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Author
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The only daughter of the gangster legend Meyer Lansky opens up about her life as a wild child of the 1950s, her heartbreak and tragedy --including the insanity of her mother and the crippling handicap of her eldest brother--and her father's unexpected tenderness.
7) The mafia
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of organized crime in the twentieth century, from prohibition to WWII to the Cold War to the time of JFK and up to the present day. Includes up-close profiles of some of the mob's most notorious figures, like Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Siegel, and Al Capone.
8) Mobsters
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Mobsters follows the daring and violent exploits of four men growing up in New York in the 1920's: charming "Lucky" Luciano, skilled negotiator Meyer Lansky, headstrong, womanizing "Bugsy" Siegel, and diplomatic Frank Costello. From their humble beginnings and diverse ethnic backgrounds, they develop an impenetrable bond that leads them to the top of the underworld.
9) Lansky
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When aging gangster Meyer Lansky is investigated one last time by the Feds, who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars, Lansky spins a dizzying tale, revealing the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
Discusses how the crime syndicate in America moved to Havana to escape government crackdowns, and details how the Jewish American mobster, Meyer Lansky, helped to transport American mob leaders to Cuba, with aid from Cuba's dictator Fulgencio Batista, but was forced to battle with the leaders of the Cuban Revolution, Che Guevara, and others.
13) Meyer
Author
Publisher
Humanoids
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A fictional biography of the legendary Jewish mobster, Meyer Lansky, as he attempts to organize his very last con job. Meyer Lansky is dead...or at least that's what he wants his enemies to believe. But the old man has one last job to pull off, and he can't do it alone. Once he recruits an innocent bystander, their journey propels them headlong into an adventure filled with murder and malice, towards an ending neither could possibly have foreseen....
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