Life of Evel

Evel Knievel

Stuart Barker

St. Martin's Press

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He's in the Guinness Book of Records for the most broken bones in a single year. He claimed to have slept with more than 2,000 women. He battled alcoholism and gambling addictions, was jailed for attacking a colleague with a baseball bat, and blew an estimated $60 million fortune. And he became a superstar for repeatedly staring death in the face with his headline-grabbing stunts on his flying motorbike. Evel Knievel was the last great gladiator, an extraordinary thrill-seeker with an even more extraordinary life that endeared him to millions.

A searching and at times harrowing re-appraisal of the life of Evel Knievel, Stuart Barker's definitive biography captures the superstar status that Knievel held and also examines the originator of Xtreme sports--a man whose love of gambling, women and drinking, ensure his legend will live forever. Through meticulous reporting and interviews, Barker penetrates the legends to divulge the complete story of one of the most compelling Americans ever.

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Stuart Barker

STUART BARKER, a lifelong motor racing fan, worked at Motor Cycle News, first as a news reporter then as a feature writer and road tester. After four years, he became a freelance writer and has been published in many magazines including FHM, Superbike, Two Wheels Only and Biker. He lives in Scotland.

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Life of Evel
Evel Knievel
Stuart Barker

Hardcover

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St. Martin's Press
November 2008
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780312547356
ISBN10: 0312547358
6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches, 336 pages, Plus one 16-page color photo insert
$25.95
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