From Gangland to Promised Land: Meet the Man Behind the Machete

Pridmore; Watts, Gregg

ISBN 10: 0954732138 / ISBN 13: 9780954732134

Published by Transform Management Ltd, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Gangland to Promised Land: Meet the Man Behind the Machete
• Publisher: Transform Management Ltd
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0954732138
• ISBN 13: 9780954732134
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1753538432.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 46919028
• Signed: 7/26/2025 2:00:32 PM
• Seller catalogs:
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  • U
  • 9780954732134

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Synopsis

Brought up in the East End of London, son of a policeman, John was already dabbling in crime by his early teens, ending up in a young offenders institute and then a borstal. He d left home at 15 and the only occupation he knew was theft. He landed a job doing security at concerts for stars such as Simply Red, Queen and Bruce Springsteen and was lured deeper into the world of drugs and crime. By his 20s he was well-acquainted with the capital s criminal underworld. Thanks to drug dealing and racketeering he lived the classic gangster life of loads of cash, women, sports cars, designer clothes and a penthouse flat. Violence became a way of life, with his jackets tailored to hold his machete, knuckledusters and CS gas. One night he beat up a guy outside a nightclub, fleeing the scene thinking he d killed the man. Thankfully the victim survived but John finally had to confront the reality of the life he was leading and something extraordinary happened….

From the Back Cover

He was a serious 'Face' in London's East End - His jackets were tailored to hold his machete and knuckledusters - His drug deals netted him thousands - He had a penthouse, sports cars and women - He nearly killed a man outside a nightclub - Then something extraordinary happened....