Intrigue supported by general weirdness and humor, inhabits this small but robust volume of short stories and related poems. From a bathtub extraordinaire that transports the feckless Simon towards parts unknown, to the dark and sinister talk show host with a penchant for the truly nasty, off the wall characters will embrace you with compulsions outside the ordinary. The poems that follow each story reinforce the thematic undercurrent just experienced and bring the reader to another level of psychological roller coasting. Put it all together and you have a pastiche that makes you gasp, giggle, groan-and want more.
In The One Percenter Code, best-selling Motorbooks author and editor of Easyriders magazine Dave Nichols takes up where he left off in One Percenter: The Legend of The Outlaw Bikers. Nichols takes readers inside the world of outlaw motorcycle clubs and pulls back the secretive curtain on the biker lifestyle. He explores the concept of brotherhood, ultimately arriving at a new definition of family and community in the process. Being a member of a one percenter motorcycle club requires extreme discipline; in this book, Nichols shows us what that life offers in return. Nichols delves into the one percenter code of conduct and honor and finds something that is sorely lacking in modern society. In this book, he shows us how we can apply those values in our own lives. The world of the outlaw biker has its own rough-hewn rules of order, and The One Percenter Code acts as a guidebook to that truth-, honor-, and brotherhood-based world.
"Chronicled for the first time is a comprehensive collection of jet-powered X-bombers and X-fighters--every aircraft since 1942!On October 2, 1942, the Bell XP-59 Airacomet soared up and away from present-day Edwards AFB, launching the US Army Air Forces into the Jet Age. In the several decades since, hundreds of new variations of experimental and test turbojet-powered bombers and fighters--X-bombers and X-fighters--have taken explosive flight. These aircraft blazed a trail leading to today's B-2 Stealth Bomber and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Big Book of X-Bombers & X-Fighters showcases all of the USAF jet-powered X-bombers and X-fighters that have flown since 1942--more than 90 in all, including the alphabet soup of their variants. From experimental to prototype service bombers and fighters--from the XB-43 to the B-2A and the XP-59A to the F-35A--they're all here, with their inside stories revealed. Some of these aircraft were further developed. Others were canceled. All stretched the performance and design envelopes. More than 250 photos illustrate all of these experimental aircrafts' cutting-edge features and zeroes in on histories of their design, flight testing, and weapons testing. Specification tables detailing performance, design, and armaments help round out this compendium of information on truly groundbreaking aviation designs."--Publisher description
V životě každého člověka přijde jednou chvíle, kdy se musí rozhodnout, jestli zůstane konformní nebo se vzbouří. Devětadevadesát procent z nás přijme pravidla, určená společností. Ze zbytku se stanou psanci. A pro toto jedno procento, které si určuje vlastní pravidla a vyznává vlastní hodnoty a svébytnou estetiku, nabízí motocyklová komunita často svatyni. Motocyklisté byli vždy do jisté míry psanci, už jen proto, že si vybrali tak nápadný a nebezpečný sport. Tihle „jednoprocentní“ si ale být psancem zvolili pro 24 hodin denně, sedm dní v týdnu. Legenda o motorkářích-psancích vypráví kromě svobody a žití naplno i příběh rebelství bez příčiny. Jedná se o záznam skutečných životů bouřliváků na mašinách, počínaje nejranějšími dny motorkářské subkultury, kdy veteráni druhé světové začali zakládat motocyklové kluby, po současnost.
Spätestens seit dem Kultfilm 'Easy Rider' gelten Chopper unter den Bikern als der Inbegriff von Freiheit schlechthin. In diesem prachtvollen Bildband werden die sieben berühmtesten Chopper-Väter der USA porträtiert – vor allem aber ihre schönsten Kreationen. Die Namen und die Gesichter dieser sieben 'Chopper-Builder' sind in den Staaten schon so bekannt wie ihre Maschinen – wenn es auch vor allem letztere sind, für die sich auch die Motorradenthusiasten hierzulande begeistern. Das allerdings auch völlig zu recht, wie die exquisiten Bilder und Texte der Autoren in diesem Prachtband beweisen.
