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Rusty Gun
Noel Razor Smith
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Description for Rusty Gun
Paperback. As a gun-wielding bank robber, the author was top of the criminal tree. But he'd also spent the greater part of his adult life in prison, an environment where respect and basic survival were guaranteed only to those prepared to use the most brutal violence. 0This book describes how he came to realize that the game wasn't worth the candle. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
As a gun-wielding bank robber, Noel 'Razor' Smith was top of the criminal tree, enjoying the excitement and benefits of a dangerous and adrenalin-filled career. But he'd also spent the greater part of his adult life in prison, an environment where respect and basic survival were guaranteed only to those prepared to use the most brutal violence. In his new book, Smith takes the story on from his highly acclaimed memoir A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun, and describes how he came to realize that the game wasn't worth the candle. In his mid-forties he applied to enter ... Read more
As a gun-wielding bank robber, Noel 'Razor' Smith was top of the criminal tree, enjoying the excitement and benefits of a dangerous and adrenalin-filled career. But he'd also spent the greater part of his adult life in prison, an environment where respect and basic survival were guaranteed only to those prepared to use the most brutal violence. In his new book, Smith takes the story on from his highly acclaimed memoir A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun, and describes how he came to realize that the game wasn't worth the candle. In his mid-forties he applied to enter ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141019529
SKU
V9780141019529
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Ref
99-2
About Noel Razor Smith
Noel 'Razor' Smith was born in London in 1960. He has fifty-eight criminal convictions and has spent the greater portion of his adult life in prison. Whilst in prison he taught himself to read and write, gained an Honours Diploma from The London School of Journalism and an A-Level in Law. He has been awarded a number of Koestler awards ... Read more
Reviews for Rusty Gun
I can't put it down. Smith's accounts of life beyond the windowless walls [of prison] ... are chilling beyond belief
Mark Ellen
Word
It's saddening, angering and informative stuff
Metro
Provocative, funny and thoughtful
Observer
A unique insight into how someone goes about changing the vile and destructive habits of a lifetime. A ... Read more
Mark Ellen
Word
It's saddening, angering and informative stuff
Metro
Provocative, funny and thoughtful
Observer
A unique insight into how someone goes about changing the vile and destructive habits of a lifetime. A ... Read more