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Author: Donald Charles Davis   

Summary: In 2008, Donald Charles Davis, as The Aging Rebel, began writing news reports, essays and reviews aimed at an audience of motorcycle outlaws. The 50 selections in this book were originally published on the web at www.agingrebel.com. Readers have described the site as “William Saroyan meets Hunter Thompson.” “What sets this site apart from everything else out there,” one fan wrote, “is the amazing literary coverage (journalism in probably its finest form) of the most riveting real-life story lines imaginable in this age of the celebration of the vapid and irrelevant. Rebel’s writing makes me laugh at what’s not funny. The work is a real contribution to the efforts of Western literature in general, and a celebration of true Americana. It’s uplifting, unifying and edifying at once, and appropriately hilarious.”

Author: Donald Charles Davis   

Summary: Out Bad is a true story about motorcycle outlaws and modern American police. It begins with the painstakingly assembled, never before told story of the murder of a Mongols Motorcycle Club member named Manuel Vincent “Hitman” Martin. Martin was shot off his motorcycle on the Glendale Freeway in Los Angeles about 2 a.m. on October 8, 2008. Initial reports alleged that Martin had been murdered by the Hells Angels and that he died as part of an ongoing, “furious feud” between the two groups. The truth behind the murder is much more interesting and disturbing than that. Martin died on the final day of a three-year-long, undercover investigation of the Mongols by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The ATF called it “Operation Black Rain.” Both Black Rain, and the federal prosecution that followed, were so cynically unfair and corrupt that some Mongols still believe that Martin was actually murdered by government agents. Together, the investigation and the prosecution probably cost $150 million. The initial press coverage of the case was manipulated by the ATF. News of the subsequent legal wrangling was virtually non-existent because the Department of Justice wanted to keep the case as secret as possible. Out Bad, draws on numerous public and confidential sources including numerous sources within the Mongols, the Hells Angels and the ATF to accurately reveal what really happened. Out Bad is a startling ride down a dark road nobody yet knows. Here’s your ticket. Climb on. There ain’t no seatbelt.

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Author: Max L Billington   

Summary: Enter the world of an outlaw motorcycle club from the point of view of Connor, a white collar man who goes from not owning a bike to joining an outlaw motorcycle club. Connor faces many challenges along the way in gaining full membership into the club and as he becomes more outlaw and less businessman, his life turns upside down.

Author: Robert Clay Norman   

Summary: Northern California, 1973. A group of young men in San Jose form a new motorcycle club. Vowing to remain together "until the wheels fall off," the Wheel Lords Motorcycle Club soon adopts the street chopper counterculture lifestyle as they ride and party with the Hells Angels and Unforgiven Sinners. Told from the perspective of one club member, "Until The Wheels Fall Off" is the story of California chopper riders in the 1970s, a time when young men joined motorcycle clubs to live the freedom of the open road. Ride along with Weasel, Satan, Bear, Rocky, Sleaze, The Kid, and others on their freewheeling journey into the world of bikes and brotherhood.

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Author: Tyrenna D Tolbert   

Summary: Who was the Kill and Go murderer in New York City? The streets are watching and Big Brother is nowhere around. Patience: Wrong time, wrong place. Riding her Hayabusa through Harlem, New York, she witnessed a possible murder. Will she confess to the police what she saw? Will she tell who she thought committed the murder? Will a confession prove to be fatal? Chin: Reckless and spiraling out of control. This usually composed and cunning hired assassin found his feelings growing fast and intense for Patience. Prior to Patience, he lived his life without emotional attachments. Now, Patience is becoming a problem. Will he have to eliminate her in order to stay a cold, calculated murderer? Diamond: Sexy and stunning. She was no stranger to men and brilliant at being a hustler. Her seductive ways won t assist her to pay back an enormous debt to Skillz. Diamond, regretful for her actions, couldn t fix the problem and may have made things worse. Her most recent phone call may affect the longevity of her life if Skillz learns who Diamond was speaking to. Bella: A charming motorcycle riding undercover cop who was dirty. She has her own agenda and some scores to settle. She has waited a long time for an opportunity to even things out. Don t let her pretty smile fool you. Her loyalty is to no one.

Author: Allan Lowson   

Summary: If you don’t believe in demons, if you don’t admit that your bike has a personality of its’ own, if you haven’t figured out that sometimes feces falls from the sky and hits that circular object hanging from the ceiling, don’t read these short stories. They might cause you mental transformation. Allan Lowson writes of another world-or-another time. He tells stories of the “Underhill”, a place where the living can meet with those of the past. He introduces us to shape shifting dogs, and shapely feminine objects of desire. Using old English colloquialisms, Allan offers us a collection of previously unpublished short stories celebrating magic and motorcycles. Ride along with him as Tinker falls for a witch, hazards a dysfunctional future. Encounters crop circles, and, loses his virginity one more time. Is it magic? That’s up to you.

Author: Bill Hayes   

Summary: Ever wonder how the Hells Angels got their name? Ever wonder about that little demonic critter on the Pagan’s patch? Ever wonder about the local one-percenter motorcycle club that hangs out at the corner bar? The One-Percenter Encyclopedia answers these questions and many more. Featuring concise entries that include information on founding chapters, founding dates, number of chapters, number of members, and club biography, this book covers all the major clubs—Hells Angels, Outlaws, Pagans, Mongols, Vagos—as well as lesser-known clubs from around the world.

Author: Alex Markman   

Summary: Messenger of Death, a novel by Alex Markman, takes the reader into the frightening and fascinating world of bikers turf wars and encounters with the law. Inspired by gang wars in Quebec, Canada, in the late 1990s, Messenger of Death follows the lifestyle of the fictitious gangsters of two biker gangs, the Devil's Knights and the Iron Ghosts. The Knights and the Ghosts illegal drug trade in a Canadian province expands to the point where they can t co-exist. In the terrifying drama of violence that follows, police and the criminal courts are helpless to stop the war. Although penetration of the gang by an informant is impossible, when the police corner Knight's hit man, Claude, he agrees to become a police informant. Spearheaded by a woman whose nephew was a victim of the bikers, the government adopts new laws, but victory over the gangs is short lived.

Author: Randall K Ball   

Summary: Some folks find their way to the bright white side of the tracks, but there’s a small percentage who run through the dark alleys of life. Even a smaller portion of those survive. Terry “the Tramp,” born in 1947 to a broken middle-class home in Alhambra, California, grew up with a violent chip on his shoulder. Terry became the international president of one of the most notorious one-percenter motorcycle clubs in southern California, the Vagos MC, and remained in office through upheaval, indictments, drugs, and gang wars for 26 years, until he was unceremoniously extricated. He is still a member after 42 years and never went to prison until 2010. This book takes the reader on a turbulent ride through Terry’s notorious life, each page sizzling with violent tales wrapped in a razor-sharp edge. Through it all, we come to learn what propelled this stout, unassuming man into a leadership role lasting over two decades.

Author: Ed Winterhalder   

Summary: 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 help of a very unlikely ally. Relying on an old friend who is an attorney, and new acquaintances from both sides of the law, Jake avoids capture while looking for a way to prove his innocence. At a biker rally in western Massachusetts, he gets lucky when a good looking pool shark, members of the notorious Skuldmen motorcycle club, and a Harley riding state trooper provide Jake with an opportunity to serve up a plate of justice, biker style.

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Authors: Iain Parke    Martin Robertson   

Summary: When loyalty to his bike club and his brothers has been Damage's life and route to wealth, what happens when business becomes serious and brother starts killing brother?

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Author: Tony Thompson   

Summary: An outlaw motorcycle club is a band of brothers like no other. Hidden away from mainstream society behind multiple layers of secrecy, mythology and a sophisticated campaign of misinformation that portrays them as nothing more than loveable rogues, the brutal truth about the biker world has long escaped public scrutiny. In reality, today's outlaw bikers are at the epicentre of a violent underworld subculture, enforced by a ruthless code of silence, and control a global criminal empire worth millions. Spanning the UK, Europe, America, Canada and Australia, OUTLAWS is a compelling, shocking and chilling story of how bikers are born and made, and how and why they die.

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Author: George Orwell   

Summary: Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life--the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language--and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written.

Author: Karen Katz   

Summary: The emergence of Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs which allegedly closely resemble Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs in their style of dress has created controversies within the law enforcement and outlaw biker communities. Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs represent a social response to the breakdown of the police subculture, specifically, the erosion of brotherhood, internal solidarity, and camaraderie within police departments. Police officers who shared a passion for riding motorcycles created their own unique hybrid subculture in order to restore a sense of brotherhood and belonging among themselves. The salient features of the subculture are brotherhood, the wearing of colours with the 3-piece back patch, and riding Harley Davidson motorcycles in group formation. These features hold symbolic meanings for the club members and serve important functions within the subculture. Through motorcycling, Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs provide their members with meaningful social participation and interpersonal relations, which re-establishes meaning and a sense of purpose in their lives.

Author: Evan Davis   

Summary: When a Devil's Children motorcycle gang member is found blown away on a deserted country road outside Tampa, Florida, divorced alcoholic Detective Derek Oates figures it's either road rage or gang related. As the murders continue, however, it becomes clear that all bikers are potential targets. To find and stop the killer, Derek embarks on an alcohol-fueled odyssey filled with dive bars, ultra-violence and memorable characters that brings him face-to-face with Man's diabolical evil and, ultimately, his own destiny.

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Author: Jesse James   

Summary: Jesse James has led a violent life. He has survived lower depths, faced harder times, and beaten down more private demons than most—and lived to tell his story with honesty, introspection, and humility. His story is raw, real, and comes straight from the heart. He’s tough as nails and riding hard through life, with plenty of wisdom to share about taking a hit and coming back up. In American Outlaw, Jesse reveals all: from his volatile upbringing and troubled relationship with his father to his wild days of car thieving and juvenile detention; from knocking heads as a rock 'n’ roll bodyguard to his destructive drinking and barroom brawling; from building an empire from the ground up with his own two hands to marriages marked with both happiness and gut-wrenching pain; from living inside the hottest level of paparazzi hell to rehab and making peace with his past. This is the self-portrait of a flawed but determined everyman: rebel, outlaw, gear head, artist, entrepreneur, lost son, and fiercely committed father. Jesse James is everything you imagined him to be—and more than you ever expected.

Author: Neal Hall   

Summary: Michael Plante, a low-level Hells Angels dog's body in Vancouver, is arrested for extortion in 2003. Coincidentally, police intercept a boat carrying cocaine from Colombia to Vancouver, a shipment arranged by the East End chapter of Vancouver's Hells Angels. The cops need to send someone inside to gather evidence that can be used to arrest and convict the gang. Plante does not want to go to jail. He cuts a deal, and so begins a descent into the nightmare of going undercover in the Hells Angels. The stakes are high. The East End chapter of the Hells Angels is one of the richest in the world. The cops need clear and substantial evidence that will hold up in court to convict four prominent members of the East End chapter-Ronaldo Lising, Randy Potts, John Virgil Punko, and Jean Joseph Violette-on weapons charges and extortion, and of committing crimes in association with, or for the benefit of, a criminal organization. Plante is guaranteed $500,000 for his role in Project E-Pandora, plus another $500,000 at the conclusion of the trials. When he signs the agreement, he says he was signing his death warrant. The police investigation takes two years at a cost of $10 million. In June 2005, the police begin rounding up bikers and their associates, raiding clubhouses in east Vancouver and Kelowna, carting away boxes of material, computers and even the Hells Angels' most prized possessions-leather vests emblazoned with the Hells Angels patches. Plante soon learns how slowly the justice system moves as it prepares to prosecute the Hells Angels members arrested. The high-profile and highly paid defence lawyers win applications to sever the indictment into a number of trials, meaning that Plante will face months on the witness stand under heavy grilling as the defence teams try to discredit him, accusing him of committing illegal activity such as drug dealing and transporting illegal weapons. Much is riding on the trials: Plante's life and livelihood; the test of the federal government's legislation on gangsterism that could dismantle the Hells Angels; and the freedom of the accused--all high-ranking and enormously wealthy Hells Angels. The judge's final ruling shocks the court. Hell to Pay is true crime reading at its best as it evokes the criminal underworld through the eyes of a biker who wanted his freedom but lives in constant fear of being found by those he put behind bars.

Author: Paul Jamiol   

Summary: Paul Jamiol, an avid motorcyclist, has been cartooning and illustrating for the past 40 plus years. He has been recognized for his work locally, nationally and internationally. His cartoons and illustrations have been featured in various magazines and newspapers. BIKERS are ANIMALS 2 - The Rest of the Crew by Paul Jamiol is the second in a series of children's books that brings young readers into a world of animals that love to ride their motorcycles. In the first book, the author introduced his cartoon animals on "cool" motorcycles to show children and parents that motorcycle riding is fun and that those involved in motorcycling are intelligent and caring. The Rest of the Crew takes children further into that world with all new colorful characters, new bikes and new stories. Jamiol's cartoon motorcycle world embraces a child's imagination and works to expand that imagination in a fun and entertaining way.

Author: Paul Jamiol   

Summary: "BIKERS are ANIMALS - A Children's Book on Motorcycling" by Paul Jamiol is a unique and fun way to introduce young readers to the world of motorcycling. Using a menagerie of cartoon animals in motorcycle dress and riding "cool" motorcycles, the author shows children and parents alike that motorcycle riding is fun and that motorcyclists are intelligent, appealing, hardworking, independent and family-oriented individuals. They are concerned with helping others and working together regardless of who or what they are. The characters in this riding adventure speak to the child by what they do. Their brief little stories tell of what they love, and how motorcycles and riding enhance their lives and their relationships. The emphasis is on safety, working together and caring about yourself, others and your motorcycle. The animals are of different species and get along well, mirroring the human experience of understanding that the differences in people makes us all a little better. Some of the animals are large and some are small but their pride in what they do is evident. Each character has his/her own individual look and their own individual motorcycle. They ride, form clubs for fun, build motorcycles, and enjoy different rides for different reasons. The author refused to talk down to kids with this book. He uses motorcycling terms and descriptions all through the book. He tries to show the odd humorous side of each animal in both drawings and text. Each has a name as unique as who they are. There is a Motorcycling Tips page for kids from the Bikers are Animals Safety Team. Towards the end of the book, at the Bikers are Animals Garage, there is even a special section with line drawings of several characters. Here, the parent can photocopy the page for the child and give them a chance to use their creativity by coloring them in for themselves. Many in public view motorcyclists as big burly animals who care about nothing but themselves. In reality,it just ain't so. Jamiol's book shows both the parent and child that motorcycling is fun and that you absolutely cannot judge a person by who they are or what they look like.

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Author: Jerry Langton   

Summary: Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire Ned Aiken was set up for a quiet life. After falling into the biker world almost by accident, rising through the ranks of a major motorcycle gang and eventually betraying them to the FBI in return for indemnity and witness protection, Ned chafes at his boring mailroom job and the cheap apartment where the Feds make him live. Babysat by a slovenly field agent, insulted and bullied by the bosses he hates, the corporate culture at the bottom of the ladder doesn’t suit the innocent-looking twenty-something used to commanding the respect of thugs and living the free-wheeling lifestyle of a drug dealer. Cornered into a delivery job by some sketchy co-workers, Ned soon finds himself neck-deep with the Russian mafia. Sophisticated, violent, and possessing a code of honor that doesn’t always translate to their North American associates, these are a class of criminal for whom borders and restraint are merely minor problems to be overcome. Aiken, grateful for the money and restrain are merely minor problems to be overcome. Aiken, grateful for the money and addicted to the excitement, find that juggling his FBI handler and avoiding the Sons of Satan who want him dead prove to be more difficult than he initially thought. Especially as his usefulness to the Russians and his responsibilities—and personal risk—grow. This time focusing on the true-to-life operations of the Russian mafia, their culture and incredible sphere of power and influence, bestselling author Jerry Langton takes readers deep into the inner workings of their criminal empire. You won’t find their names in any newspapers or magazines, but you will understand how—and why—the Russian mob has become one of the most powerful forces in the international underworld.

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Author: Dave Ebert   

Summary: Bikers is a fast paced story that begins in the pre-pubescent times of the main character 'Clutch'. Back in the 60's and 70's, they called him Step and Fetch. As the little brother of a patch holder,he idolized his brother. He emulated him when ever possible.He Grew up with the club. He knew he would also carry that same patch. Dave does a good job of holding your attention from the first pages as he takes Clutch from hang around to patch holder; from his first love to his only love,from his first puppy to his first child. He shows us a brotherhood that loves and respects each other. He gives us his fictional account of life within a motorcycle club, and the bond that is forged with that commitment. You will enjoy this novel from beginning to end. This book will make you feel good.

Author: Jade Cameron   

Summary: Book II of the Freedom Rider Trilogy will take you back in time when Marcus and Pablo were in their younger years, and how their Uncle George influenced them into becoming respectable young men. You will become familiar with the rebels of Riders of Reason Motorcycle Club, and engage yourself within their illegal dealings. As you undertake the roles of these criminals, you will become aware of what Marcus and Pablo endured over the years, and what they were forced to do for the safety of the family. Was their father involved in the illegal acts of the club? This question and more will keep you guessing, while being manipulated along the torturous highway-to the unknown.

Author: Christina Shook   

Summary: This collection of images and stories is a fascinating and intimate dive into the lifestyle of women motorcyclists. The young, the old, the beautiful and the ugly, the tough and the delicate, the wild the sensible, brave and gentle, the factory worker and the corporate leader - united in the spirit of motorcycling. In these pages you'll find insight into how these women face risk and how they thrill to speed. They find beauty amidst grease and wind. They form sister hoods of like-minded women from outlaw style clubs to christian riders. Here you'll hear tales of adventure and journey. You're invited for an up close stare at the amazing women who ride. They are both ordinary and extraordinary.

Authors: Edward Winterhalder    Will De Clercq   

Summary: 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 motorcycles were sold in the United States in 2008. Of that impressive number more than 100,000 were sold to women. While each woman featured in this book is unique and extraordinary in her own right, there are, not surprisingly, certain attributes they all have in common. In addition to being avowed motorcycle riders they live to ride and ride to live they are successful, intelligent, freethinking, adventurous, creative, inspiring, and tenacious. They are women who have followed their dreams and dared to live life on their own terms. All are survivors who boldly took on challenges that many of us men or women would find daunting. Some of them came by their success easily, others by triumphing over adversity. Despite their common traits, most are as different as night and day. Some are introverted, others extroverted; some are family oriented, others are loners. They ll be the first to admit, however, that without their Harleys, they would not be who they are today. Their beloved motorcycles are what defines them and what sets them apart from their nonriding sisters.

Author: Scooter Grubb   

Summary: Sturgis is not only the biggest motorcycle event, it’s also the oldest. The year 2010 marks the 70th anniversary of this uniquely American event. The Sturgis 70th Anniversary book captures both the history of Sturgis past, and the energy and electricity that is Sturgis now. The Black Hills are even older than Sturgis. The History section starts with the hills, the earliest inhabitants, and then describes how a camp out in the back yard of the local Indian Motorcycle dealer grew into an event that attracts upwards of half a million motorcycle riders. More than just a biker party, Sturgis includes hundreds of events within the event. This photo-intensive section includes images from the numerous bike shows and concerts The heart of Sturgis is Main Street. Another photo intensive section, these images highlight the best tattoos, the sexiest bar tenders and the energy that makes Main Street a must-see. What makes Sturgis the ideal place for a biker bash is the Riding - the two lane highways that twist and turn through the Black Hills and across the rolling prairie. Maps, photos and first-person stories, give both old and new riders someplace to go. Having fun while staying out of trouble is easier with a Sturgis Survival Guide. This section includes tips on everything from riding in a pack to a list of emergency phone numbers.