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Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. An extraordinarily vivid account of how a tearaway kid from south london became a career criminal, it is both a searing indictment of a system that determinedly brutalized young offenders and a frank, unsentimental acknowledgement of the thrills of the criminal life. Londons most notorious bank robber tells his story. Sharron carr i will definitely be buying this book. He has spent the greater portion of his adult life in prison, serving a life sentence for armed robbery. Noel razor smith a 55 year old former bank robber has spent more of his life in jail than on the outside. This acclaimed book by noel razor smith is available at in several formats for your ereader.

Facing up to a life of crime in 2010 and now is about to launch his fourth book, the criminal alphabet. Buy a rusty gun book online at best prices in india on. The criminal alphabet by noel razor smith, 9781846141669, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Explore books by noel razor smith with our selection at. Noel razor smith the ultimate guide to the criminal world through its slang from insults to terms of respect, weapons to injuries, crimes to punishment i have spent almost 33 of the last 53 years in and out of prison, but mainly in. Noel smith s book is an exception among criminal autobiographies. About the author razor smith is currently serving the ninth year of a lifeimprisonment sentence. Noel razor smith is a published author and holds 58 criminal convictions. Smith is a genuinely repentant man, and guy who makes no bones as to what a waste his life as a criminal was. But hed also spent the greater part of his adult life in prison, an environment where respect and basic survival were guaranteed only.

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Noel razor smith the bank robber turned writer youtube. In early 1981 the bank robber and renowned south london hardman, noel razor smith, dropped into the chickaboom club in carshalton for a drink. As the book progresses we see smith gradually learn to examine and challenge his emotional motives and social preconceptions. Steve the saint, who risked the best relationship of his life on one. On the release of his sixth book, former professional armed robber and convict noel razor smith tells jonathan wells that our prison system is. Facing up to a life of crime is published by viking. Raiders by noel razor smith nook book ebook barnes. He has 58 criminal convictions and has spent the greater portion of his adult life in prison. It was the long hot summer of 1976, and a 15yearold noel smith, testostero. Noel razor smith portrays the internecine rivalry between the myriad youth gangs that took to the streets of london, and does so brilliantly.

Pdf a few kind words and a loaded gun download read. Noel has spent the greater portion of his adult life in prison, and used this time to learn to read, write and then to write very well. Noel razor smith the criminal alphabet an az of prison slang. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a. But after the death of his son he decided to turn his life around. As a gunwielding bank robber, noel razor smith was top of the criminal tree, enjoying the excitement and benefits of a dangerous and adrenalinfilled, isbn 9780141019529 buy the a rusty gun ebook. In prison he taught himself to read and write, gained an honours diploma from the london school of journalism and an alevel in law. An extraordinarily vivid account of how a tearaway kid from south london became a career criminal, it is both a searing indictment of a system that determinedly brutalized young offenders and a frank, unsentimental acknowledgement of the thrills of. Ban from sons funeral forced robber to change daily echo. But hed also spent the greater part of his adult life in prison, an environment where respect and basic survival were guaranteed only to those prepared to use the most brutal violence. A lifelong criminal with 58 convictions, noel smith has been in prison for much of the last 33 years.

Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Discover book depositorys huge selection of noel razor smith books online. A few kind words and a loaded gun great river regional. Once i had made the decision to move on, the whole diamond geezer shtick started to bore the life out of me. In his new book, smith takes the story on from his highly acclaimed memoir a few kind words and a loaded gun, and describes how he came to realize that the game wasnt worth the candle. I would recommend this book to any young person so that they will never end up in this position. From exprofessional bank robber and bestselling author noel smith, this is the most authoritative dictionary of criminal slang out there and an absorbing journey. He was more excited by an opportunity in 2016 to present a bbc radio 4 programme, in the criminologists chair, that allowed him to interview his good friend noel razor smith a clinically diagnosed psychopath about whether he was capable of feeling remorse.

In his midforties he applied to enter grendon, then the only prison in britain offering intense therapeutic treatment to hardened criminals. My shortest prison sentence was 7 days for criminal damage. I was a juvenile offender back in the mid 1970s and went on to become an. Whilst in prison he taught himself to read and write, gained an honours diploma from the london school of journali. A rusty gun isbn 9780141019529 pdf epub noel razor. My account my purchases advanced search browse collections rare books.

Author, journalist, actor, deejay,public speaker and been on the rockin scene since 1976. Noel razor smith born 24 december 1960 is a british writer and former criminal. I have spent almost 33 of the last 53 years in and out of prison, but mainly in. He has been awarded a number of koestler awards for his writing and has. James talks to noel about his life, the highs and lows of being a bank robber and spending 30 years in. Buy a rusty gun book online at low prices in india a. From exprofessional bank robber and bestselling author noel smith, this is the most authoritative dictionary of criminal slang out there and an unmissable journey, through words, into the heart of the criminal world. He has a gift for writing and i wish him the best in his new life as a lawabiding man. Its a life story, but it reads like a london version of goodfellas. I have read books before by professionals on this subject but i feel that this is a great insight into the true running of a prison by an inmate. Criminal alphabet by noel razor smith 2015, hardcover. A few kind words and a loaded gun who is written by noel, is the most accurate, about life in various prisons.

I am glad that rehabilitation works i always thought it would and noel smith proves this to be the case. A notorious armed robber, noel razor smith spent the best part of 33 years behind bars. Over the years, both inside and out though mainly in he met and associated with many armed robbers, and in raiders he tells their amazing stories. I was a juvenile offender back in the mid 1970s and went on to become an adult prisoner in the 1980s and beyond. As all of his books, noels writing is excellent and the stories he tells are. Adobe drm i have spent almost 33 of the last 53 years in and out of prison, but mainly in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is now used by some universities as a teaching tool, he reports. Noel razor smith i have spent almost 33 of the last 53 years in and out of prison, but mainly in. Noel razor smith the criminal alphabet an az of prison. As a gunwielding bank robber, noel razor smith was top of the criminal tree, enjoying the excitement and benefits of a dangerous and adrenalinfilled career. A few kind words and a loaded gun is the autobiography of convicted felon noel razor smith. A few kind words and a loaded gun noel razor smith has produced an amazing book. A rusty gun by smith, noel razor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.