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Title: God, Pepsi, and Groovin' on the High Side: Tales from the Nascar Circuit by Richard, Jr. Ernsberger ISBN: 0-87131-996-9 Publisher: M Evans & Co Pub. Date: August, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Get the Facts Right!
Comment: The factual errors in this book are amazing, especially coming from a heavy-duty dude at Newsweek magazine. Contrary to what the book reports; the Cup all-star race and Coca-Cola 600 are not held in July, Terry Labonte did not win the 1990 Daytona 500 when Dale Earnhardt ran out of gas on the last lap and the 1996 championship was not settled by a margin of eight points.
The book also reads like a series of magazine articles strung together. Moving from one chapter to the next, the reader is forced to read through too much information that was already reported in the previous chapter. Yes, for example, I know Dale Earnhardt was killed in the 2001 Daytona 500; please don't feel required to tell me that in every chapter.
Confidential to the "Editor of the International Edition of Newsweek Magazine": Don't quit your day job.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Read for a New Fan
Comment: I am a sports fan who was always been bored with any kind of 'racing' especially NASCAR. But in the middle of the 2003 season, some friends introduced my wife and I to the sport, and we have really found it interesting (and fun).
Even though I did notice some typos in the book (how does that happen?), the author did an excellent job of making the book interesting. I really enjoyed the author's analysis of the NASCAR subculture that includes millions of Americans. Some chapters were better than others, and they weren't really intertwined at all. The chapters could stand alone from the rest of the book and still be understood.
I agree with some of the author's conclusions at the end of the book; the sport, fans, and racing teams are great. BUT there are some problems that should drive any sports fan nuts. First, the fact that NASCAR is inconsistent with their rules is annoying and unfair to a true concept of sport (what is also annoying is NASCAR's propensity to favor the popular drivers). And second, the commercialization of the sport is out of hand. Sponsorship and marketing DIRECTLY influence the outcome of the sport.
I recommend the book to any NASCAR fan, especially new NASCAR fans like me who are clueless to the history and contemporary culture of the sport.
Rating: 5
Summary: God,Pepsi,and Groovin on the High Side
Comment: As an individual who does not know a lot about NASCAR, I found this book very interesting because it covers all aspects of the business. Mr Ernsberger has a great command of the English language and is smart enough to mix a little humor in with all of his facts and interviews.After reading the book I have a much greater appreciation for all of the people who participate in this business.He covers individual drivers, pit crews, owners, officials,and the fans who travel thousands of miles to party at the races. I really enjoyed his chapters on the anti Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon and the one on Bruton Smith and Humpy Wheeler as well as his coverage on the "inside" of this hugh business. You don't have to be a Nascar fan to enjoy this easy read. I highly recommend it to men and women of all ages.
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Title: Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Matthew E. Adams, Kirk Autio, Jeff Aubery ISBN: 0757301002 Publisher: Health Communications Pub. Date: 24 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Jeff Gordon: Racing Back to the Front--My Memoir by Jeff Gordon ISBN: 074346415X Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Wildest Ride: A History of NASCAR (or, How a Bunch of Good Ol' Boys Built a Billion-Dollar Industry out of Wrecking Cars) by Joe Menzer ISBN: 0743226259 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 04 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Fixin' to Git: One Fan's Love Affair With Nascar's Winston Cup by Jim Wright ISBN: 0822329263 Publisher: Duke Univ Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Cheating: An Inside Look at the Bad Things Good NASCAR Winston Cup Racers Do in Pursuit of Speed by Tom Jensen ISBN: 1893618226 Publisher: David Bull Publishing Pub. Date: 27 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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