Meyer Lansky: The Shadowy Exploits Of New York's Master Manipulator (Amazing Stories)

Meyer Lansky was one of the shrewdest gangsters to walk the streets of New York in the 20th century. Best known as Lucky Luciano's right hand man, he was the Mob's financial mastermind - the brains behind some of the underworld's most profitable schemes. An FBI agent once said of Lansky: "He would have been chairman of the board of General Motors if he'd gone into legitimate business."