Slim: An Australian Biker's Tale of Sex & Drugs, Cops & Violence

· Allen & Unwin
2.9
9 reviews
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288
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MEET SLIM.

He bought his first motorcycle, a Bridgestone 175 cc, at age sixteen in 1968. Since then, he's been in and out of trouble (mainly in) and experienced the thrills and perils of riding on the highway.

He's been a guest inside some of Australia's toughest jails where he learned a lifetime's worth of human behaviour and handy life skills, such as how not to do an armed hold-up.

Never one to shy from a punch or retreat from a fight, Slim is as tough as they come. If something's worth doing, it's worth overdoing. He sees no point in fearing the unknown, whether it be cops, brothers or betrayers.

Slim's first-hand account takes you into the world of bikers' clubs: built around motorcycles and the men who ride.

And the moral of the story?

Just a life lived on Slim's terms, through fists and boots, but always with an unswerving loyalty to the international brotherhood.

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2.9
9 reviews
A Google user
June 3, 2012
Colin Flaherty received numerous accolades for his work in mainstream journalism, and now conducts a weekly radio program with his brother in which they view politics from a left-right divide. In addition, Colin just wrote a book that is not about its seeming topic. From first glance, this book would appear to be about race riots, and while it documents them well, the real purpose of this book is to ask Americans what’s wrong with us. Why can’t we talk honestly about this situation, why can’t we talk honestly about race, and why does our media avoid mention of necessary facts? Flaherty works his magic by creating a fact pattern out of many disparate news articles, which he then compares to YouTube footage of the event, showing us what actually happened. As this is an e-book, you can follow the links yourself, which is what this book challenges you to do. He does not ever stray into racism — at all. He does not blame African-Americans, or anyone else, for this spate of black on women, homosexuals, Asians and whites. He simply points out that it is occurring and that it upsets all Americans and weakens our faith in our media, who are brushing it under the rug. Writing in clear and sometimes sarcastic prose, Flaherty speaks from his strength, which is understanding media. He links together abundant citations, all from mainstream media and many from African-American media, in order to illustrate his point.
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Violet Wells
January 6, 2015
I dont understand if u didnt like slim's book why take the time to rate it ? Slim is just telling a story that is his to tell I enjoyed the read and the way slim took us into a lifestyle that most of us can only imagine and judge based on the media so heres a cheers to slim
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Keith Kellam
May 21, 2013
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About the author

Slim Spires was born in England and moved to Australia with his family when he was eight. He has worked in a bank, as a psychiatric nurse, owned a motorcycle accessories shop and worked as a cook. He has done three short prison stints. Slim lives in Melbourne.

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