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ARTICLES, REPORTS, AND TRANSCRIPTS
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Brown, Nick. “Maltese Stands by His Mob Faux Pas.” Queens Courier, November 29, 2007.
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DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND TELEVISION SHOWS
Godfathers Collection: True History of the Mafia. Two Volumes. DVD. A & E Home Video/ The History Channel, 2004.
Gotti, John, Jr. 60 Minutes interview with Steve Kroft, CBS News, April 11, 2010.
Mafia Empire. DVD. Mpi Home Video, 2006.
Mobsters: Roy Demeo. Produced by Greg Scott. Towers Production, Inc. The Biography Channel, 2009.
The Sopranos, “Down Neck” episode. Written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess. Directed by Lorraine Senna Ferrara. Season One. February 21, 1999.
MOTION PICTURE FILMS
Goodfellas. DVD. Written by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Winkler Films, 1990.
SOUND RECORDINGS
Sinatra, Frank. “That’s Life.” Recorded October 18, 1966. Written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon. That’s Life. Reprise Records, 1966. Produced by Jimmy Bowen. Vinyl recording.
INDEX
Abadinsky, Howard
Accardo, Anthony “Joe Batters,”
Accardo, Clarice
Accetturo, Anthony “Tumac,”
Africanus, Scipio
Aiello, Joseph
Alcibiades
Alexander the Great
Ambition
and confidence
controlling
cultivating
Amuso, Vittorio “Little Vic,”
Anastasia, Albert “The Mad Hatter,”
Anastasia, George
Anselmi, Albert
Antigone
Antony, Mark
Aristophanes
Arlacchi, Pino
Artie the Hair-Do
Aspasia
Aurelius, Marcus
Authority
corporate bosses, rules for. See CEOs, Mafia lessons for
defying orders
getting respect from
respect for
Avellino, Salvatore
Bacchus
Bad-mouthing boss, avoiding
Balagula, Marat
Baldwin, Alec
Banana Republic
Barnes, Leroy “Nicky,”
Basinger, Kim
Batista, Fulgencio
Beethoven
Benjamin, Frank
Betrayal
bad-mouthing boss
counting on yourself over
friends, caution about
and Gravano
Bilotti, Joe
Bilotti, Tommy
Bisaccia, Robert “Bobby Cabert,”
Black, Joey
Body language
Bonanno, Joe “Joe Bananas,”
Bonaparte, Napoleon
Bonding, with subordinates
Bonventre, Cesare
Bosses, CEOs as. See CEOs, Mafia lessons for
Boxers, mobsters as former
Brain, change, capability for
Brunelleschi
Brunetti, John “Johnny Parkway,”
Bruno, Angelo “Gentle Don,”
Brutus
Buffett, Warren
Burke, Jesse
Burke, Jimmy
Business opportunities
ancillary businesses, recognizing
foresight, value of
limitations, recognizing
versus opinions
recognizing
short-term achievements, importance of
simple ideas, considering
untapped profits, finding
Button men
Caesar, Augustus
Caesar, Julius
Caligula
Cannone, Stefano �
��Stevie Beef,”
Capo, middle managers as. see Management, Mafia lessons for
Capone, Al “Scarface,”
Capone, Immacolata
Caponigro, Anthony “Tony Bananas,”
Caramandi, Nicky “The Crow,”
Carlo, Philip
Carter, Jimmy
Carter, Rosalynn
Carthage
Cash reserves
Casso, Anthony “Gaspipe,”
Castellammarese War
Castellano, Paul
Castro, Fidel
Cato the Younger
CEOs, Mafia lessons for
ambition, controlling
business opportunities, recognizing
buzz, caution about
cash reserves, maintaining
charitable giving
consigliere, choosing
contingency plans, making
crisis management
discrimination, avoiding
feeding employees
foresight, value of
franchise, time for
friends, caution about
hands-on boss
hospitality, appreciating
hubris, beware of
inflated ego, dangers of
inside information, getting
interruptions, value of
limits, recognizing
and nepotism
network, power of
open-door to employees
opinions versus business opportunities
and opponents
opponents, identifying
overhead, controlling
public relations
survivorship, importance of
tax payments, making
Cerone, Jackie
Chaeronea, Battle of
Change, personal power for
Charitable giving
Charles I, king of England
Chertoff, Michael
Chiodo, “Fat Pete,”
Churchill, Winston
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Civil War, American
Claudius
Coffey, Joe
Collins, Michael
Colombo, Joe
Colombo War
Colvin, Geoff
Commissions, pay by
Commodus
Competition, information about
Confidence
and ambition
building in employees
Conflict resolution
crisis management
for employees
sit-downs
Confucius
Consigliere
Construction industry, and Mafia
Conte, Patsy
Contingency plans
Coppa, Frank
Corallo, Anthony “Tony Ducks,”
Costello, Frank
Coughlin, Mae
Crassus
Crisis management
Criticism, in private
Crowe, Russell
Cutolo, William “Wild Bill,”
Darius, king of Persia
Davis, John H.
Debts
paying
paying taxes
DeCicco, Frankie
Decision-making
on-the-fence position, avoiding
versus no decision
on-the-spot actions, avoiding
and taking action
DeFede, Joseph “Little Joe,”
Delasco, Anthony “Ham,”
Dellacroce, Aniello “O’Neil,”
De’Medici, Catherine
DeMeo, Albert
DeMeo, Roy
DeMille, Nelson
Demolition business
De Niro, Robert
DeStefano, Sam
Determination, quitting, never
De Valera, Eamon
Devine, Michael
Dewey, Thomas
Diapoulas, Peter “The Greek,”
DiBello, George “Fat George,”
DiBono, Louis
DiNorscio, Giacomo “Jackie,”
Discrimination, avoiding
Dogs, Philly
Donovan, Ray
Drug trafficking
Earnings, by commission
Eastwood, Clint
Eboli, Tommy
Eisenhower, Dwight
E-mail, caution about
Employees, Mafia lessons for
ambition, cultivating
bad-mouthing boss, avoiding
benign comments, caution about
and chain of command
changing your life, power for
commission, compensation by
conflict resolution
debts, paying
defying orders, time for
determination
experience/School of Hard Knocks
favors, cycle of
greed, resisting
hard work versus luck
hiring tactics
information, use of
intelligence, concealing
memory, sharpening
mistakes, learning from
networking
office politics, avoiding
opportunity, recognizing
patience, cultivating
playing dumb, time for
principle, standing on
quitting, never
respect, getting for work
self-reliance
sexual taboos
silence, time for
tipping your hand, avoiding
trustworthiness
values, most important
verbal skills, necessity of
work, loving the job
wrongdoing, admitting
Enemies. See Opponents
English, T. J.
Enron
Eppolito, Jimmy
Ethnic/racial groups, discrimination, avoiding
Expenses, overhead, controlling
Experience, in School of Hard Knocks
Facebook
Faking it, playing dumb, time for
Farace, Gus
Fava, Anthony
Favors, Circle of
Federici, Anthony “Tough Tony,”
Fever, Frankie
Filocomo, Robert “Monkey Man,”
Firing employees, and rehiring
Flashiness, avoiding
Flexibility, getting job done
Foreman, Leo
Franchise, time for
Franklin, Benjamin
Freeh, Louis
Fresolone, George
Freud, Sigmund
Friendships
caution about
enemies, making friends with
hospitality, appreciating
subordinates, bonding with
Gaggi, Nino
Galante, Carmine
Gallo, Joe
Gallo, Joseph “Crazy Joe,”
Gallucio, Frank “Galluch,”
Gambino, Carlo
Gandhi, Mahatma
Garbage collection business
Garment District, and Mafia
Gender discrimination, avoiding
Genovese, Carmine
Genovese, Vito
Giancana, Sam
Gibson, Mel
Gigante, Vincent “The Chin,”
Giuliani, Rudolph
Gladiator
Goethe
Golden, Cherie
Gonzales, Alberto
Goodfellas
Goombah
Gotti, Gene
Gotti, John, Jr.
Gotti, John, Sr.
Grasso, Pietro
Gravano, Sammy “The Bull,”
Graziano, Anthony
Greco, Pino
Greece, ancient
Greed, resisting
Grimaldi, Vito
Guzik, Jake
Hannibal
Harvard Inn
Hatcher, Everett
Hawking, Stephen
Helfant, Edwin
Henry II, king o
f France
Henry IV, king of Germany
Herodotus
Hickok, Wild Bill
Hill, Henry
Hill, Virginia
Hiring
after firing
commission-based compensation
History, lessons from. See also Greece, ancient; Roman Empire; individual historical figures
Hitler, Adolf
Holocaust
Hospitality
appreciation for
feeding employees
Hot-dog business
Howard, Joe
Hubris
Humphreys, Murray “The Camel,”
Ianniello, Matty “The Horse,”
Information, value of
Inside information
Intelligence
history, learning from
of mobsters
playing dumb, time for
verbal skills, necessity of
Interruptions, value of
Inzerillo, Giuseppe
Inzerillo, Salvatore
Ireland, revolutionary movement
James, Frank
James, Jesse
Jealousy, and playing dumb
John, king of England
John Paul I, Pope
Johnson, Bumpy
Jones, Jim
Key Food
Khruschchev, Nikita
Kunstler, William
Lansky, Meyer
Las Vegas
Lay, Kenneth
Liberatore, Anthony
Licatesi, Tony
Lino, Frank
Lino, Robert, Sr.
Linsey, James
Lombardozzi, Carmine
Loyalty
bullet for boss, taking
caution about
to employees
Luciano, Charles “Lucky,”
Luck, versus hard work
Lunde, Paul
Luparelli, Joseph
Lupo, Salvatore
MacArthur, Douglas
McGurn, Jack “Machine Gun,”
Machiavelli
McLaughlin, Punchy
Made members
Madoff, Bernie
Mafia
American Founder of
bonding rituals
bosses, rules for. See CEOs, Mafia lessons for
button men
consigliere, role of
employees, rules for. See Employees, Mafia lessons for
hits, reasons for
intelligence of
legit business success by
legit institutions similarity to
loving the work
made members
middle managers, rules for. See Management, Mafia lessons for
nicknames, purpose of
non-Italians in