The Ride of My Life: From Street Gangs to Motorcycle Clubs to Social Worker
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4.5 • 13 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The Ride of My Life is a coming-of-age book, both for Justin DeLoretto and for America.
Justin joined a 1%-er motorcycle club in pursuit of age-old values of brotherhood, honor and respect. He never lost those values, but he watched them come under fire in America as clearly as in club life, where gaining personal power become the highest objective, rather than honoring the code that once bound his community.
Pursuing a new career in social work, Justin carried the old values to a new generation of youth caught in the riptide of a world increasingly defined by personal gain over communal well-being.
Customer Reviews
Insightful and honest.
This is a good and current read. A story of someone evolving from the virility and craziness of youth to the wisdom and humility of getting older. The way Mooch conducts himself on podcasts and in writing this book leads me to believe he is a man worth knowing. Oh yeah it’s also about motorcycles which is always cool.
Dopeness!
Book was great! Rarely seldom read and my attention span is slim but this book had me reading it nonstop!much respect to the mooch! Finished this book two days almost nonstop! I recommend everyone who has not read this book to check it out you won’t be disappointed! What an adventure this dude has had!MLR and dope book!
Fascinating
Justin “Mooch” Deloretto has lived a fascinating life and has used that to write a fascinating book. He was a SHARP (Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice), a leadership member of a 1%er MC, and a social worker. His book talks about each of these iterations, but focuses on his time in a 1%er MC, which I was most interested in (I read and review a lot of MC Romance novels). This book reads as very real and sometimes gritty, but never negative. I liked his philosophies of honor, tradition, brotherhood, and positivity. Indeed, he looks back at his life with a positive attitude and sees the tough times and the good times as having equal influence shaping him. I think that anyone curious about the MC lifestyle would find this book very satisfying. I wish the author the best of luck in his future endeavors.
I was fortunate enough to receive an advance review copy for free. This is my honest, voluntary review.