From the Inside: Chopper 1
From the Inside: Chopper 1

Author: Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read

Publisher: Momentum

Published: 2012-02-15

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1743340001

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The book that inspired Channel Nine's Underbelly: Chopper From streetfighter to standover man, gunman to underworld executioner, Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read was earmarked for death a dozen times but somehow lived to tell the tale. This is it. Chopper: From The Inside became a best-seller on its release in 1991, spawning a series of books that have today sold over 500,000 copies around the world. Chopper also inspired an acclaimed feature film, countless art and stage shows and, in 2018, the major Channel Nine TV series Underbelly: Chopper. From The Inside is the first shot in the Chopper canon - written from his gaol cell and laced with the brutal humour that made this Australian crime commando a true legend of the underworld.

Chopper, from the Inside
Chopper, from the Inside

Author: Mark Brandon Read

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780646065434

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The life story of one of the most feared men in Australia, based on more than 300 letters he wrote to investigative journalist John Silvester from the top security H division in Pentridge Prison. Includes his views on prison life, the Walsh and Russell Streets incidents and a 'who's who' in the criminal world. The sequel is 'Chopper 2'.

From the Inside
From the Inside

Author: Mark Brandon Read

Publisher: Pan

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 9781742613383

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"Apart from Irish whiskey, good cigars, Pontiac motor cars, and a pistol grip baby .410 shotgun with solid load shells, what I love the most is kidnapping smartarse gangsters and taking their money. To the human filth I have bashed, belted, iron barred, axed, shot, stabbed, knee capped, set on fire and driven to their graves, I can only quote from the motto of the French Foreign Legion, 'Je Ne Regrette Rien'...I REGRET NOTHING." Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read is the son of a strict Seventh Day Adventist mother and a shell-shocked former soldier who slept with a loaded gun at his side. Bullied at school, he grew up dreaming of revenge ('there are none so merciless as those who have been shown no mercy', as he later noted). He became a criminal legend who terrorized drug dealers, pimps, thieves and armed robbers on the streets and in jail - but boasts he never hurt an innocent member of the public. This first volume of Chopper's memoirs, written from inside jail and laced with his trademark brutal humour, tells the story of his early life of crime - from streetfighter to standover man, gunman to long-term prisoner - and launched his career as a bestselling author.

One Thing Led to Another
One Thing Led to Another

Author: Mark Read

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1466825375

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Never get too close to anyone, because you might have to kill them. Meet Mark "Chopper" Read. You think you know him. His books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in Australia. He's been the subject of an internationally successful film. His one-man shows have toured Australia to sell-out crowds. He's the most recognisable criminal brand name in Australia. But the truth is, you don't know him at all. Toe-cutter. Blowtorch aficionado. Killer. Husband. Father. Children's author. Stand-up comedian. The real Chopper has been an enigma – until now, that is. This is the definitive Chopper story. From his strange, tortured childhood, to the formative years as a young gang member and developing criminal, to his decades in and out of prison in Victoria and Tasmania, to his friends and enemies, and his crimes and punishments, this book gives us the true stories that lie behind the Chopper myths, as well as the stories he's never revealed before.

The Real Chopper
The Real Chopper

Author: Adam Shand

Publisher: Penguin Group Australia

Published: 2014-09-24

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1743484712

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Criminal, murderer, raconteur, author . . . mythmaker? Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read is undoubtedly Australia's best-known criminal. Author of many bestselling books about the underworld he inhabited, and subject of a smash-hit film, his story has become part of the country's culture. And Read certainly knew how to spin a yarn. Adam Shand – bestselling author of Big Shots: Carl Williams and the Gangland Murders – disentangles the persona of 'Chopper' from Mark Read, the man. Chopper took over Read's life, made him famous but then refused to let him go. From Read's religious upbringing and youthful escapades to his 23 years in jail and later careers in the spotlight, Shand delves into Read's life to reveal the truth for the first time. With unparalleled access to lovers, friends and enemies, Shand learns that 'Uncle Chop Chop', Australia's favourite stand-over man, was much more than the 'earless monster' he created.

Inside the President's Helicopter
Inside the President's Helicopter

Author: Gene T. Boyer

Publisher: Cable Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781934980903

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As a Skywitness to History, helicopter pilot LTC Gene T. Boyer flew tours of duty in Korea and Vietnam before joining the Executive Flight Detachment, gradually working his way up to the White House Senior Pilot position during the LBJ, Nixon, and Ford administrations.

Choppers
Choppers

Author: Mike Seate

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9780760323281

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Strip it of anything not needed for speed, power, and striking looks, then drape it in rich colors and chromeQand suddenly a motorcycle becomes a chopper. What was once considered an outlaw ride has now become a luxury item and a mainstream obsession. "Choppers: Heavy Metal Art" explores the many styles of choppers and bobbers and the builders behind them. 0-7603-2053-5$40.00 / MBI Publishing

Chopper 4
Chopper 4

Author: Mark Brandon Read

Publisher: Blake Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781844540310

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In this the fourth installment of his prison memoirs, self-confessed vigilante and killer Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read reveals all about life inside from fist-fighting to fan mail, from gun law to gang welfare, from prison screws to prison food. Nothing escapes his razor-sharp observations and humor in the book so scandalous that prison authorities tried to ban it.

My Dad Rides a Chopper
My Dad Rides a Chopper

Author: Curtwood Bixson

Publisher: Bixson Publishing

Published: 2016-09-14

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780995274006

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Wyatt's Dad builds a custom motorcycle in the backyard shop utilizing all his tools and equipment. Good friends pitch in and a party is held for the unveiling of the finished Chopper... A real showstopper! A look into the motorcycle enthusiast lifestyle and the specific components used to build a great oldschool ride!