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Evel

Author : Leigh Montville
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385533675
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Evel written by Leigh Montville and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Leigh Montville, this riveting and definitive new biography pulls back the red, white, and blue cape on a cultural icon—and reveals the unknown, complex, and controversial man known to millions around the world as Evel Knievel. Evel Knievel was a high-flying daredevil, the father of extreme sports, the personification of excitement and danger and showmanship . . . and in the 1970s Knievel represented a unique slice of American culture and patriotism. His jump over the fountains at Caesar’s Palace led to a crash unlike anything ever seen on television, and his attempt to rocket over Snake River Canyon in Idaho was something only P. T. Barnum could have orchestrated. The dazzling motorcycles and red-white-and-blue outfits became an integral part of an American decade. Knievel looked like Elvis . . . but on any given Saturday afternoon millions tuned in to the small screen to see this real-life action hero tempt death. But behind the flash and the frenzy, who was the man? Bestselling author Leigh Montville masterfully explores the life of the complicated man from the small town of Butte, Montana. He delves into Knievel’s amazing place in pop culture, as well as his notorious dark side—and his complex and often contradictory relationships with his image, the media, his own family, and his many demons. Evel Knievel’s story is an all-American saga, and one that is largely untold. Leigh Montville once again delivers a definitive biography of a one-of-a-kind sports legend.

Evel Ways

Author : Evel Knievel
Publisher : GraF X Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780966647105
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Evel Ways written by Evel Knievel and published by GraF X Publishing. This book was released on 2000-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To most people he is sought as the greatest daredevil of all time - the last of the Gladiators. From his early daredevil attempts using the garage door as a ramp to his infamous Snake River Canyon jump, Evel Knievel reigns as a pioneer and inventor of his own sport. EVEL * WAYS, containing more than 250 photos, is a pure, candid profile of a pop culture icon. Relive Evel's journey from birth to bank robberies to the Skycycle and concluding with his most current feat of Hepatitis C. Evel's heroic feats and daring approach to life provides the impetus to his idealistic messages as expressed like no one else in EVEL * WAYS.

Evel Incarnate

Author : Steve Mandich
Publisher : Dean Street Press
ISBN 13 : 1910570087
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Evel Incarnate written by Steve Mandich and published by Dean Street Press. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was not a rock'n'roll star, cartoon character, religious figure, professional wrestler, writer, or politician. Nor was he famous for being an artist, comic book superhero, television personality, or movie star. He wasn't exactly an athlete either. Granted, he wore a few of these hats at various points throughout his career, but his fame primarily emanated from an obscure occupation which he made entirely his own.Arguably, no other figure in popular culture outside these realms had an impact which resulted in global notoriety, generated millions of dollars in merchandise, inspired widespread imitation, and yet was a constant source of controversy. He was a genuine celebrity, and at the height of his career, he was one of the most talked-about men in America.In Evel Incarnate, Steve Mandich vividly recounts the life and the legend of Evel Knievel -a relentless self-mythologizer, abetted by an international community of fans. They were hungry for a real-life super-hero, and waited with bated breath for the summit of his career: the much heralded, now infamous, Snake River Canyon jump.But the truth about this motorcycle daredevil is as fascinating, extraordinary and injury-laden as any of the legends he could promote. Incisive, witty and informed, Evel Incarnate is the Evel Knievel biography by which all others must be measured.

Evel Knievel Days

Author : Pauls Toutonghi
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307955729
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Evel Knievel Days written by Pauls Toutonghi and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the critically-acclaimed author of Red Weather comes a heartwarming, witty story of immigration and belonging, false starts and new beginnings, and finding out what home truly means Khosi Saqr has always felt a bit out of place in Butte, Montana, hometown of motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel. Half-Egyptian, full of nervous habits, raised by a single mother, owner of a name that no one can pronounce -- Khosi has never quite managed to fit in. But when a mysterious stranger arrives in town (and Khosi's longtime love uses Butte's annual festival, Evel Knievel Days, as a time to announce her impending marriage to someone else), Khosi takes his first daredevil like risk, and travels to Egypt to find his father -- and a connection to his heritage. What he discovers, in Cairo, is much more startling than he'd imagined it could be. The city is a thrilling mix of contradictions -- and locating his father turns out to be the easy part. Through mistaken identity, delicious food, and near tragedy, Khosi and his parents rediscover what it means to be connected to each other, to a family, and to a culture. The timely story of a young man searching for his roots, and along the way finding his identity, Evel Knievel Days is Khosi’s charming and funny journey to learn where he came from, and who he is. “A funny, heart-warming, compulsively readable novel about the unbreakable bonds of family — and baklava.” —Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain

Fear No Evel

Author : Shelly Saltman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781929841646
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Fear No Evel written by Shelly Saltman and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lyons presents the true account of how Evel Knievel attacked event promoter Shelly Saltman with a baseball bat and deconstructs Knievel's fabrications about the crime in sharp detail. The rest of the volume is written in Saltman's own voice as he tells his role in many of the defining public moments in entertainment and sports.

Evel Knievel, Motorcycle Daredevil

Author : Dorothy Childers Schmitz
Publisher : Crestwood House
ISBN 13 : 9780913940617
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Evel Knievel, Motorcycle Daredevil written by Dorothy Childers Schmitz and published by Crestwood House. This book was released on 1977 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the motorcycle daredevil who attempted to jump over the Snake River Canyon in 1974 in a specially designed rocket-powered cycle.

Daredevil

Author : S.L. Hamilton
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1629697605
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Daredevil written by S.L. Hamilton and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2015-08-15 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title introduces readers to the job of daredevil. A short history of the profession is included, as are famous daredevils such as Evel Knievel and Harry Houdini. Job duties of various daredevil jobs are covered such as tightrope and wing walkers, climbers, and motorcycle and automobile stuntmen. Equipment needed to do the job right is discussed, as are the education and training needed to become a daredevil. Xtreme facts provide additional information on this exciting job. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company, a division of ABDO.

Evel Knievel

Author : Ace Collins
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429972319
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Evel Knievel written by Ace Collins and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert "Evel" Knievel is one of the most unique heroes to earn a place in the collective psyche of this country. A high school dropout, an award-winning athlete, a petty thief, a motorcycle racer, and a political activist, Knievel earned his nickname because of his unlawful activities early in his life but rode that name to fame by consistently tempting death in the public eye. With a showman's panache and a madman's daring, he has risen-along with the likes of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe-past mere celebrity to the exalted level of American icon. Today, at sixty-two years of age, Evel still makes headlines, proving that the appeal of daredevil never dies. From his recent liver transplant to his son Robbie's jump off the Grand Canyon to his very public support of mandatory helmet laws, Knievel remains foremost in the minds of his millions of fans. Evel Knievel stands as a truly perfect example of a certain uniquely American aesthetic, one in which pride and heart can overcome any circumstances at all.

Trajectory: A Verse Biography of Evel Knievel

Author : Emily Viggiano Saland
Publisher : New Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781934832691
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Trajectory: A Verse Biography of Evel Knievel written by Emily Viggiano Saland and published by New Michigan Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our hero: slick, quick witted: I don't even dream much. How 'bout he does it twice. He's on a collision course.

Evel Knievel and Josh Russell

Author : Tom Akers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Evel Knievel and Josh Russell written by Tom Akers and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are no better friends than the ones you grow up with. Josh Russell is new in town and all alone except for his single mother, that is, until he meets Billy, Josh, Daniel, and Reggie. Over the summer the five boys find adventure, danger, and a bond between them over the daredevil Evel Knievel. Written for anyone who craves a story about adventure in a simpler time when kids could be kids and adventure was just a turn of your bike pedal away.

Midnight in the Garden of Evel Knievel

Author : Giles Smith
Publisher : Picador USA
ISBN 13 : 9781447219552
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Midnight in the Garden of Evel Knievel written by Giles Smith and published by Picador USA. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an age when sporting stars can win championships whilst hosting chat shows, the relationship between sport and television has never been stronger. Broadcasters' schedules determine when fixtures are played and if a sport isn't deemed 'TV friendly' then who cares about it? Giles Smith has spent five years in front of the television scouring over seventy channels for any sport he can lay his eyes on. Manchester United scooping the Treble; Schumacher barging Hill off the track; Tyson chewing Holyfield; Argentina beating England on penalties; Germany beating England on penalties; everybody else beating England on penalties . . . Name any one of the defining sporting moments of the last decade, Giles Smith wasn't there. He was at home, watching on the television. Like most people. And then he wrote about it.

Life of Evel

Author : Stuart Barker
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312547356
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Life of Evel written by Stuart Barker and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cincinnati Magazine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cincinnati Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1975-12 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.

Daredevils

Author : Shawn Vestal
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101979917
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Daredevils written by Shawn Vestal and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the winner of 2014’s PEN Robert W. Bingham Prize, an unforgettable debut novel about Loretta, a teenager married off as a “sister wife,” who makes a break for freedom At the heart of this exciting debut novel, set in Arizona and Idaho in the mid-1970s, is fifteen-year-old Loretta, who slips out of her bedroom every evening to meet her so-called gentile boyfriend. Her strict Mormon parents catch her returning one night, and promptly marry her off to Dean Harder, a devout yet materialistic fundamentalist who already has a wife and a brood of kids. The Harders relocate to his native Idaho, where Dean’s teenage nephew Jason falls hard for Loretta. A Zeppelin and Tolkien fan, Jason worships Evel Knievel and longs to leave his close-minded community. He and Loretta make a break for it. They drive all night, stay in hotels, and relish their dizzying burst of teenage freedom as they seek to recover Dean’s cache of “Mormon gold.” But someone Loretta left behind is on their trail... A riveting story of desire and escape, Daredevils boasts memorable set pieces and a rich cast of secondary characters. There’s Dean’s other wife, Ruth, who as a child in the 1950s was separated from her parents during the notorious Short Creek raid, when federal agents descended on a Mormon fundamentalist community. There’s Jason’s best friend, Boyd, part Native American and caught up in the activist spirit of the time, who comes along for the ride, with disastrous results. And Vestal’s ultimate creation is a superbly sleazy chatterbox—a man who might or might not be Evel Knievel himself—who works his charms on Loretta at a casino in Elko, Nevada. A lifelong journalist whose Spokesman column is a fixture in Spokane, WA, Shawn has honed his fiction over many years, publishing in journals like McSweeney's and Tin House. His stunning first collection, Godforsaken Idaho, burrowed into history as it engaged with masculinity and crime, faith and apostasy, and the West that he knows so well. Daredevils shows what he can do on a broader canvas--a fascinating, wide-angle portrait of a time and place that's both a classic coming of age tale and a plunge into the myths of America, sacred and profane.

Evel Knievel

Author : Scalzo
Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN 13 : 9780448262581
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Evel Knievel written by Scalzo and published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was released on 1974-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to read biography of the motorcycle daredevil.

Bohemian Love Diaries

Author : Slash Coleman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762796553
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Bohemian Love Diaries written by Slash Coleman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infused with southern charm, this irresistibly weird and wonderful story chronicles Slash Coleman’s upbringing in a warped but warm-hearted household of eccentric artists. Descended from a posse of off-beat immigrants--including a grandfather who danced at the Moulin Rouge--and raised near the capital of the Confederacy during the 1970s and ’80s, young Slash sets out to find true love. Unfortunately, he’s his own worst enemy. Obsessions with Evel Knievel, rock band KISS, and crisscrossing the country to find the girl of his dreams set his quest for happiness on a hapless course. Hilarious and profound, Coleman slowly comes to terms with his father, a genius sculptor and volatile alcoholic, and his mother, a Holocaust survivor who makes him promise never to reveal that he’s Jewish. A touching portrait emerges of a young artist whose passionate spirit refuses to be suppressed. A swift kick to the funny bone, The Bohemian Love Diaries and its laugh-out-loud perversity conjure Jonathan Ames and Augusten Burroughs with a tender edge, revealing what might have happened if John Hodgman raised Holden Caulfield in Chuck Palahniuk’s attic. It will leave you howling.

Badass

Author : Ben Thompson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061959170
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Badass written by Ben Thompson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The badasses populating the pages of Badass are the most savagely awesome historical figures to ever strap on a pair of chain mail gauntlets and run screaming into battle. Author Ben Thompson—considered by many to be the Internet’s foremost expert on badassitude—has gathered together a rogues’ gallery of butt-stomping rogues, from Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan to Blackbeard, George S. Patton, and Bruce Lee. Their bone-breaking exploits are illustrated by top artist from the fields of gaming, comics, and cards—DC Comics illustrator Matt Haley and Thomas Denmark, illustrator for the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. This is not your boring high school history—this is tough, manly, unrelentingly Badass!