{"product_id":"hard-road-isbn-9780345816092","title":"Hard Road","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe spiritual godfather of Canadian bikers tells the story of his fascinating life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou could call Bernie Guindon the Sonny Barger of Canadian bikers (but not to his face). The founder of Satan's Choice, Guindon led what was in the 1960s the second-largest biker club in the world (after the Hells Angels, which Bernie would join briefly in the early 2000s) to national prominence and international infamy. His life wasn't all bikes and crime. He was also a medalist in boxing for Canada at the Pan Am Games. That tension between the very rough life he was born into and the possibility for success in the straight world (and how aspirations in each fed his success in the other) layer Guindon's story, one of the great untold stories in biker history. Friends from the biker world and Guindon's family have given extensive interviews for\u003ci\u003e Hard Road\u003c\/i\u003e, including his son, Harley, a convict and outlaw biker himself.“\u003ci\u003eHard Road\u003c\/i\u003e pulses with action and takes you deep inside the realm of outlaw biker gangs. Peter Edwards is a master guide with an eye for detail and the breadth of knowledge to explain the underworld like no one else.” —Joe Friesen, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Danny Wolfe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eHard Road\u003c\/i\u003e is a full throttle ride in the fast lane. Peter Edwards accurately chronicles the history of outlaw motorcycle clubs in Canada.” —Ed Winterhalder, former Bandido and author of \u003ci\u003eOut in Bad Standings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eBUSINESS OR BLOOD\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Could possibly be one of the best reads of the 2015 mafia books . . . offers a seldom seen look into the Montreal mafia and the Rizzuto crime family.” —\u003ci\u003eAbout The Mafia \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The Rizzuto family story . . . seems like the perfect plot for another \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e film.” —Justine Lewkowicz, \u003ci\u003eNewsTalk1010.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You may be astonished at how much money, power and influence the real-life Rizzuto family of Montreal amassed and how it all came so violently tumbling down.” —CBC (copy for an episode of \u003ci\u003eThe Current\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Edwards and Nicaso do a fine job of connecting the dots of criminal enterprises spanning several decades in numerous countries and including various ethno-cultural groups. . . . The authors have done exhaustive research to provide readers with the necessary background regarding organized crime in Quebec, eastern Ontario, Italy and the U.S. Their research includes information that could only be gleaned from those close to the action. . . . In \u003ci\u003eBusiness or Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, fans of the true-crime genre have a comprehensive telling of a recent, bloody chapter of Canadian organized-crime history. It explores the reasons mass bloodlettings take place and the repercussions for organized crime and society.” —\u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR PETER EDWARDS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Peter Edwards knows how real bad guys eat, sleep and breathe, and on the page brings them to life—even the dead ones—better than any other true crime writer.” —Linwood Barclay, international bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Peter Edwards is one of the best crime writers in Canada.” —Michel Auger, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Biker Who Shot Me: Reflections of a Crime Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER EDWARDS \u003c\/b\u003eis the organized-crime beat reporter for the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling author of seventeen non-fiction books and one young adult novel. His works have been published in four languages. Edwards is a member of Top Left Entertainment, a production development company, and an executive producer for the Citytv series \u003ci\u003eBad Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, created by New Metric Media and aired on Netflix. His book \u003ci\u003eOne Dead Indian: The Premier, the Police and the Ipperwash Crisis \u003c\/i\u003ewas made into the Gemini Award–winning movie \u003ci\u003eOne Dead Indian\u003c\/i\u003e by Sienna Films that aired on CTV. Edwards was awarded an eagle feather from the Union of Ontario Indians and a gold medal from the Centre for Human Rights. His book \u003ci\u003eDelusion\u003c\/i\u003e (published in Europe as \u003ci\u003eThe Infiltrator\u003c\/i\u003e) is on the CIA’s recommended reading list for staff and agents.","brand":"Vintage Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305130152165,"sku":"NP9780345816092","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780345816092.jpg?v=1767728709","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/hard-road-isbn-9780345816092","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}