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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN num: 9780312320218
ISBN number: 0312320213
Label: St. Martin's Griffin
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: December 17, 2003
Publishing house: St. Martin's Griffin
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Studio: St. Martin's Griffin
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From the streets of Brooklyn to the set of Oz. From Hells Angel to celebrity bodyguard. The revealing autobiography of an American man.
Chuck Zito comes by his reputation honestly as one of the toughest, most uncompromising men ever to sit astride a Harley. Now, with tales both hilarious and chilling, violent and truthful, Zito tell his life story in his own words.
From growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn and the Bronx, where fighting was a way of life, to becoming president of the New York chapter of the Hells Angels, the wild and crazy life of protecting some of the world's biggest celebrities, Zito might be seen as a latter-day outlaw, the last of a dying breed of men. But throughout his tempestuous days, one thing defined him: his unfailing sense of justice, of what's really right and what's really wrong. That's how Zito found himself facing his biggest challenge: refusing to cooperate with a federal investigation into his brothers, the Hells Angels, and in the process losing the very thing he cherished most-his freedom.
Zito's astonishing recovery from this experience, and the unique kind of stardom he forged based on hard work and sheer will, is a testament to his courage, his ambition, and his indomitable heart-a testament now recorded unflinchingly in Street Justice.
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I bought this book for my husband who loves Harleys but ended up reading it and developing an interest in bikes. It was very entertaining and gives a very good insight into the bikers' world and their interractions with the police.
I recommend it for all young men interested in bikes.
Chidi Asika-Enahoro
Speaker, Trainer & Author of
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Read the title, look at the cover, what do you expect but a fanciful bunch of stories told by a guy who would rather spend time with ning nongs than his own wife and offspring. Yet it is entertaining and worth a read if your interested. I suggest if you want to learn about the Hells Angels get something that is closer to the truth, Chuck states in this book that the "gang" wasnt selling drugs and that it was only certain indivuals, if you have any sort of passing interest in this gang you will likely know the truth regarding the Hells Angels and drug distribution from the 60's on, Chuck Zito must think we are all idiots.
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Chuck has managed to lead an interesting life for a guy whose only real claim to fame is that he efficiently beats up everyone who looks at him cross-eyed. He has made the most out of that. The way the facts are presented, along with the folksy writing style, really lends some believability to the story. So many stories like this are too filled with false bravado to be tolerable. I don't think that of this book.
Of course, it has cost him as well. He goes through great lengths talking about how jail/prison is not a great place to be, and is emphatic about the importance of not even getting arrested, for it sets you down a bad road.
Well, that does make a lot of sense to smart people, especially those with things to lose.
Yet in many places throughout the book, Chuck basically says in so many words that it would be wrong, if someone cuts you off in traffic, for example, to NOT chase him down, yank him out of the car, and pound his face into hamburger.
Well, that does present a dilemma, doesn't it? I am a little confused as to how Chuck really feels, especially given that his "solutions" are a little impractical, and he has to know it. In my neck of the woods, you'd get shot before you could take a swing. Times have changed a lot since we were kids, unfortunately.
He talks about a potential TV series where he goes around settling disputes a la a mobile Judge Judy but with an edge. Imagine the undereducated Zito riding around on his hog, flying the Winged Death's Head, handling complicated legal matters, sometimes by collapsing tracheas or popping eyeballs.
If this show comes off, I'll admit that I will be watching!! If it happens, make sure you read his book very first so you'll know what it's all about.
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Chuck Zito is a long time Hells Angel, bodyguard to celebrities and an actor who plays tough guy roles. The content in this is more or less Zito talking about his love of motorcycles, boxing, martial arts, life in the Hells Angels, his work as a bodyguard to various celebrities and his stint in prison, including a humorous recollection of being detained in a Japanese prison while awaiting extradition to face charges back in the states. Besides that LOTS of recollections of street and bar fights.
Zito is a bit annoying because on one hand he name drops all the high end celebrities he rubs elbows with and obviously has a huge ego but yet he constantly tries to drive home how he is such a humble, blue collar, down to earth guy. Overall not a great read or anything but it was entertaining enough I suppose.
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really enjoyed reading Chuck's views on the different things he has seen and delt with in his life. some spots kind of drag on, but over-all I felt the book was really good.
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