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Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires

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Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History

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A cute collection of autobiographical comics set in Chicago. For anyone nostalgic about Wicker Park circa 2008, this is for you. Stories about life, girls, and putting in the work.
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This was okay. Portions of it felt like it relied very heavily on one or two other books as opposed to original interviews or other research. It did a good job of discussing Joan's humor versus her real personality and of course there's all sorts of ...more
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