{"product_id":"9781939521309","title":"The Sicilian Mafia: A True Crime Travel Guide","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Sicilian Mafia: A True Crime Travel Guide\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of its kind in any language: the ultimate Cosa Nostra experience. Since 2006, author Carl Russo has photographed Mafia hotspots on the Italian island of Sicily: where the murders happened, where the godfathers lived, where their victims are buried. From the sunbaked fishing villages of the Mediterranean to the darkest alleys of Palermo, western Sicily is the exotic backdrop for more than 100 meticulously researched tales of murder and mayhem, packed with 200 photographs of the actual locations.\u003cp\u003e The book's historical sweep covers 150 years of revolutions, world wars, politics and popular culture—all inextricably bound to Cosa Nostra. They include the childhood home of gangster Lucky Luciano, the hideouts of the fearsome bosses of Corleone, the tombs of the \"Robin Hood\" bandit and the legendary dons, the roots of the American and Canadian mafias, the Allied landing, pistol-packing priests, political assassinations, playgrounds of the new Mafia and the anti-Mafia movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each site and association is depicted in sharp prose and revealing images, bringing many stories to English for the first time. Whether you're planning a trip to Sicily or sticking to the comfort of your armchair, this provocative book will take you closer to the Sicilian Mafia than you dared to think possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery stone you turn in Sicily reveals a violent history. With Russo's informative guidebook in hand, the traveler will no longer stroll innocently through its streets. Crammed with fascinating facts.\u003c\/i\u003e — \u003cb\u003eClare Longrigg, author of \u003ci\u003eMafia Women and Boss of Bosses: How Bernardo Provenzano Saved the Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA seminal piece of work that manages to bridge the gap between John Dickie's Cosa Nostra and Lonely Planet Sicily.\u003c\/i\u003e — \u003cb\u003eCrozier Green, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fratellanza Contract\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGladio Resurrection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFull of curious little anecdotes and human details that really bring it to life and make it impossible to put down.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e — Daniel Kenyon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Heart of Palermo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strategic Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154307662064,"sku":"9781939521309","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939521309_p0.jpg?v=1763666387","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939521309","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}