5463. Al Capone His Life, Legacy, and Legend, by Deirdre Bair (read 21 Apr 2017) This is a 2016 book and decries the errors in the other biographies of Capone, but has no bibliography and its source notes are not well-constructed. Capone was born 17 Jan 1899 in Brooklyn. (The book says the New York Times obituary said he was born in Italy.) His infamy was gained in Chicago. The book extols Capone's love for his wife and says she was always in love with him, even though he had syphilis and gave it to her. The book was authored by a skilled biographer but she could have done a much better job if she had been more exact and had been more of an investigative reporter. She does not give any legal citations, but such can be found in the Wikipedia article on Capone. It is pretty astounding that Capone had such inept lawyers at his trial, at least according to the book. The author decries the evil Capone did but also decries the way he was treated at trial and in prison, and she appears to right in both her judgments. ( )