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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 The Real Chopper : The Man Behind the Legend, Inside and Out
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'Criminal, murderer, raconteur, author . . . mythmaker?

'Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read is undoubtedly Australia's best-known criminal. Author of many bestselling books about the underworld he inhabited, and subject of a smash-hit film, his story has become part of the country's culture. And Read certainly knew how to spin a yarn.

'Adam Shand – bestselling author of Big Shots: Carl Williams and the Gangland Murders – disentangles the persona of 'Chopper' from Mark Read, the man. Chopper took over Read's life, made him famous but then refused to let him go.

'From Read's religious upbringing and youthful escapades to his 23 years in jail and later careers in the spotlight, Shand delves into Read's life to reveal the truth for the first time. With unparalleled access to lovers, friends and enemies, Shand learns that 'Uncle Chop Chop', Australia's favourite stand-over man, was much more than the 'earless monster' he created.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2014 .
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      Extent: 320p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 24 September 2014
      ISBN: 9780143799580 (pbk), 9781743484715 (ebk)
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2016 .
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      Extent: 320p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 17 October 2016
      ISBN: 9780143572879

Works about this Work

Capturing the Man behind a Celebrity Crook Simon Caterson , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 October 2014; (p. 22)

— Review of The Real Chopper : The Man Behind the Legend, Inside and Out Adam Shand , 2014 single work biography
Capturing the Man behind a Celebrity Crook Simon Caterson , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 October 2014; (p. 22)

— Review of The Real Chopper : The Man Behind the Legend, Inside and Out Adam Shand , 2014 single work biography
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