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From the beginning, America was a land of pioneers and outlaws, and lawlessness has always been a distinctively American trait. The greatest of all outlaws have been the men of the American Mafia, an organization founded on profit and principle, crime and character, mayhem and morality, hubris and honor. Leadership Principles of the American Mafia launches you on a journey through the birth of the American Underworld and a collection of surprising life lessons you can learn from notorious villains: go-it-alone courage, toughness, grace under fire, presence, and the ability to come back from adversity. These are just a few of the many traits found in this book. Covering the most notable early leaders from Irish, Jewish, African American, and Italian organizations, these stories will entertain mob novices and experts alike. In a combination of extensive research and reimagining, attorney and author Mike Long weaves a spellbinding account of Manhattan's top bosses in the early twentieth century, including Owney ""the Killer"" Madden, Mary ""Texas"" Guinan, Arnold Rothstein, Meyer Lansky, Stephanie St. Clair, Bumpy Johnson, Salvatore ""Toto"" D'Aquila, and the greatest of them all, Charles ""Lucky"" Luciano. Call them heroes. Call them antiheroes. Their character shone brighter than their crimes. Their lives transcended their deeds. They changed American history in ways you never heard before but can discover in these pages.

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Mike Long grew up overseas in the Cold War as the step-son of an army officer. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from WVU with degrees in German and International Studies. He earned his law degree at UGA then moved to Miami to begin practicing law. He rose to the level of named partner at a plaintiff personal injury law firm. He returned to school in his early forties and earned a finance MBA with perfect marks at FAU. He then worked as an insurance defense attorney, rising to the level of partner at one of Florida's most prominent insurance defense firms

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