The runaway bestselling exposé about Canada's most infamous mafia family is finally available in English, updated to include shocking events and revelations that followed its newsmaking publication in Québec.Queens, New York, 1981. When Alphonse "Sonny Red" Indelicato and two others are found dead in a vacant lot, police fail to solve their murders. For their killer and his Montréal family, their deaths mark the beginning of an epic rise to criminal power that will last over thirty...

Kettlebells offer one of the most dynamic, engaging, functional, tough workouts available. From the dead-lift, to the swing and the snatch, the Kettlebell Handbook guides you through the world of Kbells from a beginners perspective.The Kettlebell handbook is designed to take the mystery out of kettlebell training. Get more value out of your equipment. Discover new exercises. Written by experts, this handbook has easy to follow color photos and instructions that gui...

A multi-functional fitness tool, foam rollers can be used for stretching, myofacial release as well as, to train balance and strength. Learn how foam rollers can be used to challenge and improve core stability, posture and strength, as well as improving range of motion, flexibility and balance. This handbook also includes a section on myofacial release.

Regardless of whether you are young or old, dumbbells are the ideal fitness tool for building strength and "calorie burning" muscle.   Reap the benefits of training with dumbbells. This handbook shows you 45 basic and advanced dumbbell exercises using clear descriptions and illustrated photos. Handbook also includes instructions on creating your own program, stretching and setting up a mini-gym. Muscle anatomy diagrams and an accessory guide ma...

Also known as Stability, Balance or Exercise balls, Body balls are fabulous fitness tools that you can build a whole routine around. They can be used for flexibility, balance, strength and cardio workouts. This handbook features 45 ball exercises for working your upper and lower body, as well as improving your balance and flexibility. Easy-to-follow instructions guide you step by step through each exercise. Learn how to select the correct ball size for your height,...

Proprioception is to balance, what muscle strength is to fitness. Improve your balance using a BOSU, wobble board or an exercise disc.Good balance is key to succeeding in sport and fitness. This handbook is jam-packed with information suitable for beginner and advanced fitness enthusiasts. Learn 88 balance and stability exercises using a BOSU, wobble board, balance cushion and extreme balance board.

Ideal for the traveller, resistance tubing or bands are lightweight and can easily be thrown into a travel bag.Lightweight and portable, Resistance tubing is ideal for exercising at the gym, at home or while traveling. This handbook features 43 Resistance tubing exercises for working the whole body. Handbook also includes muscle anatomy diagrams and a section on stretching. Plus, learn how to make a door attachment for tubing to increase your exercise options.

Fantastic for building core strength, Medicine balls can be thrown, tossed and used as a weighted resistance tool.A valuable resource for athletes and fitness enthusiasts. This handbook features 55 medicine ball exercises for individual or partner training. The exercises are clearly explained and illustrated with photos. Handbook also includes muscle anatomy diagrams, a section on stretching and key rotator cuff exercises.

A deep dive into "one of the most spectacular cases of police corruption in the city" from the detective and assistant DA who uncovered the truth ( The New York Times).Friends of the Family is a look deep inside the most notorious case to rock the NYPD: The story of Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, the two police detectives who moonlighted as mob hitmen. As told by Tommy Dades and Michael Vecchione—the cop and District Attorney investigator wh...

From the early days as hired muscle for the Italian and Jewish mafias, tunnelling into bank vaults in the '50s and '60s, to the legendary truck heists and bank stick-ups in the '70s, Montreal's Irish mafia-otherwise known as the West End Gang-has managed to pull off some of the most daring and complicated robberies and smuggling operations in Canadian history.Criminals of every stripe inhabit these pages, from violent stick-up men and drug dealers such as the MacAllister Brothers, ...

"It's over. You'd have to be Ray Charles not to see it." —former New Jersey capo Ron Previte, on the mob today As a cop, Ron Previte was corrupt. As a mobster he was brutal. And in his final role, as a confidential informant to the FBI, Previte was deadly. The Last Gangster is his story—the story of the last days of the Philadelphia Mob, and of the clash of generations that brought it down once and for all. For 35 years Ron Previte roamed the underworld. A six–foot, 300–pound capo in the P...

The never-before-told story of the great Chicago crime family called The Outfit.It is a common misperception that all the true-life organized crime stories have been written. Yet perhaps the most compelling gangster tale is one that has been, until now, too well-hidden. This is the story of the Outfit: the secretive organized crime cartel that began its reign in prohibition-era Chicago before becoming the real puppet master of Hollywood, Las Vegas, and Washington D.C.The Ou...