READ: Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano

Italian journalist Saviano exposes the criminal underworld that controls every aspect of life in Naples. The Camorra, a powerful and violent organization that makes the Mafia look charitable, is composed of small, closely-knit groups that deal in textiles, fashion, armaments, urban development and more. Its dealings are worldwide and reaching into nearly every country in the world. The origins of a haute couture dress worn by Angelina Jolie at film premiere are traced to a Neopolitan sweat shop run by a low level Camorra member who ekes out a living exploiting his workers and his family. Life is a commodity like any other, and not a highly valued.

Recently made into an excellent narrative film as opposed to a documentary, Gomorrah is like no other gangster movie you've ever seen and as far from The Godfather as possible. Both the book and the film are as startling as they are thought-provoking.