Tracks Racing The Sun

Author : Sandro Martini
Publisher : Aurora Metro Publications Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1906582440
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tracks, Racing the Sun written by Sandro Martini and published by Aurora Metro Publications Ltd.. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER - READERS' FAVORITE BOOK ABOUT SPORT In this epic novel about the motor-racing heroes of pre-war Italy and Germany, legendary characters battle to win incredible races on switchback roads along the edges of ravines. Exploring the relationships between the champions as much as the sporting events themselves, this is a thrilling tale based on the true rivalries, triumphs and disasters during a fascinating period in European sporting history. "Martini writes about the dawn of motor racing, a violent and treacherous sport where men serviced their addiction to speed and etched their names in history. Enjoy riding with the greats, it's a rush." - Ben Collins, aka The Stig from BBC's Top Gear "Every fan of motor racing should read this book. How the legendary Italian drivers of the past forged the sport we love today with blood and bone" -.Mario Andretti, motor sport legend "A great read! An incredible tale of skill and courage based on true events". -Alex Baldolini, 250cc/moto2 WSS rider "Meticulously researched, beautifully crafted, and a captivating read from beginning to end". - The Historical Novel Society ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sandro Martini is a seasoned journalist who has worked in Italy and the USA. He has spent years researching the facts and creating a story which tells us much about men, their addiction to speed and the love of the machine at a particular time in history.

Author : Sandro Martini
Publisher : Aurora Metro Publications Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1906582440
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tracks, Racing the Sun written by Sandro Martini and published by Aurora Metro Publications Ltd.. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER - READERS' FAVORITE BOOK ABOUT SPORT In this epic novel about the motor-racing heroes of pre-war Italy and Germany, legendary characters battle to win incredible races on switchback roads along the edges of ravines. Exploring the relationships between the champions as much as the sporting events themselves, this is a thrilling tale based on the true rivalries, triumphs and disasters during a fascinating period in European sporting history. "Martini writes about the dawn of motor racing, a violent and treacherous sport where men serviced their addiction to speed and etched their names in history. Enjoy riding with the greats, it's a rush." - Ben Collins, aka The Stig from BBC's Top Gear "Every fan of motor racing should read this book. How the legendary Italian drivers of the past forged the sport we love today with blood and bone" -.Mario Andretti, motor sport legend "A great read! An incredible tale of skill and courage based on true events". -Alex Baldolini, 250cc/moto2 WSS rider "Meticulously researched, beautifully crafted, and a captivating read from beginning to end". - The Historical Novel Society ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sandro Martini is a seasoned journalist who has worked in Italy and the USA. He has spent years researching the facts and creating a story which tells us much about men, their addiction to speed and the love of the machine at a particular time in history.

Author : Karina Halle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476796440
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Racing the Sun written by Karina Halle and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel about a young woman who becomes a nanny in Capri and falls for her charges' bad-boy brother.

Author : Janet Dawson
Publisher : Fawcett Books
ISBN 13 : 9780449005316
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Killing at the Track written by Janet Dawson and published by Fawcett Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigator Jeri Howard is fascinated by the beautiful horses and the zealous spectators at stylish Edgewater Downs. But behind the scenes, where the owners, trainers, jockeys, and grooms mingle, life is not so pretty. Someone is terrorizing owner-trainer Molly Torrance with sinister phone threats. Who would be so malicious? Jeri's money is on ambitious jockey Benita Pascal, whom Molly recently fired. But what about great horses suddenly losing races? Or the blonde Jeri spies betting a bundle on the longest of long shots? And what about . . . cold-blooded murder? For when death's dark horse hugs the rail, Jeri gallops to find a ruthless killer.

Author : Ted McClelland
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 155652675X
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horseplayers written by Ted McClelland and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fun and witty exposé of horse racing in America goes behind the scenes at the track, providing a serious gambler's-eye view of the action. Ted McClelland spent a year at tracks and off-track betting facilities in Chicago and across the country, profiling the people who make a career of gambling on horses. This account follows his personal journey of what it means to be a horseplayer as he gambles with his book advance using various betting and handicapping strategies along the way. A colourful cast of characters is introduced, including the intensely disciplined Scott McMannis, "The Professor," a one-time college instructor who now teaches a course in handicapping, and Mary Schoenfeldt, a former nun and gifted handicapper who donates all of her winnings to charity. This moving account of wins, losses, and personal turmoil provides a realistic look at gamblers, gambling, and life at the track.

Author : Sam Taplin
Publisher : Usborne Books
ISBN 13 : 9780794526573
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wind-up Race Cars written by Sam Taplin and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wind up the cars and watch them zoom around the tracks in this exciting interactive book. You can race the cars against each other on three different tracks.

Author : Patrick Smithwick
Publisher : Ews Designs
ISBN 13 : 9780578863856
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Racing My Father: Growing Up with a Riding Legend written by Patrick Smithwick and published by Ews Designs. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming a steeplechase jockey takes great courage, especially when following in the footsteps of a legendary father. Growing up, Patrick Smithwick idolized his father, A.P. Smithwick, considered the greatest steeplechase jockey in America at the time. In this compelling memoir, Patrick Smithwick recalls how his father's success shaped his own ambitions and dreams. Despite witnessing the pinnacle of the sport, the younger Smithwick started his own journey without a leg up. He mucked stalls and lived in tack rooms, learning the sport from the bottom up. After his father was severely injured in a racing accident, young Patrick did not sway from pursuing his dream. Though he may not have reached the career heights of his father, Patrick Smithwick succeeded in carving his own niche as a top steeplechase rider.

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Publisher : Jersey City, The Jersey City printing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sun's Guide to New York written by and published by Jersey City, The Jersey City printing Company. This book was released on 1892 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Brant
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1609616987
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Duel in the Sun written by John Brant and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1982 Boston Marathon was great theater: Two American runners, Alberto Salazar, a celebrated champion, and Dick Beardsley, a gutsy underdog, going at each other for just under 2 hours and 9 minutes. Neither man broke. The race merely came to a thrilling, shattering end, exacting such an enormous toll that neither man ever ran as well again. Beardsley, the most innocent of men, descended into felony drug addiction, and Salazar, the toughest of men, fell prey to depression. Exquisitely written and rich with human drama, John Brant's Duel in the Sun brilliantly captures the mythic character of the most thrilling American marathon ever run—and the powerful forces of fate that drove these two athletes in the years afterward.

Author : Richard Meaden
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 9780760334317
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic Motorsport Routes written by Richard Meaden and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2008-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are the routes the great drivers have taken on their race to glory. Classic Motorsport Routes revisits the most spectacular circuits, roads, and tracks that have helped shape more than a century of racing--from the road races of the Mille Miglia and the Targa Florio to the grueling hillclimbs of Grossglockner and America’s own legendary Pikes Peak, to the rallies of Monte Carlo and Spain, to the Grand Prix circuits from Monaco to Germany and the record-breaking courses of the Bonneville Salt Flats and the Frankfurt-Darmstadt Autobahn. Here are maps charting thirty routes across four continents, inviting readers to follow in the paths of the world’s automotive greats--or simply to sit back and enjoy the spectacular scenery as it unfolds on these pages. From the majestic Rocky Mountains of North America to the haunting pine forests of Northern Europe to the sun-baked villages of Sicily, this book by premier motoring writer Richard Meaden gives readers a thrilling close-up look at the routes that so many great drivers have followed--and continue to follow--into the annals of racing history.