“You could fill a whole library with books about the mob and the history of the Mafia. A brand-new edition stands out thanks to the background of its author, Louis Ferrante."

– NPR’s Morning Edition

"Borgata is a detailed work that covers major events in American mafia history. The author produces some highly entertaining insights thanks to his background." 

 

– The Wall Street Journal

"Pacey, detailed, and gripping. Rise of Empire...resembles John Julius Norwich's trilogy on the Byzantine Empire...Ferrante is a Plutarch of the underworld."

 

– Washington Free Beacon, Dominic Green

 "He may be a loss to the criminal fraternity, he is most certainly an asset to the literary world."

– Aspects of History (UK)

“Former mobster Ferrante supplies a fascinating inside look at the history of the Mafia. Ferrante’s familiarity with Mafia customs gives flesh and immediacy to what could otherwise be a rote historical tome, but he doesn’t draw his authority from affiliation alone: this is a well-researched history in its own right. True crime fans will be captivated.” 

 

– Publishers Weekly

“A fascinating first volume…smoothly written and impeccably researched…a serious historical look at organized crime written not by an academician or a journalist, but someone who lived the life. His insights are often personal and always informative…It’s more complex, erudite and compelling than anything you’ll hear on a podcast.” 

– JerseyMan Magazine

"A compelling narrative explaining the socio-economic conditions that spawned the mafia. It will not and cannot be ignored."
 

– Frederick T. Martens, former President of the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime

“Drawing on his experience as an ex-mobster, Ferrante peppers his stories with enlightening morsels about the conditions that facilitated the rise and impunity of organized criminals.”

– Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Louis Ferrante’s Mob Rules:

"The Mafia Management Guru.” - BusinessWeek

"Leadership lessons from the mob. Ferrante's book is worth the read...colorful tales of mob life.”

– Forbes

“Ferrante shares cogent advice. A colorful and surprisingly practical business primer.” - Publishers Weekly

“One of the wisest and wittiest collections of reflections on life and business ever penned by a wiseguy.”

– Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Ferrante draws on an extensive knowledge of world events, mob lore, and personal experience to deliver an engrossing effort that reads like a rousing memoir, meditation on world history and mafia exposé all in one.”

– Kirkus Reviews

“Pours out spicy tales of Mob lore to make its management points, an approach most execs couldn't refuse. Mob Rules lays out the ways the rules of the Mafia can be applied in pursuit of straight-world success, injecting historical parallels and real-life anecdotes along the way.”

– New York Post