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McMafia
- Seriously Organised Crime
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of McMafia by Misha Glenny, read by Stephen Thorne.
Now a major BBC series.
Have you ever illegally downloaded a DVD? Taken drugs? Fallen for a phishing scam?
Organised crime is part of all our worlds - often without us even knowing. McMafia is a journey through the new world of international organised crime, from gunrunners in Ukraine to money launderers in Dubai, by way of drug syndicates in Canada and cyber criminals in Brazil.
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- Mrs T Stobie
- 19-01-18
Starts Well and then peters out
Strong on the collapse of Yugoslavia and E. Europe. OK on Russia and the FSU. Weaker in C.America and China and cyber crime (albeit viewed through a decade old prism).
His central thesis, which emerges later in the book, of a failure to regulate and police regulations resonates well in 2018.
We should all consider our own role in facilitating the proceeds of crime.
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- Steven Emsley
- 10-11-18
Don't Bury your head in the sand.
Don't bury your head in the sand. This stuff is very scary, but as another reviewer said, if you want to know what's REALLY going on in the world listen to this. This isn't some barking conspiracy theory, but the fruit of dogged spade work by a top class investigative journalist. Along with the jaw dropping scale of organised crime worldwide, you learn a lot about the visible world of politics and why parts of the world have got into the mess they have. First rate text delivered by the authoritative voice of old BBC hand, Stephen Thorne.
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- Richard Corb
- 25-04-18
my mind is all about crime. worldwide
Interesting expose on the globalisation of crime. Also, good to hear Steven Toast is still working
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- Ed Dawes
- 14-11-20
fantastic insight into organised crime
a well researched and highly educational and informative insight into the world of organised crime that lies all around us and impacts individuals and whole economies alike.
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- Will
- 04-02-16
great stuff
Very revealing.. the book goes indepth into the modern history of organised crime, and the corrupt governments who allow it.
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- Rachael
- 26-08-24
Fascinating and alarming in equal measure
Slightly dated now but just mesmerising. The amount of time put into research really shines through.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-01-18
The lot...
Informed. Wide ranging. Upsetting. Excellent. A brilliantly narrated cross section of global organised criminal enterprise.
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- m. webster
- 23-05-22
Opening a door into a hidden world
A complicated subject easily understood via this excellent reading. It should be compulsory for world politicians, then they might act. Crime, mainly smuggling, is big business going on under our noses. A highly recommended listen. Don’t be deceived by the cover, this is not the same as the TV series. Far better.
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- Waggy
- 12-02-19
Bit of a classic
If you really want to understand how wealth disparity has grown so enormously in the last couple of decades, here is part of the answer. Once read it’s nice to dip back into a chapter occasionally as a reminder. Good, clear performance- just what you’d like from an audiobook.
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- Kolif
- 20-02-18
Fascinating look at the world through a prism
You will learn so much about the everyday things we all do but have no idea their consequences of. I wish there is an 2nd book covering the period after 2007.
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