Keith Zimmerman Books

"Much more than just a rock autobiography, this book is an oral history of punk : at once angry, witty, honest, poignant and crackling with energy. Malcolm McLaren, Sid Vicious, Chrissie Hynde, Billy Idol, Britain in the late seventies, the Pistol's explosion onto the moribund music scene and their implosion under the pressures of superstardom - all these and more are dissected with Lydon's scalpel-sharp pen, in perhaps the best book ever written about music and youth culture, by one of its notorious figures." - back cover.

The autobiography of the lead singer of the Sex Pistols, pioneers of punk rock in the 1970s. Johnny Rotten, born John Lydon, tells of his childhood and the early days of punk - through to the band's final days. It is his own story and that of friends, including Billy Idol and Chrissie Hynde.

Sonny Barger is the Hells Angel of all Hells Angels, the motorcycle club which has been the scourge of America for over forty years. Sonny was their de facto leader for much of that time, the man who Hunter S. Thompson immortalised in his 1965 classic Hells Angels, noting Barger is nothing short of Winston Churchill when it come to leading people. He's been called an American legend and he's feared and revered by people on both sides of the law. From the club's formation in the 1940s to the height of their notoriety twenty years later, from Sonny's first hand account of what really happened with the Rolling Stones at Altamont to his periods of imprisonment, from his fights with rival gangs and the police to his own battle with cancer, Hell's Angel sets the record straight. Sonny Barger has ridden with the Angels for 40 years, obeying no law but that of the HAMC. For the first time, this is his own - and their own - story.

Set within the confines of San Quentin State Prison, this narrative chronicles the establishment of a groundbreaking creative writing class. It explores the transformative experiences of the inmates, highlighting their struggles, inspirations, and paths to redemption. Through the lens of their stories, the authors reveal the power of creativity and self-expression in overcoming adversity and fostering hope among those often marginalized by society.

1. vydání Život a doba Sonnyho Bargera a motocyklového klubu Pekelných andělů. Jediná autorizovaná, autentická kniha o motocyklovém klubu Hell’s Angels od zakládajícího člena, Sonnyho Bargera, který přichází s novým pohledem. PEKELNÝ ANDĚL, nás zavede do fascinujícího tajemného světa známého motocyklového klubu Hell’s Angels. Sonny Barger zde podrobně líčí vznik původních oaklandských Pekelných andělů a čtyři bouřlivé dekády, které následovaly. PEKELNÝ ANDĚL také zachycuje, jak převratně „andělé“ změnili vzhled motocyklů Harley-Davidson a jak založili celosvětové bratrstvo motorkářů – inspiraci pro všechny lidi světa, kteří hledají svobodu. Desítky fotografií, včetně mnoha ze soukromých archivů a od významných fotografů, poskytují obrazovou dokumentaci k této neobyčejné knize. PEKELNÝ ANDĚL není jen příběhem o motorkách, nejrůznějších postavičkách a vzrušení z rychlé jízdy. Je to obsáhlý příběh člověka postaveného mimo zákon, příběh oddanosti i zrady, subkultury i bratrství, a opravdové ceny svobody.