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1 1 y separately published work icon At the Altar of the Road Gods Boris Mihailovic , Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2014 7445500 2014 single work autobiography

'Caution: Contains incidents of insane motorcycle antics, drug use and swearing.

'In this fast, furious book, Boris Mihailovic shares his wild stories of motorcycling, mateship and frequent, two-wheel-related mayhem. Boris has had a life-long obsession with motorbikes and in this collection of yarns he shares pivotal moments in his riding life, from his first XJ650 Yamaha and the crazy, wild years of learning to ride faster and faster to finding friends with a similar passion who all look like outlaws.

'In At the Altar of the Road Gods Boris reveals the consequences of high-sides, tank-slappers, angry police and pilgrimages to Bathurst and Phillip Island, and explains how motorbike riding was the rite of passage into manhood he'd been searching for.

'Be warned: this is a book that may cause laughter, sleeplessness and the desire to buy a Lucifer-black Katana.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon My Mother Warned Me about Blokes Like Me Boris Mihailovic , Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2012 Z1888451 2012 selected work prose 'Motorcycle stories of brotherhood, demons, dirt and danger. Whether you're into dirt bikes, road bikes, ride a Yamaha, scooter or Laverda: if you've ever experienced the primal rush of riding a motor bike, the pain of crashing, the suffering of healing and the epiphanies of speed then this book is for you.

This book is about friendship, treachery, girls in tight pants and motorcycles that have been possessed by Satan. It s about brotherhood, camaraderie, drugs, alcohol and being hounded by the police for daring to combine them all at once. It s about breaking the law, and racing 1000 kilometres through the night for money and thrills. It s about thalidomide dwarves being molested by fighting dogs, massive amputations, bovine stupidity, maniacal genius and the wisdom of the old. It s about chance and fate and suffering, being two people at once and being handcuffed in a Melbourne gutter. It s about being cold and crazy and hopeful and irredeemably lost. It s about impossible highs and soul-crushing lows, about demons and brothers and dirt and danger, and houses with iron bars instead of glass in their windows.
Essentially it s about Boris Mihailovic s life. With motorcycles.' Source: www.hachette.com.au/ (Sighted 18/05/2012).
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