Books

'BORN AGAIN ARTIST (Published September 2012)
Charlie's second art book, an A5 paperback packed full of colour and black and white art, many previously unseen pieces.
Only available from CBAF (see the shop page).

PRISON DIARIES (Published August 2011)
Written in diary form by Charlie himself from behind locked doors, this unique book uncovers the real Charlie; his thoughts, frustrations and true feelings about the people who inhabit ‘the concrete coffin’ with him.

RESPECT & REPUTATION, co-author Robin Barrett (Published June 2010)
Brutal, honest, wickedly funny at times and even shrewdly philosophical, Respect & Reputation provides a fascinating insight into lives that few of us could accurately imagine and are even less likely to experience.

DIARIES FROM HELL (Published May 2009)
This book includes his poems, illustrations and correspondence, anecdotes about his fellow cons, and his unique take on our celebrity-obsessed world. Both hilarious and tragic; a fascinating trip inside the mind of the man dubbed by the media as Britain's most violent prisoner.

LOONYOLOGY (Published June 2008)
Looks back on his crazy journey of unpredictable behaviour, reminiscences of his teenage years, memories of fellow cons, screws, the cranks, letters and news reports, prison life and procedures, and the overall ‘loonyology’ of the penal system, with diary entries, sound advice and hilarious one-liners.

BRONSON 3 - UP ON THE ROOF (Published September 2010)
Charlie has taken his 30 years of prison and condensed it into one volume. 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.

BRONSON 2, MORE PORRIDGE THAN GOLDILOCKS (Published November 2009) A crazy look into the mind of a true individual, with an overpowering urge not to let the system beat him; a man of huge artistic talent.

BRONSON (Published September 2008)
He has been locked in dungeons, in iron boxes and in a cage. Yet this is a man of great warmth and humour who has never killed anyone and has often dealt with his gruelling life with humour. Read his story.

CON ARTIST (Published December 2008)
He shows his life in art form and lets you into his world. Bronson "the Artist" is denied many things that we take for granted each day, and yet he manages to draw and create masterpieces from his mind.

SOLITARY FITNESS (Published January 2007)
A unique guide to achieving fitness. Firstly, it improves the physique and general fitness. Secondly, it gives an insight into Charles Bronson, through his narrative and unique pictures.

THE KRAYS AND ME (Published April 2007)
'I've got a lot to say and all the time in the world to say it. No bollocks. No silly stories. Just the facts about the time I spent doing porridge with the Krays.' Read about Charlie's unique relationship with Ron and Reg.

THE GOOD PRISON GUIDE (Published December
An A to Z guide to the UK prison system, seen through Charlie's eyes.

HEROES AND VILLAINS, co-author Tel Currie (Published August 2005)
This directory of Heroes and Villains is a book you must read and keep. The poems, saying's and ditties are true to life, Charlie and Tel have left nothing and nobody out. Funny but also sad... just like a book should be.

INSANITY, MY MAD LIFE (Published March 2004)
A look into the mind of a true individual, a wild, inspired, single-minded, fascinating man, oppressed only by the system that confines him.

LEGENDS (Published July 2003)
Crazy, wild, frantic yet sensitive and revealing. This book has it all. For Charles Bronson to know so many legends and, with his insight into them,
it makes for great reading.

SILENT SCREAM (Published September 1999)
Charlie's first and original autobiography. Both funny and sad in equal measure, it exposes the treatment Charlie suffered and his fight to survive.

THE BIRDMAN OPENS HIS MIND (Published May 1999)
A collection of poems and illustrations from one of Britain's most artistic and creative prisoners.