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Since it's publication in 2005, this book has become known as "the Bible of the American Underworld." Encompassing the full sweep of the Irish mob from the late 19th Century up to and including Whitey Bulger's disappearance on the lam, Paddy Whacked is considered the definitive book on the subject. Adapted into a feature-length documentary on the History Channel, the book is a hugely entertaining ramble through many criminal eras and numerous cities and localities that have served as a stomping ground for the Irish mob.