Book Reviews
Reviews of the latest media that interest motoring enthusiasts.
Steve McQueen, The Last Mile Revisited
There have been no shortages on books about steve mcqueen that take up residence on our shelves. But none quite like this one. Instead of the usual stories of his racing exploits or pictures of his car and motorcycle collections, “Steve McQueen, The Last Mile Revisited” takes a look at the last few years of his life as he was winding down his acting career…… Read More
Driven by Desire: The Desire Wilson Story
Those of you who think that women in auto racing begins and ends with Danica Patrick need to get an education. And a good place to start would be by turning the pages of Driven by Desire: The Desire Wilson Story. Written by her husband, race track developer Alan Wilson, it chronicles this South African woman’s rise from beating the boys at the Go Kart track… Read More
The One Percenter Code
In a dog eat dog world where people do whatever’s necessary to get ahead, it’s refreshing to read about a group of people who still live by a code of honor. “The One Percenter Code. How to Live Like an Outlaw in a World Gone Soft,” by Dave Nichols shows there’s a lot more to motorcycle clubs than what you’ve seen on cable TV shows and bad biker flicks. And… Read More
Formula One at Watkins Glen
While Indianapolis and Daytona may get a lot of the fanfare when it comes to American race tracks, there are many historic tracks in this country with stories to tell, and Michael Argetsinger celebrates one of our favorite circuits in his book Formula One at Watkins Glen. Throughout its photo-filled 160-pages is a race by race account of the 20-years that… Read More
Driving on the Edge: The Art and Science of Race Driving
No matter how long you’ve been driving or how much track time you’ve logged; there is always room for improvement. And those looking for some will be well served by reading Driving on the Edge: The Art and Science of Race Driving by Michael Krumm. For those of you not familiar with Krumm, the German born racer progressed through Karts and Formula cars to GT… Read More
Steve McQueen, A Passion for Speed
Very few people have managed to successfully merge Hollywood and motorsports like Steve McQueen. Truly an icon in both fields, McQueen always felt more at home around fast machines at the track, or in the desert on a motorcycle, than he ever did around cluttered movie sets. But in his book “Steve McQueen, a Passion for Speed,” French author Frederic Brun uses… Read More
Route 66
Perhaps you’ve dreamed of hitting the road to see America in all of its back roads glory. Maybe you’ve even dreamed of doing Route 66 in its entirety along the way. Well, that’s exactly what Sal Santoro and Bob Walton did; as they made their way from New Jersey to Santa Monica, California in a 1968 Cadillac. Fortunately for us, they took plenty of pictures… Read More
Porsche Sounds
There’s audio books, and then there’s Porsche Sounds earbooks. Deter Landenburger of the Porsche Museum has created an amazing Porsche book capturing the sounds of the most famous Porsche Sports Cars throughout the years. From the Number One Roadster, to the new Panamera Turbo, this book has it all. The recordings are so fine, that you can almost feel these… Read More
Rare Finds
We’ve all fantasized about finding that super rare car in a barn somewhere. And while many of those stories that you hear are just that, fantasies, author Jerry Heasely documents 30 real accounts in his book “Jerry Heasley’s Rare Finds”. Jerry has tracked down many unexpected discoveries through the years, and written about them for magazines such as Mustang… Read More
Art of Harley-Davidson
Not sure which Harley is your favorite? Well, the “Art of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle” will help you resolve that dilemma. Covering over 100 Harleys from the early 1900s to today, every page is filled with artistic color and black-and-white photos, all shot by Harley-Davidson photographer David Blattel. Chapters are organized by bike type, and listed… Read More