical advice” he learned from these insidious pedagogues, contributed to the molding of a brutal criminal whose pseudonym, “Scarface,” evoked fascination throughout the world.   Despite the best efforts of previous biographers lacking true insider’s access, details about Capone’s early years have, until now, mostly been shrouded in mystery. With access gained through invaluable familial connections, the authors were able to open the previously sealed mouths of Capone’s known living associates. Collecting information through these interviews and never-before-published documents, the life of young Al Capone at last comes into focus.   Among the many revelations in Young Al Capone are new details about the brutal Halloween Night murder of rival gangster “Wild Bill” Lovett, grisly details on how Capone and his Black Hand crew cleverly planned the shootout and barbaric hatchet slaying of White Hand boss, Richard “Peg Leg” Lonergan, insight into the dramatic incident that forced Capone to leave New York, and much more.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53447577633041,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53447577895185,"sku":"CIN161608085XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781616080853.jpg?v=1776823220"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-william-balsamo.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}