Octopus: The Long Reach of the International Sicilian MafiaA shocking expose of how the Sicilian Mafia uses financial influence and ruthless violence to control the international narcotics trade. "The most definitive work yet published on the transformation of the old bootlegging and gambling Mafia into a multinational conglomerate".--The Washington Times. |
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Mafia unites the idea of beauty with superiority and valor in the best sense of the
word, and something more: awareness of being a man, sureness of soul . . .
audacity but never arrogance, never haughtiness.”“' There has never been such
a ...
Mafia unites the idea of beauty with superiority and valor in the best sense of the
word, and something more: awareness of being a man, sureness of soul . . .
audacity but never arrogance, never haughtiness.”“' There has never been such
a ...
Pagina 169
The real Mafia never deal with heroin. Man of Honor no go killing kids around the
world. Mafia never do that. I never hear this when I was in Sicily, never. There is
only one Mafia, Sicilian, only one. Because these people who come from Sicily ...
The real Mafia never deal with heroin. Man of Honor no go killing kids around the
world. Mafia never do that. I never hear this when I was in Sicily, never. There is
only one Mafia, Sicilian, only one. Because these people who come from Sicily ...
Pagina 267
He never raised his voice, he never asked for anything; but he always knew
everything. ... I never heard him threaten anybody, but I'd hear him say: "That
fellow in cell 8 is making too much noise and he'd do well to cut it out." . . . A
prisoner just ...
He never raised his voice, he never asked for anything; but he always knew
everything. ... I never heard him threaten anybody, but I'd hear him say: "That
fellow in cell 8 is making too much noise and he'd do well to cut it out." . . . A
prisoner just ...
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The View from Palermo | 36 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Octopus: The Long Reach of the International Sicilian Mafia |
| Autore | Claire Sterling |
| Edizione | ristampa |
| Editore | Simon & Schuster, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0671734024, 9780671734022 |
| Lunghezza | 384 pagine |
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