"‘Many of us can feel trapped and in prison,
that life is not worth living and that there
are parts of us which we find hard to accept’
In Journey to Freedom He explores why so
many of us sense there is something missing
from our lives and why feelings of fulfilment
and happiness are so short lived.
Drawing on his own experiences and those of
the men and women he has encountered on
his travels, whose lives and ideas have shaped
our modern culture and society, he discusses
issues such as the nature of love, sexuality,
spirituality and forgiveness.
He looks deeply at the wounds many of us carry
and how we can find peace, healing and a sense
of real freedom.
This is a book that can show you how to accept
yourself, have richer personal relationships and
discover what it is that makes you truly unique.
In the past 15 years John has brought inspiration
to over 2 million people in 20 countries with his
dynamic and powerful talks and seminars. He is
regularly featured on television, radio and various
media shows throughout the world and his life story
His True-Crime Biography From Gangland to
Promised Land has become an international best seller."
"John Pridmore searched for happiness in money, power, drugs and sex and found none. In this book he demolishes these worldly illusions and presents his truth.
Pridmore was a vicious gangster of London's East End, mixing with some of the capital's most violent criminals. Following a dramatic life-changing experience, he left it all behind. In Gangster's Guide to God, Pridmore talks compellingly about the reality of the criminal underworld and the journey to his new life, sharing the remarkable stories of many of those he has met along the way. He provides a radical, honest and inspiring take on what it means to be a Christian in the 21st century."
"Brought up in the East End of London, son of a policeman, John was already dabbling in crime by his early teens, ending up in a young offenders institute and then a borstal. Hed left home at 15 and the only occupation he knew was theft. He landed a job doing security at concerts for stars such as Simply Red, Queen and Bruce Springsteen and was lured deeper into the world of drugs and crime. By his 20s he was well-acquainted with the capitals criminal underworld. Thanks to drug dealing and racketeering he lived the classic gangster life of loads of cash, women, sports cars, designer clothes and a penthouse flat. Violence became a way of life, with his jackets tailored to hold his machete, knuckledusters and CS gas. One night he beat up a guy outside a nightclub, fleeing the scene thinking hed killed the man. Thankfully the victim survived but John finally had to confront the reality of the life he was leading and something extraordinary happened ."
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