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L.A. Nolan was born in Toronto, making him the first Canadian-born member of his family, whose roots are set firmly in Liverpool, England. Throughout his life, his restlessness encouraged extensive travel to many countries, and in 2012, he finally settled in India.
Motorcycling became the primary focus. He joined a club and crisscrossed the country with reckless abandon, several times. He dabbled in acting and landed a few small roles in Bollywood productions such as Aiyaary, alongside Sidharth Malhotra, and, Bose – Dead or Alive, with Sanjay Gurbaxani and for many years, he was also the frontman of a successful rock and roll band playing the club circuit in New Delhi. Then, after breaking several bone ...more

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	Hellhounds: Tales from the Bark Side by J.A. Clement (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kate Pickford (Editor), E.G. Bateman (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	My Heart's Sunshine: An Anthology of Romantic Short Stories by The Creative Circle Official (Compiler), Shashikala Gadepally (co-author), L.A. Nolan (Goodreads Author) (co-author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Memoirs Of A Motorcycle Madman

Delve into the hilarious misadventures of this uptight Ex-North American as he shares some select experiences while touring through India. Armed only with his 500 cc motorcycle, a band of brothers clearly as crazy as he is and a burning wanderlust, Mr. Nolan finds himself atop mountains, in scorching deserts and occasionally tangling with the Border Security Force. These delightful and somewhat tw

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“If you ride long enough, every last character flaw will get poured onto the pavement for inspection. Eventually, you will have to examine who you really are.”
― L. A Nolan, Memoirs Of A Motorcycle Madman

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