Exile on Front Street
Exile on Front Street

Author: George Christie

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2016-09-20

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1250095697

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I hadn't planned on writing a book when I quit the Hells Angels. After forty years in the Hells Angels, George Christie was ready to retire. As president of the high-profile Ventura charter of the club, he had been the yin to Sonny Barger’s yang. Barger was the reckless figurehead and de facto world leader of the Hells Angels. Christie was the negotiator, the spokesman, the thinker, the guy who smoothed things out. He was the one who carried the Olympic torch and counted movie stars, artists, rock musicians, and police chief captains among his friends. But leaving the Hells Angels isn’t easy, and within two weeks of retirement, he was told he was “out bad”—blackballed by his fellow Angels, prohibited from wearing the club patch, and even told he should remove his Death Head tattoo. Now Christie sets out to tell his story. Exile on Front Street is the tale of how a former Marine gave up a comfortable job with the Department of Defense and swore allegiance to the Hells Angels. In this revealing, hard-hitting memoir, he recounts his life as an outlaw biker with the world’s most infamous motorcycle club.

Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws
Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws

Author: Charles Falco

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2013-02-05

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1250021081

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The basis for the hit TV series Gangland Undercover! Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws presents the gripping account from an ex-con who went undercover to help the ATF infiltrate three of America's most violent biker gangs. Despite lacking any experience with motorcycle gangs, Charles Falco infiltrated three of America's deadliest biker gangs: the Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws. In separate investigations that spanned years and coasts, Falco risked his life, suffering a fractured neck and a severely torn shoulder, working deep under cover to bring violent sociopaths to justice. His dedication was profound; Falco spent almost three years infiltrating the Vagos gang and rose to second in command of the Victorville, California chapter. He even served time in San Bernardino's Murder Unit and endured solitary confinement to protect his cover and the investigations. Falco recorded confessions of gangland-style killings and nearly became a target himself before he sought refuge in the Witness Protection Program. But discontent to remain on the sidelines and motivated by a strong sense of duty, Falco eventually left the Program and volunteer his talents again to infiltrate the Mongols and Outlaws, rising in rank to Vice President of the Petersburg, Virginia Outlaws chapter. His efforts culminated in sixty two arrests of members for various crimes, including assault and murder. Executing one of this country's most successful RICO prosecutions and effectively crippling the criminal enterprise, Falco's engrossing narrative of the dangers of the biker underworld harkens back to Hunter S. Thompson's classic Hell's Angels, vividly recounting a life undercover.

Kamikaze Biker
Kamikaze Biker

Author: Ikuya Sato

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1998-06-20

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780226735283

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In this firsthand account of high-risk car and motorcycle racing in Japan, Ikuya Sato shows how affluence and consumerism have spawned various experimental and deviant life-styles among youth. Kamikaze Biker offers an intriguing look at a form of delinquency in a country traditionally thought to be devoid of social problems. "Ikuya Sato's Kamikaze Biker is an exceptionally fine ethnographic analysis of a recurrent form of Japanese collective youth deviance. . . . Sato has contributed a work of value to a wide range of scholarly audiences."—Jack Katz, Contemporary Sociology "A must for anyone interested in Japan, juvenile delinquency and/or youth behavior in general, or the impact of affluence on society."—Choice "The volume provides a sophisticated . . . discussion of changes happening in Japanese society in the early 1980s. As such, it serves as a window on the 1990s and beyond."—Ross Mouer, Asian Studies Review "Kamikaze Biker is a superlative study, one that might help liberate American social science from the simplistic notion that behavior not directly contributing to economic productivity should be summarily dismissed as 'dangerous' and 'deviant.' "—Los Angeles Times Book Review

The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders

Author: Danny Lyon

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781597112642

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First published in 1968, The Bikeriders explores firsthand the stories and characters of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club. The journal-size title features original black-and-white photographs and transcribed interviews made from 1963 to 1967, when Danny Lyon was a member of the Outlaws gang. Authentic, personal, and uncompromising, Lyon's depiction of individuals on the outskirts of society offers a gritty yet humanistic view that subverts the commercialized image of Americana. Akin to the documentary style of 1960s-era New Journalism, made famous by writers such as Joan Didion, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe, Lyon's work, like theirs, demonstrates humanitarian interests, advocacy, and "saturation reporting." The importance of his work and our interest in the subject is reinforced by Lyon's immersion in his subject.

Biker George Real Life Biker Stories (BLACK & WHITE VERSION)
Biker George Real Life Biker Stories (BLACK & WHITE VERSION)

Author: Dano Janowski

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-08

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13:

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THIS IS THE BLACK AND WHITE VERSION of Biker George Real Life Biker Stories: True Tales & Testimonies that is available in paperback. There is also FULL COLOR editions available in paperback and Kindle. The whole reason for Biker George Real Life Biker Stories: True Tales & Testimonies is for everyone to see that God can save anyone. There is no sin so bad that God won't forgive you! Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved! The fact that I am a biker doesn't make me a different kinda Christian. But the fact that I'm a Christian does make me a different kinda biker. Biker George ★ REAL LIFE BIKER STORIES ★ LIST OF BIKER CHURCHES IN 50 STATES ★ ENCOURAGING SCRIPTURES + MORE! Here's what people are saying... ★ I highly recommend this! Loaded with testimonies from many who have experienced the life-changing effects of meeting Jesus Christ. Marty Dunkerly, Senior Pastor Set Free Church & Intl President of HSMM ★This book shows you can have victories over these obstacles through Jesus Christ. Billy Gowan, Senior Pastor Life Church of Monroe ★ I recommend this Book & Dano as THE REAL DEAL! Lover of Jesus & Lover of people. Tony Caruso, Served as Hospice Chaplain, Pastor, & Missionary for 40 + yrs ★ Dano has the joy of the Lord & this project is a huge blessing to people, not only those in the biker scene. Pontus J. Back, The Rockin' Rev. ★ Reading that we are not alone in the challenges we face, make these testimonies very valuable for all readers. RideOn, Haemmer, European President of Ambassadors for Jesus Christ MM ★ Biker George makes the Gospel real. Senior Pastor Mikey Seay, Biker Church USA - Columbia ★ If you like to ride & love Jesus, you can't miss with this newest Biker George book. Bro Franko, Biker Bible Institute, Biker Church USA, Biker TV + ★ Dano has a God-given passion for reaching the biker culture with the Gospel. Frank Rasenberger, Pastor Lutheran Church of Australia ★ These stories embrace the fact that Jesus can save anyone, that includes you. W. Scott Creasy, Senior Pastor Crossroads Chapel & International Chaplain of HSMM

Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels

Author: Hunter S. Thompson

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0307826619

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Gonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels—Hell’s Angels, that is—in this short work of nonfiction. “California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big Sur. . . The Menace is loose again.” Thus begins Hunter S. Thompson’s vivid account of his experiences with California’s most notorious motorcycle gang, the Hell’s Angels. In the mid-1960s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial Angels, cycling up and down the coast, reveling in the anarchic spirit of their clan, and, as befits their name, raising hell. His book successfully captures a singular moment in American history, when the biker lifestyle was first defined, and when such countercultural movements were electrifying and horrifying America. Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, writes with his usual bravado, energy, and brutal honesty, and with a nuanced and incisive eye; as The New Yorker pointed out, “For all its uninhibited and sardonic humor, Thompson’s book is a thoughtful piece of work.” As illuminating now as when originally published in 1967, Hell’s Angels is a gripping portrait, and the best account we have of the truth behind an American legend.

One Percenter
One Percenter

Author: Dave Nichols

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2010-05-08

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780760338292

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One Percenter: The Legend of the Outlaw Biker illuminates the origins of the rebel mentality in America, from the annals of human history all the way to today's motorcycle clubs.

You Gotta Be Dirty
You Gotta Be Dirty

Author: Michael Grogan

Publisher:

Published: 2016-08-30

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780692774366

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In August 1964, a disheveled band of motorcyclists mysteriously appeared in Milwaukee. Over the course of the next decade, the Outlaws Motorcycle Club (OMC) became synonymous with acts of intimidation and violence. In the ruthless world of renegade bikers, the OMC's Milwaukee chapter became known as the "Wrecking Crew." You Gotta Be Dirty: The Outlaws Motorcycle Club in & Around Wisconsin, examines the evolution of outlaw motorcycle clubs in the United States. From 1947 - the early 1960s, the influence of rogue riders - the one-percent of motorcyclists living outside the law - spread from the west coast and in to America's heartland. In Wisconsin, investigators linked members of the Outlaws to at least eleven murders. Four of the innocent persons killed were women and two were elderly. Three children also lost their lives: A fifteen-year-old boy was killed by an explosive device; an infant perished in an arson fire; and a ten-year-old boy was executed vis-a-vis a gunshot to the head. During the tumultuous 1990s, the Outlaws orchestrated a guerrilla-style offensive in a quest to beat back the expansion of the world's largest one-percent motorcycle club - the Hells Angels (HAMC). During this period, the HAMC began courting the Hell's Henchmen Motorcycle Club, a group with chapters in Chicago, Rockford, and South Bend, Indiana. The Hells Angels' bold move into northern Illinois touched-off a seven-year conflict that was exacerbated by beatings, bombings, and shootings. "As a former outlaw biker investigator," wrote author and retired Milwaukee Police Department Detective Larry Powalisz, "I participated in the investigations of several of the incidents documented in this well-researched book. This history of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club shines a bright light on the one-percent motorcycle subculture.""

Outlaw
Outlaw

Author: George Christie

Publisher: Kate Pereira

Published: 2021-12-26

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13:

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Former president of the Hells Angels, George Christie shares entertaining stories of his time in the club.

Riding on the Edge
Riding on the Edge

Author: John Hall

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9780760332764

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The story, outrageous but true, of John Hall, a Harley-riding hell raiser who founded the Pagans, a club the FBI called "the most violent criminal organization in America."