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Outlaw bikers and 1%er motorcycle clubs have always carefully guarded their privacy, however in recent years more and more books have come to be written by and about outlaw bikers, the lifestyle, and the realities of life inside the patched motorcycle club world. This anthology brings together some of the best authors in the world, who have recently written about motorcycle clubs, outlaw bikers and the biker culture. The book features excerpts from internationally well-known authors such as Peter Edwards, Tony Thompson, Edward Winterhalder and Iain Parke, but also contains literary work ...

In Real Bikers Of North America: Men Who Rode With An Outlaw Motorcycle Club, author Edward Winterhalder captures a realistic snapshot of the outlaw biker lifestyle to preserve the culture accurately for generations to come. For nearly a decade, his interns conducted in-depth interviews of former and active members of outlaw motorcycle clubs, and in this resulting anthology of mini-biographies you’ll explore the life stories of real outlaw bikers who never back down and never back up; they are men of honor and respect, and their word is worth more than gold. Although the outlaw biker from...

Volume 2 of Searching For My Identity is a chronological autobiography of an outlaw biker that covers his life from prominent leader of a notorious international motorcycle club in January 2001 to his redemption in December 2020. Intended for the general public and those in the academic community that find the outlaw biker aspects of anthropology, criminology, sociology, psychology, ethnography, deviant behavior, criminal justice, pop culture and humanities interesting, this is an extremely unique opportunity to learn about the lifestyle. Due to the growing recognition of motorcycle clubs ...

Volume 1 of Searching For My Identity is a chronological autobiography of an outlaw biker that covers his life from troubled adolescent in the sixties to prominent leader of a notorious international motorcycle club in January 2001. Intended for the general public and those in the academic community that find the outlaw biker aspects of anthropology, criminology, sociology, psychology, ethnography, deviant behavior, criminal justice, pop culture and humanities interesting, this is an extremely unique opportunity to learn about the lifestyle. Due to the growing recognition of motorcycle ...

Adopted to different families shortly after birth, identical twin brothers Scott and Henry grow to manhood having no idea that the other exists. They ultimately wind up on opposite sides of the fence, for Scott “Zipper” Conlon is a member of the Skuldmen, an outlaw motorcycle club, and Henry Baker is a federal law enforcement officer. During a stakeout, when FBI agent Mitchell Gates observes Zipper leaving the apartment of a suspected terrorist, he implores his old Army buddy to learn what he can about the man. Although uncomfortable doing so, Zipper feels obligated, not only as an ...

In the early 1990s, Maurice “Mom” Boucher and his fellow Montreal Hells Angels, reputedly the most ruthless and vicious bikers in the world, subdued all comers except the tough-as-nails members of the Rock Machine. Founded by Salvatore Cazzetta, an ex-friend of Boucher, the Rock Machine had every intention of standing up against the Hells Angels. Seven years of bloody conflict, which left over 160 people dead and countless injured, was the result. Heavily outnumbered, the Rock Machine appealed to the worldwide Bandidos Motorcycle Club, who rivaled the Hells Angels in terms of membership...

After serving ten years in prison for manslaughter, former Skuldmen motorcycle club president Landon “Blues” McKendry is released on parole. Instead of using violence to make his mark in the world, he is now armed with a university degree in architecture and a new guiding light—Buddhist philosophy. The biker is on a mission to reunite with his fourteen-year-old daughter Justine, the only surviving member of his family, but a restraining order and condition of parole prohibits Blues from seeing her. The restraining order, put in place by the maternal grandparents who have raised the ...

Thomas Chandler is a criminal attorney and independent Harley rider; Earle Hastings is an outlaw biker, Harley mechanic, and president of the Vermont chapter of the Skuldmen Motorcycle Club, one of the most notorious outlaw 1%er motorcycle clubs in North America. Despite being from different worlds, the two men are the best of friends. While test riding the attorney's Harley, Earle overhears a conversation between three men of Eastern European descent, discussing a bombing they are planning. When the horror the world comes to know as the Boston Marathon Bombing occurs, Earle makes a ...

En Auténticos Motoristas De Norteamérica: Hombres Que Cabalgaban Con Un Club De Moteros Fuera De La Ley, el autor Edward Winterhalder captura una instantánea realista del estilo de vida de los moteros fuera de la ley para preservar la cultura con precisión para las generaciones venideras. Durante casi una década, sus becarios realizaron entrevistas en profundidad a antiguos y activos miembros de clubes de moteros fuera de la ley, y en esta antología resultante de minibiografías explorarás las historias de vida de auténticos moteros fuera de la ley que nunca se echan atrás ni dan ...

In Biker Chicz of North America, Edward Winterhalder and Wil De Clercq have compiled in-depth profiles of twenty-two fascinating women who ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Each chapter features an individual whose life story is compelling, intriguing, fascinating, and inspirational. Global studies indicate that 12 to 18 percent of motorcycling enthusiasts are women. The number of women motorcycle riders in North America has increased exponentially since the early 1990s, and that exciting trend continues. American Motorcycle Industry Council statistics indicate that over one million new ...

El Volumen 1 de Buscando Mi Identidad es una autobiografía cronológica de un motociclista fuera de la ley que cubre su vida desde un adolescente con problemas en los años sesenta hasta un destacado líder de un notorio club internacional de motociclistas en Enero de 2001. Está destinado al público en general y a la comunidad académica que encuentre interesantes los aspectos de los motociclistas forajidos de la antropología, la criminología, la sociología, la psicología, la etnografía, el comportamiento desviado, la justicia penal, la cultura pop y las humanidades, esta es una ...

El volumen 2 de Buscando Mi Identidad es una autobiografía cronológica de un motociclista fuera de la ley que cubre su vida desde el destacado líder de un notorio club de motociclistas internacional en Enero de 2001 hasta su redención en Diciembre de 2020. Está destinado al público en general y a la comunidad académica que encuentre interesantes los aspectos de los motociclistas forajidos de la antropología, la criminología, la sociología, la psicología, la etnografía, el comportamiento desviado, la justicia penal, la cultura pop y las humanidades, esta es una oportunidad ...

Independent Harley rider Jake Axelrod is conflicted when his ex-girlfriend calls from Chicago one morning at dawn. Emotionally distressed, Karen Watson begs the Boston area biker to help her get away from her control freak husband, who is a wealthy and highly respected plastic surgeon. After Jake agrees to help out and Karen arrives in Boston, he reluctantly lets the woman back into his heart. When Karen is killed a few weeks later, the biker is unjustly accused of causing her death. To avoid a lengthy prison sentence for a crime he did not commit, Jake escapes from police custody with the ...

El piloto independiente de Harley, Jake Axelrod, entra en conflicto cuando su exnovia llama desde Chicago una mañana al amanecer. Emocionalmente angustiada, Karen Watson le ruega al motociclista del área de Boston que la ayude a alejarse de su marido obsesionado con el control, que es un cirujano plástico adinerado y muy respetado. Después de que Jake acepta ayudar y Karen llega a Boston, de mala gana deja que la mujer vuelva a su corazón. Cuando Karen es asesinada unas semanas después, el motociclista es acusado injustamente de causar su muerte. Para evitar una larga sentencia de ...

In Biker Chicz: The Attraction of Women to Motorcycles and Outlaw Bikers, the authors provide the reader with an intriguing snapshot of the culture through women who have an intimate knowledge of the lifestyle. Although many people question their motivation to be involved with a lifestyle that most people find frightening and repulsive, to some women there is an attraction to the motorcycles and the outlaw bikers that permeate the culture. Publisher’s note: Biker Chicz: The Attraction of Women to Motorcycles and Outlaw Bikers is a condensed version of the previously published book ...

Adoptados por diferentes familias poco después del nacimiento, los hermanos gemelos idénticos Scott y Henry crecen hasta la edad adulta sin tener idea de que el otro existe. En última instancia, terminan en lados opuestos de la cerca, ya que Scott "Zipper" Conlon es miembro de Skuldmen, un club de motociclistas fuera de la ley, y Henry Baker es un oficial de la ley federal. Durante una vigilancia, cuando el agente del FBI Mitchell Gates observa a Zipper salir del apartamento de un presunto terrorista, le ruega a su viejo compañero del ejército que averigüe lo que pueda sobre el hombre...

A principios de la década de 1990, Maurice “Mom” Boucher y sus compañeros Hells Angels de Montreal, supuestamente los motociclistas más despiadados y viciosos del mundo, sometieron a todos los participantes excepto a los miembros duros de Rock Machine. Fundada por Salvatore Cazzetta, un ex amigo de Boucher, Rock Machine tenía toda la intención de enfrentarse a los Hells Angels. El resultado fue siete años de sangriento conflicto, que dejó más de 160 muertos e innumerables heridos. Muy superado en número, el Rock Machine apeló al Bandidos Motorcycle Club en todo el mundo, que ...

Después de cumplir diez años de prisión por homicidio involuntario, el ex presidente del club de motociclistas Skuldmen, Landon "Blues" McKendry, es puesto en libertad condicional. En lugar de usar la violencia para dejar su huella en el mundo, ahora está armado con un título universitario en arquitectura y una nueva guía: la filosofía budista. El motociclista tiene la misión de reunirse con su hija Justine, de catorce años, el único miembro sobreviviente de su familia, pero una orden de restricción y la condición de libertad condicional prohíben que Blues la vea. La orden de ...

Thomas Chandler es abogado penalista y motociclista independiente de Harley; Earle Hastings es un motociclista forajido, mecánico de Harley y presidente del capítulo de Vermont del Skuldmen Motorcycle Club, uno de los clubes de motociclistas forajidos 1%er más notorios de América del Norte. A pesar de ser de mundos diferentes, los dos hombres son los mejores amigos. Mientras prueba la conducción de la Harley del abogado, Earle escucha una conversación entre tres hombres de ascendencia de Europa del Este, discutiendo un atentado que están planeando. Cuando ocurre el horror que el ...

Michael Beckman is a virulent racist, bigot and Holocaust denier; he is also a prospect for the notorious Skuldmen motorcycle club in Wisconsin. When he learns that his wife is having an affair, Beckman is livid after discovering the man his wife ran off with is African American. After inheriting his elderly aunt’s home and all of her worldly possessions, in her attic he finds Nazi treasure and an ancient mirror hidden since World War II. Carved in the wood frame at the top of the mirror are the mysterious words Das Portal. It is not long before Beckman discovers that The Mirror is a ...