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Evanston, IL: Chicago Historical Bookworks. Fine. 1990. Reprint. Trade Paperback. 266 pages. A detailed account of the story of John Dillinger--his origins, early career and rapid rise to notoriety as public enemy number one. .

New York: Doubleday. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 352 pages. Pick up a newspaper anywhere, any day, and you will find reports of illegal migrants, drug busts, smuggled weapons, and laundered money or counterfeit goods. Illicit trades are booming and so are the traffickers’ revenues—and their political influence. Hamstrung bureaucracies in rich and poor countries alike are losing the battles against these agile, well-financed, politically powerful, and ever-shifting networks of determined individuals. Religious and political zeal drive terrorists, but it turns out that simple profit is no less a motivator for political upheaval and international instability. Black-market networks are stealthily transforming global politics and economics.<br>Filled with fast-paced, vivid examples that are as real as they are surprising, <i>Illicit </i>shows how we got to this dangerous point—and stresses the interconnections between these… Read More