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`A journey across five continents... attempt(ing) to get to grips with the astonishing growth of the shadow economy '.
--The Guardian
"a fascinating account of global organised crime" --The Scotsman --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
--The Guardian
"a fascinating account of global organised crime" --The Scotsman --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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'a chilling world tour of organised crime.'
--This text refers to the
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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can't think what the publishers were thinking by putting such a garish, tasteless cover on this book. Are they trying to fool those who buy trashy crime novels? Anyone caught out in this way will possibly find the going a bit tough, even though this is an exteremely accessible book to those with half a brain (I modestly include myself in this category!)
The problem though is that possibly like me, anyone with said half a brain will be instantly put off by the cover and not give it a go.
Well let me assure you; This book is a must read if you have any interest at all in current world events, real crime or just great journalism.
This is scary stuff and serves to make the point that just about everything you touch nowadays is tainted somewhere along the line by death and corruption.
Although written before the current credit crunch, mauch of the content here is uncannily prescient about where the world was going and may yet go.
And there are some great stories in here for those "watercooler moments". Outdo those going on about "The Wire" with some real life horror stories out of this book.
I am giving this book 6 stars but it has to lose one for THAT cover so see how I get to give this a 5 star review?
The problem though is that possibly like me, anyone with said half a brain will be instantly put off by the cover and not give it a go.
Well let me assure you; This book is a must read if you have any interest at all in current world events, real crime or just great journalism.
This is scary stuff and serves to make the point that just about everything you touch nowadays is tainted somewhere along the line by death and corruption.
Although written before the current credit crunch, mauch of the content here is uncannily prescient about where the world was going and may yet go.
And there are some great stories in here for those "watercooler moments". Outdo those going on about "The Wire" with some real life horror stories out of this book.
I am giving this book 6 stars but it has to lose one for THAT cover so see how I get to give this a 5 star review?
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This provides a good geography lesson of global organised crime and deals with about 40 countries, though many peripherally. The book intersperses detail with policy and it mostly works, though oddly the author demurs from providing a description of how triads dealt with Brazilian informers and other deliberate narratives are also short on detail. There were some oddities such as the omission of maps and the photograph of Mia Mista is not specifically referred to in the book itself. The book feels like it lacks structure as it sashays across the globe and the section on the future of organised crime is tiny. The staged cover photographs grated after a while but all in all it is a good engrossing book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As other reviewers have pointed out, the cover is awful, must qualify for the accolade of Worst Cover of the Decade. One reason why it's so bad is because it gives a very poor picture of what the book is about. Whereas in contrast the title gives a concise and snappy description of exactly what the book is about, which is essentially the internationalisation and branding of high-level crime in the first decade of the 21st century - a McDonalds-ing of Mafia-ism, very clever.
You really need to read the book to get an idea of precisely what this means and how it has come about.
I found Glenny's writing a bit disjointed and his grammar in need of some good copy-editing in places, so this is not an elegant or satisfying read, but he makes his points compellingly, it is journalistic information above all else.
Whether his facts are thoroughly accurate, how am I to know? But whether they are are not, there's lots here to learn and ponder over.
You really need to read the book to get an idea of precisely what this means and how it has come about.
I found Glenny's writing a bit disjointed and his grammar in need of some good copy-editing in places, so this is not an elegant or satisfying read, but he makes his points compellingly, it is journalistic information above all else.
Whether his facts are thoroughly accurate, how am I to know? But whether they are are not, there's lots here to learn and ponder over.
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Great book, awful cover
I must agree with the other reviewer that commented on the cover of this book. The cover is seriously naff and suggests this will be just another over-glamorized, under-researched... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. N. Bell
An eye opener
"Don't judge a book by his cover", this is a serious book written by a former BBC correspondant in Yougoslavia (not some Pulp Fiction type of book!). Read more
Published 15 months ago by Knut
Fascinating International View of Organised Crime
This is the first non-fiction I've read in a while. It's an interesting study of organised crime that's becoming more international and connected thanks to a number of factors like... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Will
Forget the cover, you don't buy the book based on that....
Sure the cover is garish but you know the old saying......
Misha Glenny is the author of a couple of amazing books covering the implosion of the former Yugoslavia (which he... Read more
Misha Glenny is the author of a couple of amazing books covering the implosion of the former Yugoslavia (which he... Read more
Published 16 months ago by godzilla78
Informative, well researched and fascinating
Anyone with more than a passing interest in how crime works on a large scale will find this book very interesting.
It covers the subject in great detail. Read more
It covers the subject in great detail. Read more
Published 21 months ago by J. Hughes
Insightful and captivating
In this colossus of accumulated insight and investigative journalism Mischa Glenny skillfully lays bare the international criminal networks that make their profits on racketeering... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2010 by Lenike Rasmussen
Unite and Fight
This is a frightening and interesting book at the same time. Organised crime is allowed by many States as they benefit in cash - but unlike our MP's expenses this is big time. Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2009 by J. Oxley
Comprehensive inside in the world of orginized crime
This book covers the world of crime of all major crime hotspots of the world.It also gives a little bit of background of the people involved,and the culture of the country`s the... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2009 by Robin Schouten
Educational and sometimes entertaining - frequently shocking.
Took on holiday and read it far more quickly than I usually do a non-fiction book.
It was well written and researched (although it did seem to be partisan in approach, that... Read more
It was well written and researched (although it did seem to be partisan in approach, that... Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by DaisyBelle
Well informed but lackluster
I have summed up the book in the title of this review, I think the book title and cover art are an attempt by the publisher to add spice to this lackluster book. Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2009 by MightySword
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