Life of Evel: Evel Knievel
3/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
Read more from Stuart Barker
Life of Evel: Evel Knievel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Niall Mackenzie: The Autobiography Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Barry Sheene 1950–2003: The Biography (Text Only) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Life of Evel
Related ebooks
Evel Incarnate: The Life and Legend of Evel Knievel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRace with the Devil: The Gene Vincent Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brief Biographies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWalking Man: The Life and Times of a 19th Century Superstar Who Defied the Limits of Human Endurance Ebook
Walking Man: The Life and Times of a 19th Century Superstar Who Defied the Limits of Human Endurance
bySteve F. CottrellRating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSound and Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Evel Knievel: An American Hero Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Study Guide for Edwin Arlington Robinson's "Miniver Cheevy" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIrvin S. Cobb: The Rise and Fall of an American Humorist Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5States of Rebellion: The Rise and Fall of the Ocasio-Cortez Administration Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNed the Impresario of Columbus, Kansas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSeven Out Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMemoirs of a Longshot: ...A Riproarious Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWrestling Babylon: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5John Wayne's America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Clive: The story of Clive Palmer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Crisis: 'The small specks on the horizon sometimes grow into the hugest of thunder clouds'' Ebook
The Crisis: 'The small specks on the horizon sometimes grow into the hugest of thunder clouds''
byWinston ChurchillRating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Crisis: The Bestseller of 1901 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLIFE ALI: A Life in Pictures Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Study Guide for Stephen Crane's "Mystery of Heroism" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlone: The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Henry Cavill Biography: From Saint Helier to Hollywood Hero Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHope: Entertainer of the Century Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Beatles Come to America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sinkhole Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpeed Kills: Who Killed the Cigarette Boat King, the Fastest Man on the Seas? Ebook
Speed Kills: Who Killed the Cigarette Boat King, the Fastest Man on the Seas?
byArthur Jay HarrisRating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStover at Yale Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Coen Brothers, Second Edition Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Chutzpah!: Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee, an Actor's Life for Me Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe First King of Hollywood: The Life of Douglas Fairbanks Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related podcast episodes
1.22: Knievel vs The Canyon: The Insane and Incredible Story Of The Snake River Canyon Jump: There was a time in America when the most famous person in the entire country was a lunatic with a motorcycle called Evel Knievel. His fame and his public bravery reached their outer limits on September 8, 1974 when Knievel tried to jump the Snake Rive C... Podcast episode
1.22: Knievel vs The Canyon: The Insane and Incredible Story Of The Snake River Canyon Jump: There was a time in America when the most famous person in the entire country was a lunatic with a motorcycle called Evel Knievel. His fame and his public bravery reached their outer limits on September 8, 1974 when Knievel tried to jump the Snake Rive C...
byThe Dork-O-Motive Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 41: “Be-Bop-A-Lula” by Gene Vincent and the Bluecaps: Episode forty-one of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Be-Bop-A-Lula by Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, and how Vincent defined for many what a rock and roll star was. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more informatio Podcast episode
Episode 41: “Be-Bop-A-Lula” by Gene Vincent and the Bluecaps: Episode forty-one of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at Be-Bop-A-Lula by Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, and how Vincent defined for many what a rock and roll star was. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more informatio
byA History of Rock Music in 500 Songs0 ratings0% found this document usefulMork calling Orson. Come in, Orson. 0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 38: Sam Cooke: The voice of an angel, the soul of a change maker, the mind of a businessman. Sam Cooke was the highest selling artist of the 1960s, second only to Elvis, and his crossover appeal made him a fan favorite of audiences of all races. He was at the height of his career when he was gunned down in a seedy Los Angeles motel. Was it a justifiable homicide as the police would have you believe? Or did something more sinister happen? Podcast episode
Episode 38: Sam Cooke: The voice of an angel, the soul of a change maker, the mind of a businessman. Sam Cooke was the highest selling artist of the 1960s, second only to Elvis, and his crossover appeal made him a fan favorite of audiences of all races. He was at the height of his career when he was gunned down in a seedy Los Angeles motel. Was it a justifiable homicide as the police would have you believe? Or did something more sinister happen?
bySinisterhood0 ratings0% found this document useful44: Dave Kunst – Walk Around the World – Part 1: Dave Kunst was the first to walk around the world in the modern era in 1970-74. His walk was inspiring but also resulted in death, deception, and betrayal Podcast episode
44: Dave Kunst – Walk Around the World – Part 1: Dave Kunst was the first to walk around the world in the modern era in 1970-74. His walk was inspiring but also resulted in death, deception, and betrayal
byUltrarunning History0 ratings0% found this document usefuliTF 05 The Cleveland Strangler: Investigative Journalist and Author, Robert Sberna joins Shannon to talk about serial killer Anthony Sowell, The Cleveland Strangler Podcast episode
iTF 05 The Cleveland Strangler: Investigative Journalist and Author, Robert Sberna joins Shannon to talk about serial killer Anthony Sowell, The Cleveland Strangler
byiNTO THE FRAY RADIO - An Encounter with the Abyss that is the Paranormal0 ratings0% found this document usefulRepurpose the Proven 0 ratings0% found this document usefulMarine Veteran Homeless with Wife & Child After Honorable Discharge | Incredible Veteran Story! Podcast episode
Marine Veteran Homeless with Wife & Child After Honorable Discharge | Incredible Veteran Story!
byUrban Valor: the podcast0 ratings0% found this document useful399 Stephen Crane (with Linda H. Davis) 0 ratings0% found this document usefulBPS 256: The High And Lows Of Working In Hollywood With Kevin Reynolds: Imagine you are in a film school and you make a student film. Then that student film get's seen by Steven Spielberg and he calls you into his office to offer you a deal to direct a feature film version of that short. Well, that is exactly how today's... Podcast episode
BPS 256: The High And Lows Of Working In Hollywood With Kevin Reynolds: Imagine you are in a film school and you make a student film. Then that student film get's seen by Steven Spielberg and he calls you into his office to offer you a deal to direct a feature film version of that short. Well, that is exactly how today's...
byBulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulBONUS EPISDODE: The High and Lows of Directing in Hollywood with Kevin Reynolds: Imagine you are in film school and you make a student film. Then that student film get's seen by Steven Spielberg and he calls you into his office to offer you a deal to direct a feature film version of that short. Well, that is exactly how today's... Podcast episode
BONUS EPISDODE: The High and Lows of Directing in Hollywood with Kevin Reynolds: Imagine you are in film school and you make a student film. Then that student film get's seen by Steven Spielberg and he calls you into his office to offer you a deal to direct a feature film version of that short. Well, that is exactly how today's...
byIndie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulIFH 445: The High and Lows of Directing in Hollywood with Kevin Reynolds: Imagine you are in film school and you make a student film. Then that student film get's seen by Steven Spielberg and he calls you into his office to offer you a deal to direct a feature film version of that short. Well, that is exactly how today's... Podcast episode
IFH 445: The High and Lows of Directing in Hollywood with Kevin Reynolds: Imagine you are in film school and you make a student film. Then that student film get's seen by Steven Spielberg and he calls you into his office to offer you a deal to direct a feature film version of that short. Well, that is exactly how today's...
byIndie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 78: On John Keel's 'The Mothman Prophecies': Phil and JF discuss John Keel's classic work of weird nonfiction. Podcast episode
Episode 78: On John Keel's 'The Mothman Prophecies': Phil and JF discuss John Keel's classic work of weird nonfiction.
byWeird Studies0 ratings0% found this document usefulKeith Phipps celebrates the Age of Cage: The Many Glories of Nicolas Cage Podcast episode
Keith Phipps celebrates the Age of Cage: The Many Glories of Nicolas Cage
byWriters on Film0 ratings0% found this document usefulHighlights - ANDREW KLAVAN - Journalist, Podcast Host, Author of True Crime - The House of Love and Death - Don’t Say a Word: Mystery, suspense, thriller, novelist, writer, True Crime, filmed by Clint Eastwood, Don’t Say A Word, filmed starring Michael Douglas, podcast, AI, faith, religion, spirituality Podcast episode
Highlights - ANDREW KLAVAN - Journalist, Podcast Host, Author of True Crime - The House of Love and Death - Don’t Say a Word: Mystery, suspense, thriller, novelist, writer, True Crime, filmed by Clint Eastwood, Don’t Say A Word, filmed starring Michael Douglas, podcast, AI, faith, religion, spirituality
bySpirituality & Mindfulness · The Creative Process: Spiritual Leaders, Mindfulness Experts, Great Thinkers, Authors, Elders, Artists Talk Faith & Religion0 ratings0% found this document usefulKay Boyle — Fifty Stories with Anne Boyd Rioux 0 ratings0% found this document usefulANDREW KLAVAN - Edgar Award-winning Author of The House of Love and Death - True Crime - Don’t Say a Word: Mystery, suspense, thriller, novelist, writer, True Crime, filmed by Clint Eastwood, Don’t Say A Word, filmed starring Michael Douglas, podcast, AI, faith, religion, spirituality Podcast episode
ANDREW KLAVAN - Edgar Award-winning Author of The House of Love and Death - True Crime - Don’t Say a Word: Mystery, suspense, thriller, novelist, writer, True Crime, filmed by Clint Eastwood, Don’t Say A Word, filmed starring Michael Douglas, podcast, AI, faith, religion, spirituality
bySpirituality & Mindfulness · The Creative Process: Spiritual Leaders, Mindfulness Experts, Great Thinkers, Authors, Elders, Artists Talk Faith & Religion0 ratings0% found this document usefulSholem Aleichem 0 ratings0% found this document usefulKevin Smith On The Heart Attack That Saved His Life & The Art Of Prolific Creativity: “Don’t identify as an artist, be the art.“ Kevin Smith About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every... Podcast episode
Kevin Smith On The Heart Attack That Saved His Life & The Art Of Prolific Creativity: “Don’t identify as an artist, be the art.“ Kevin Smith About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every...
byThe Rich Roll Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulHow the October 7 tragedy might turn out to be a game changer in a good way: Israeli writer Assaf Gavron on why we must "try again" to make peace in the Middle East Podcast episode
How the October 7 tragedy might turn out to be a game changer in a good way: Israeli writer Assaf Gavron on why we must "try again" to make peace in the Middle East
byKeen On0 ratings0% found this document usefulAdam Skolnick’s One Breath: The Spiritual Allure of Freediving Through the Life & Death of Nick Mevoli, America’s Greatest Talent: “It’s interesting how the ocean can attract us, repel us, nourish us, and hurt us—I don’t think there’s anything else... Podcast episode
Adam Skolnick’s One Breath: The Spiritual Allure of Freediving Through the Life & Death of Nick Mevoli, America’s Greatest Talent: “It’s interesting how the ocean can attract us, repel us, nourish us, and hurt us—I don’t think there’s anything else...
byThe Rich Roll Podcast0 ratings0% found this document usefulBehind the Legends - EP7: Paul Revere 0 ratings0% found this document useful82 Robinson Crusoe: In 1719, a prolific author and political agitator named Daniel Defoe published a long-form narrative about a shipwrecked sailor stranded on a desert island, who lives in solitude for 27 years before famously seeing a human footprint on the sand. Podcast episode
82 Robinson Crusoe: In 1719, a prolific author and political agitator named Daniel Defoe published a long-form narrative about a shipwrecked sailor stranded on a desert island, who lives in solitude for 27 years before famously seeing a human footprint on the sand.
byThe History of Literature0 ratings0% found this document useful129 Great Sports Novels – Where Are They? (with Mike Palindrome and Reagan Sova): Every year, the Super Bowl draws over 100 million viewers in the U.S. alone, and the Olympics and World Cup will be watched by billions around the world. Movies and television shows about sports are too numerous to count. But where are the novels? Podcast episode
129 Great Sports Novels – Where Are They? (with Mike Palindrome and Reagan Sova): Every year, the Super Bowl draws over 100 million viewers in the U.S. alone, and the Olympics and World Cup will be watched by billions around the world. Movies and television shows about sports are too numerous to count. But where are the novels?
byThe History of Literature0 ratings0% found this document usefulIn 'Wallace and Ladmo,' Phoenix had one of the most successful local children's shows ever: Why was the TV show such a hit? Podcast episode
In 'Wallace and Ladmo,' Phoenix had one of the most successful local children's shows ever: Why was the TV show such a hit?
byValley 1010 ratings0% found this document usefulAMERICAN DEMON-Daniel Stashower: Boston had its Strangler. California had the Zodiac Killer. And in the depths of the Great Depression, Cleveland had the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run. On September 5th, 1934, a young beachcomber made a gruesome discovery on the shores of Cleveland’s... Podcast episode
AMERICAN DEMON-Daniel Stashower: Boston had its Strangler. California had the Zodiac Killer. And in the depths of the Great Depression, Cleveland had the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run. On September 5th, 1934, a young beachcomber made a gruesome discovery on the shores of Cleveland’s...
byTrue Murder: The Most Shocking Killers0 ratings0% found this document usefulFdip195: The Bunion Derby: The Bunion Derby was an event like no other, and there will never be another like it. While there have been many cross continental races since 1928, none were organized in the way that C.C. Pyle had organized the event: it was an endurance race,... Podcast episode
Fdip195: The Bunion Derby: The Bunion Derby was an event like no other, and there will never be another like it. While there have been many cross continental races since 1928, none were organized in the way that C.C. Pyle had organized the event: it was an endurance race,...
byPhedippidations0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 15: Come From Away: Welcome to The Rock! This week, we're tackling the 2017 smash hit Come From Away! When American airspace was shut down on September 11, 2011, 38 planes carrying nearly 7,000 passengers were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland. For five days,... Podcast episode
Episode 15: Come From Away: Welcome to The Rock! This week, we're tackling the 2017 smash hit Come From Away! When American airspace was shut down on September 11, 2011, 38 planes carrying nearly 7,000 passengers were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland. For five days,...
byBroadway Backstory0 ratings0% found this document usefulInfinite Inning 151: Which American Dream?: Eric Nusbaum, author of Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught In Between discusses the long tug-of-war over Chavez Ravine, who had it, who lost it, and who was to blame—featuring a cast of thousands. Plus Cap Anson situated in... Podcast episode
Infinite Inning 151: Which American Dream?: Eric Nusbaum, author of Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught In Between discusses the long tug-of-war over Chavez Ravine, who had it, who lost it, and who was to blame—featuring a cast of thousands. Plus Cap Anson situated in...
byThe Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network0 ratings0% found this document usefulEpisode 32: Comedy with a Passion! Writer Kevin Avery: Last Week Tonight, Totally Biased: This week’s guest Kevin Avery is a writer on HBO’… Podcast episode
Episode 32: Comedy with a Passion! Writer Kevin Avery: Last Week Tonight, Totally Biased: This week’s guest Kevin Avery is a writer on HBO’…
byPop Culture Confidential0 ratings0% found this document useful
Related articles
Evel Knievel’s Wembley Jump Australian Road RiderArticle
Evel Knievel’s Wembley Jump
Mar 21, 2018
3 min readIn The Kansas Town That Was Home, The Astonishing Story Of Eisenhower Lives On Los Angeles TimesArticle
In The Kansas Town That Was Home, The Astonishing Story Of Eisenhower Lives On
Jun 10, 2019
6 min readRevolution At 35: The Flop That Almost Burned Al Pacino’s Career To The Ground The IndependentArticle
Revolution At 35: The Flop That Almost Burned Al Pacino’s Career To The Ground
Dec 22, 2020
6 min readMan Of The West The RakeArticle
Man Of The West
Dec 8, 2022
6 min readPlayful. Proud. Provocative. Meet Muhammad Ali, late-night sensation Los Angeles TimesArticle
Playful. Proud. Provocative. Meet Muhammad Ali, late-night sensation
Feb 13, 2020
LOS ANGELES - Talk show host Dick Cavett can still picture the day in 1963 when he first met legendary heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali, then still known as Cassius Clay. The new champion was drawing a crowd outside the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood
4 min read'Citizen Kane' at 70: The Legacy of the Film and Its Director The AtlanticArticle
'Citizen Kane' at 70: The Legacy of the Film and Its Director
May 3, 2011
7 min readRadio Valerie Grove The OldieArticle
Radio Valerie Grove
Sep 22, 2021
In just over a year’s time, the BBC will celebrate its centenary. On 14th November 1922 the first broadcast was aired, carrying into our homes ‘all that is best in human knowledge, endeavour and achievement’. The dwindling cohort of radio hacks will
2 min readSimon Reeve: ‘I’ve Been In Darkness. I Know That For All Of Us There Can Be Light At The End Of A Tunnel’ Evening StandardArticle
Simon Reeve: ‘I’ve Been In Darkness. I Know That For All Of Us There Can Be Light At The End Of A Tunnel’
Nov 16, 2021
When Simon Reeve first pops up on Zoom from his cosy Dartmoor bolthole, he appears the very picture of a BBC travel documentarian. Then the man who’s visited more than 120 countries and has been described as a young David Attenborough for his stunnin
5 min readThe NPR Culture Desk Shares Our Favorite Stories Of 2022 NPRArticle
The NPR Culture Desk Shares Our Favorite Stories Of 2022
Dec 26, 2022
6 min readRepo Man: Glen Campbell in Charles Portis’s Norwood The Paris ReviewArticle
Repo Man: Glen Campbell in Charles Portis’s Norwood
Aug 16, 2017
7 min readQuick Count Pro Wrestling IllustratedArticle
Quick Count
Aug 3, 2023
PRINT MEDIA MAY not be what it once was, but I’d like to think there will always be an audience for magazines—and I don’t just say that because I write for one. Heck, if it wasn’t for the copy of GQ at my local newsstand, I might actually have to buy
4 min readEvel Knievel, Astronaunt Journal of Alta CaliforniaArticle
Evel Knievel, Astronaunt
Jul 5, 2022
17 min readSuspendered In Time The RakeArticle
Suspendered In Time
Apr 8, 2021
6 min readWhat Slim Saw The RakeArticle
What Slim Saw
Jun 10, 2021
11 min readCrash, Bang, Nosher Boxing NewsArticle
Crash, Bang, Nosher
Apr 8, 2021
@BigDaddyBunce Voice of boxing BEN-HUR, Jean Claude Van Damme, Billy Knuckles, James Bond and Eddie Hearn are all part of Nosher Powell’s life in and out of the ring. Powell fought 53 times as a licensed boxer, perhaps another 20 fights on the pirate
4 min readA Talent To Amuse The OldieArticle
A Talent To Amuse
Mar 8, 2023
I t's 50 years since Sir Noël Coward died, aged 73, at his Firefly home in Jamaica, on 26th March 1973. And yet we're no nearer to doing justice to his personality and talent. T S Eliot called him ‘the real thing'. And Time magazine praised him as ‘f
3 min readThe Extraordinary Life Of Arthur Cravan History RevealedArticle
The Extraordinary Life Of Arthur Cravan
Feb 20, 2020
7 min readThe Loveliest Joke The RakeArticle
The Loveliest Joke
Apr 9, 2020
6 min readMust See, Must Read Wild WestArticle
Must See, Must Read
Jul 23, 2019
9 min readArthur Cravan, the Original Troll The Paris ReviewArticle
Arthur Cravan, the Original Troll
Jan 5, 2018
9 min readThe Road To Run Classic RockArticle
The Road To Run
Oct 12, 2021
10 min readTelevision The OldieArticle
Television
Mar 8, 2023
‘Why do we still idolise this mixed-up mess of contradictions?' the poor viewers are asked at the start of Becoming Frida Kahlo (BBC2). ‘And why can't we take our eyes off her?' What follows are three hour-long episodes composed of footage of the fam
3 min readHenry Cavill Won't Back Down Men's Health AustraliaArticle
Henry Cavill Won't Back Down
Dec 30, 2019
11 min readSunday DRIVE New Zealand ListenerArticle
Sunday DRIVE
Mar 6, 2022
7 min readMank Little White LiesArticle
Mank
Nov 10, 2020
Directed by DAVID FINCHER Starring GARY OLDMAN, AMANDA SEYFRIED, TUPPENCE MIDDLETON Released 4 DECEMBER “Ladies and gentlemen, by way of introduction, this is a film about trickery and fraud, about lies.” So said Orson Welles in the opening of his
4 min readAl Jaffee, Longtime 'Mad Magazine' Cartoonist, Dies At 102 NPRArticle
Al Jaffee, Longtime 'Mad Magazine' Cartoonist, Dies At 102
Apr 10, 2023
Mad Magazine's ageless wise guy delighted millions of readers with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions." Al Jaffee had retired at age 99.
3 min readComedian Don Rickles, Merciless 'Merchant Of Venom,' Dies At 90 NPRArticle
Comedian Don Rickles, Merciless 'Merchant Of Venom,' Dies At 90
Apr 6, 2017
2 min readBig Jake Vs. Billy Jack Cowboys & IndiansArticle
Big Jake Vs. Billy Jack
Oct 19, 2021
3 min readLords Of The Ring North & SouthArticle
Lords Of The Ring
Jul 19, 2021
5 min readCourageous Coward The OldieArticle
Courageous Coward
Mar 8, 2023
By Oliver Soden Weidenfeld & Nicolson £30 The public persona Noël Coward first displayed to the world in the 1920s – the clipped way of speaking; the cigarette in its long holder; the tailor-made suit; the martini at hand – belied the fact that he wa
3 min read
Reviews for Life of Evel
1 rating0 reviews