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Behind Bars – Britain's Most Notorious Prisoner Reveals What Life is Like Inside

By: Charles Bronson
Narrated by: David John
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Charles Bronson knows more about life in prison than anyone else in Britain - on either side of the bars. Jailed originally in 1974, his life since then has been one unbroken stretch of over 45 years, much of it in solitary confinement, moved again and again as prison after prison failed to contain his explosive temper. It would be enough to break an ordinary man - but Bronson is no ordinary man, and this is no ordinary prison diary.

Over the course of a lifetime, he has sampled all that prison life has to offer. In Behind Bars the reality is exposed, and, for anyone who has ever wondered what a long stretch in any of Britain's toughest jails is really like, this is the ultimate guide.

Written by our most notorious - yet most misunderstood - prisoner, Behind Bars is Bronson's irreverent, hard-hitting and darkly funny guide to life in Britain's penal institutions. From the correct way to brew vintage prison 'hooch' and how to keep the screws from finding it, to taming techniques for prison wildlife that may be your only friends on long stretches in solitary; from the fastest way to win a canteen fight to how to plan a prison wedding, this book tells you everything you need to know - and a few things you don't - about what goes on behind the locked doors of Britain's historic (and sometimes prehistoric) jail cells. Don't get nicked without it.

©2021 Charles Bronson (P)2021 Bonnier Books UK
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Interesting and informative

A very interesting look into prison life from a man that was once the most dangerous man in England very enjoyable

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good

loved it so easy to to , understand how they felt really as a person

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Prisons tripadvisor

If your looking for the tripadvisor of prisons this is the book for you. A detailed rundown of what prisons are actually like. A few stories along the way keeps you entertained, towards the end I feet like I’ve heard enough about prisons and wanted to know more about Charles himself. All in all not a bad book.

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Good story,

Good, basically it's how they used to look. after mental health cases in England

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A peak inside prison life!

Absolutely loved listening to this book from Charlie, I hope there are going to be more audible versions of his other books as I will definitely check them out too :)

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❤️ Really good wasn't exspecting that like poor fella had it ruf was good book

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brilliant

to hear how Charles has been treated over the years & gain a comprehensive insight into various prisons around the country was very interesting. I still can not believe he is behind bars even though he has never actually killed anyone!

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Amazing

listened to it in one day
what a fella what a life he has had

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The harsh reality off life in jail..

Bronson a true gentleman, but don't you dare cross him .. This audiobook is well worth a bet a fascinating insight into the world of HMP it's well put together and the narrator is spot on, 👌

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Not what I expected

The book was not what I expected. I wanted to hear about prison life and stories. The book is like a UK prison review, like reading wikipedia. Also a lot of history about prisons ans court statements from people that interracted with Charlie. I had high hopes for this book ...

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