John H. Davis, Author HarperCollins Publishers $23 (450p) ISBN 978-0-06-016357-0
During the 1920s the Gambinos, members of the New York Cosa Nostra ``Five Families,'' which also included the Colombo, Bonanno, Lucchese and Genovese families, controlled many businesses in Gotham. Among their strongholds were private carting,...
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John H. Davis, Author John Wiley & Sons $6.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-471-19356-2
Jackie's cousin shares childhood memories. (July)
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John H. Davis, Author, Harold Davis, Author John Wiley & Sons $32.5 (224p) ISBN 978-0-471-12945-5
Memoirs written by relatives of the rich and famous often try to settle scores or exploit distant ties. Not so that of Davis, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's first cousin, who has written several books on famed clans (The Guggenheims) and on his...
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John H. Davis, Author McGraw-Hill Companies $19.95 (580p) ISBN 978-0-07-015779-8
This engrossing, startlingly detailed biography of a Mafia don is based on material obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Carlos Marcello's rise from street thug to undisputed boss of the oldest Mafia family in the country, and his...
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