No real hard bastard needs to brag or bully; most are modest, thoughtful & quiet. They have nothing to prove, as opposed to wannabe though guys. Others may pump themselves full of steroids or devote themselves to the study of a martial art, but can they handle themselves during an aggressive confrontation? Robin Barratt, author of the best selling Doing the Doors, has lived & worked in some of the most violent parts of the world; Bosnia, The Middle East, Russia & Africa. he has brought together a fascinating variety of portraits of indisputably hard men.