Books like The First Family by Mike Dash

Adam Smith’s seminal 1776 treatise that laid the groundwork for modern economic theory, presented here in a reprint of Edwin Cannan’s 1904 edition with a new preface by economist George J. Stigler.

Explores the origins and evolution of finance, revealing its role in human progress and economic history.

When a child is kidnapped at Camp David, former Secret Service agents turned investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are thrust into a high‑stakes national security crisis that blurs the line between ally and enemy.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in the American story the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would come to define our country. As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A Massachusetts minister named Manasseh Cutler was instrumental in opening this vast territory to veterans of the Revolutionary War and their families for settlement. Included in the Northwest Ordinance were three remarkable conditions: freedom of religion, free universal education, and most importantly, the prohibition of slavery. In 1788 the first band of pioneers set out from New England for the Northwest Territory under the leadership of Revolutionary War veteran General Rufus Putnam. They settled in what is now Marietta on the banks of the Ohio River. McCullough tells the story through five major characters: Cutler and Putnam; Cutler's son Ephraim; and two other men, one a carpenter turned architect, and the other a physician who became a prominent pioneer in American science. They and their families created a town in a primeval wilderness, while coping with such frontier realities as floods, fires, wolves and bears, no roads or bridges, no guarantees of any sort, all the while negotiating a contentious and sometimes hostile relationship with the native people. Like so many of McCullough's subjects, they let no obstacle deter or defeat them. Drawn in great part from a rare and all but unknown collection of diaries and letters by the key figures, The Pioneers is a uniquely American story of people whose ambition and courage led them to remarkable accomplishments. This is a revelatory and quintessentially American story, written with David McCullough's signature narrative energy.

Unveiling the Shadows of Organized Crime: The Life of Clyde Smaldone

The Black Hand traces the rise of Mexican Mafia through the eyes of Rene "Boxer" Enriquez, revealing its brutality, power, and the betrayals that haunt a life devoted to crime.

Gaspipe tells the full story of Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, the former Lucchese family boss whose life of crime—drug trafficking, racketeering, and alliances with Russian mobsters—ended in federal prison after he became an informant.

Former Boston gangster narrates his partnership with FBI informant James "Whitey" Bulger, the ensuing murders, false accusations, and ultimate cooperation with the authorities, revealing the brutal truth of organized crime in South Boston.

True crime biography of John Gotti, the infamous Gambino family boss, detailing his life, criminal career, and final years in prison.

Kenny Gallo’s gripping memoir traces his rise from a crime‑savvy youth in California to a feared gangster, porn mogul, and undercover FBI agent, exposing the intertwining worlds of the mob, cocaine trade, and adult entertainment.

In his memoir, Albert DeMeo reveals the conflicted life of growing up as the son of the notorious Gambino Mafia killer Roy DeMeo, detailing the hidden legacy of organized crime in New York.

Louis Ferrante’s memoir follows his rapid rise from teenage street hijacker to a high-ranking Gambino mobster, his decade-long incarceration, and a transformative journey into writing, religion, and legal advocacy.