In this increasingly violent and troubled world, people demand to be respected. But what is exactly is respect? Is it learned or earned? How do you go from being a 'nobody' to a 'somebody'? How do you respect others and equally how can you get other people to respect you? Can you only be truly respected if you have a reputation? There is probably no one more qualified to talk about respect and reputation in prison than Charles Bronson. Tagged one of the most violent prisoners in the UK, Charlie has spent over thirty years in solitary confinement, is respected by both prisoners and wardens alike and has a fearsome and frightening reputation. In complete contrast, although he has spent much of his life surrounded by violence, former bouncer and bodyguard Robin Barratt would now prefer to take a passive path away from any conflict. In this fascinating book, Barratt and Bronson examine in detail respect and reputation including how to behave in prison, how to treat other prisoners, how to be a great door supervisor, when to show respect, how to gain the respect of others and ultimately how to develop an awesome reputation both in prison, on the doors and in life generally. With lots of real life anecdotes as well as contributions from many other hard men (and a few women), this gripping book takes its reader into the psychology of a world rarely explored.

Respect and Reputation

Biographies & Memoirs

Bronson, Charles

BARRATT, ROBIN

Leaders & Notable People

Apex Publishing Ltd

Long-term prisoner Charlie Bronson tells the story of his five-year stay at Britain's most notorious mental hospital   In the winter of 1979, aged just 27, the inmate who would come to be known as "Charlie Bronson" was considered uncontrollable by the prison system. Certified insane, he was transferred from Parkhurst Prison to the most infamous high-security psychiatric hospital in England, Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally Insane. There he embarked on a one-man campaign to retain his sanity, and to fight against the brutality of a largely hidden regime that relied on enforced drug control. This outstandingly honest account takes the reader back to those dark days. It is a journey filled with sadness, and yet it is one that includes much laughter and pathos, as well as detailing the camaraderie among fellow patients, who included Ronnie Kray and Frankie Fraser. How Charlie Bronson survived Broadmoor, what he endured, and the things he witnessed are, for the very first time, documented in this sad, often chilling, sometimes funny, and often moving account of one man's journey into madness and his methods for surviving this notorious psychiatric hospital. Capturing Bronson's unique voice, this roller-coaster ride of madness, pain, laughter, and tears is also a testament to one man's triumph over adversity.

Broadmoor: My Journey to Hell

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

John Blake

A satirical guide to life behind bars by Britain's most notorious prisoner.

Behind Bars: The Truth About Prison From Britain's Most Notorious Inmate

True Crime

Charlie has taken his 30 years of prison dwelling and condensed it into one handy and comprehensive volume Moved around the prisons of the British Isles regularly, Charles Bronson has sampled all that prison life has to offer, taking in both the historic and the prehistoric buildings that comprise Britain's prison system. It's all in here—from the correct way to brew vintage prison "hooch" and how to keep the screws from finding it to prison food and its many alternative uses. Read about Charlie's special taming techniques for prison wildlife such as spiders, rats, and cockroaches—creatures that may be one's only friends on long stretches in solitary. This guide to the ins and outs of prison life is essential for young offenders and old cons alike—don't go away without it!

Bronson 3: Up on the Roof

Professionals & Academics

Charlie Bronson is Britain's most dangerous convict. He talks tough, and he fights harder. During more than a quarter of a century inside, he has gained a fearsome reputation as the prison system's only serial hostage taker. Yet he is also a man of great warmth and humor, and despite his reputation, he has never killed anyone. Respected and admired by many prison officers as well as prisoners, the cast of characters he has met on the inside is astonishing.

Heroes and Villains: The Good, the Mad, the Bad and the Ugly

Currie, Tel

Two names reigned supreme in London's underworld in the 1960s—Ronnie and Reggie Kray, also known as the Kray twins—and it wasn't until 1969 that they were apprehended for murder. Charlie Bronson met the Kray twins in prison and eventually became a trusted friend. Here he tells the inside story of the infamous duo and sets the record straight once and for all.

The Krays and Me: Blood, Honour and Respect. Doing Porridge With the Krays.

Richards,Stephen

Charlie Bronson has spent 28 of the last 30 years in solitary confinement, during which time he has gained a fearsome reputation as one of the world’s toughest and most dangerous convicts. He has been locked in dungeons, in iron boxes cemented into the middle of cells, and in a cage much like that used on Hannibal Lecter. Yet Charlie is a man of great warmth and humor who has—despite perpetrating numerous kidnappings—never killed anyone. He lives by a strict moral code and is respected and admired by prison officers and prisoners alike. In this new edition of his bestselling autobiography, Charlie reveals the truth about his extraordinary life behind bars.

Bronson

Charles Bronson is the most feared and most notorious convict in the British prison system. Renowned for his serial hostage-taking and his rooftop sieges, he is a legend in his own lifetime, who has had a critically acclaimed film made of his life. Yet he is a man of great warmth and humor; a man of huge artistic talent who exhibits his drawings around the country; a man with an overpowering urge not to let the system get him down. Bronson 2: More Porridge Than Goldilocks is a crazy look into the mind of a true individual.

Bronson 2: More Porridge than Goldilocks

Loonyology Signed Edition

Gardners Books Ltd

Second book of memoirs from long-term prisoner, Charles Bronson. This book includes his poems, illustrations and correspondence, anecdotes about his fellow cons, and his unique take on our crazy "celebrity-obsessed" world. By turns hilarious and tragic, "Diaries from Hell" is a fascinating trip inside the mind of the man dubbed by the media as "Britain's most violent prisoner".

Diaries from Hell: More Prison Diaries

Y Lolfa

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