{"product_id":"9781845968298","title":"Bouncers and Bodyguards: Tales from a Twilight World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBouncers and Bodyguards \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of astonishing true stories about the tough world of personal protection and nightclub doors from some of Britain's most notorious figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead how Charlie Bronson helped his friends out on the doors of his local in the early '70s before being banged up for well over 30 years; how Dave Courtney misses the violent world of the doors; how ex-football hooligan Mickey Francis ran most of Manchester's doors back in the '80s; and how an ex-Foreign Legion bodyguard spent over a week cooped up in a bleak warehouse guarding Iraqi votes in central Baghdad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns funny, sad and shocking, these candid accounts were written exclusively for this publication by individuals who have spent much of their working lives in what is a volatile, violent and frequently unpredictable industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiled by former bodyguard, ex-mercenary and well-known nightclub bouncer Robin Barratt, \u003ci\u003eBouncers and Bodyguards\u003c\/i\u003e is an exposé of an infamous twilight world about which rumours have often circulated but the truth has never really been uncovered - until now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mainstream Publishing Company, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175708115184,"sku":"9781845968298","price":11.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781845968298_p0.jpg?v=1763745646","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781845968298","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}