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Title: Daytona : From the Birth of Speed to the Death of the Man in Black by Ed Hinton ISBN: 0-446-61178-6 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: By far, the best book on NASCAR, period.
Comment: Nothing comes close, actually. I've been waiting for this for a long time, because Ed Hinton is simply the best writer on motor sports there is, and I really miss him in "Sports Illustrated." Anyway, this is even better than I hoped. It's simply a great book, regardless of the subject. If you're an old-time NASCAR fan, you'll love the close-ups of all the great drivers and characters, because they're all here, and no one knows more inside stuff about them than Hinton. If you're a newcomer to the sport, this will make you understand what all the fuss is about, because Hinton does here for NASCAR what Tom Wolfe did for the space program in "The Right Stuff," and--get ready for this--he's as good a writer as Wolfe. Yes, he's that good. His description of a race morning at Daytona near the end of the book will make your hairs stand on end. It's worth the price of the book itself. And his analysis of the Dale Earnhardt fiasco is penetrating, because Hinton was the guy behind the Orlando Sentinel's fight to obtain the autopsy photos, so he should know .
Just a great book, and one of the best sports books I've ever read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best NASCAR Book Ever
Comment: If you like great storytelling you will love this book -- even if you're not a NASCAR fan. It's just a superb non-fiction book, period. One of those real, "I laughed, I cried" things.
This is head and shoulders above any other book ever written about NASCAR, or any kind of racing. And I've read just about all of them.
What great driver's life story do you want? Dale Earnhardt? Richard Petty? Jeff Gordon? Bobby Allison? A.J. Foyt? They're all here. Plus the history of NASCAR, and the whole story of racing at Daytona.
This book goes right to the nitty gritty behind the scenes.
I've got two friends who never even cared about NASCAR before they picked up this book. Now they're hooked.
And I'm buying a copy for every NASCAR fan on my Christmas list.
-- A reader in Mass.
Rating: 5
Summary: By far the best written Nascar history yet published.
Comment: I've read "From Moonshine to Madison Avenue," "The Wildest Ride," and "The Nascar Way." Those three books are each excellent histories of Nascar and each has its own focus, but apart from the last one listed, their authors don't write exceptionally well. This book by Hinton is in a whole different league, however. The man knows how to write REALLY well - and how to tell and report a story. The stories in this book are much more than good ol' boy anecdotes, although anecdotes are sprinkled into his reporting when they elucidate the point. Personal interviews of a very large number of people who have been prominent in Nascar form a good deal of this book's spine. While its focus is Daytona, it is about quite a bit more than just what has happened at that track.
The book is fairly critical of Nascar - and refreshingly so. ... Well, he maligns a lot of things - as a good reporter should when the subject deserves it. But he also reports the poingant, the tragic, and the triumphant, too, and the book as a whole is remarkably well balanced. If you're looking for a simple public relations fluff piece that blows sunshine [at you] about your favorite driver or Nascar in general, don't buy this book. You will be disappointed and maybe even angry because this book was not written for you. On the other hand, if you are a casual fan, or a dyed-in-the-wool one with an open mind, this book will give you a lot of wonderfully detailed history about Daytona, Nascar, the cars and races, and most important - the people and personalities big and small that have been a part of the show. You will definitely get a good deal of insight about how the facinating circus that is Nascar today has come to be. Buy this book and enjoy!
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Title: Unseen Earnhardt The Man Behind the Mask by Al Pearce, Ben Blake, David Green, Jonathan Ingram, Lee Klancher, Nigel Kinrade, Bryant McMurray, Dick Conway ISBN: 0760313911 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: I Remember Dale Earnhardt: Personal Memories of and Testimonials to Stock Car Racing's Most Beloved Driver, As Told by the People Who Knew Him Best by Tom Gillispie, Thomas G. Gillispie ISBN: 1581822448 Publisher: Cumberland House Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: At the Altar of Speed: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of Dale Earnhardt by LEIGH MONTVILLE ISBN: 0385503636 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Dale Earnhardt Jr: Standing Tall in the Shadow of a Legend by Larry Cothren, Benny Phillips ISBN: 0760315175 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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