My Speed King

Author : Tonia Bern-Campbell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780750929318
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Speed King written by Tonia Bern-Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The love affair between British speed king Donald Campbell and vivacious singer Tonia Bern was one of the great romances of the 20th century. But passion turned to tragedy with the dramatic death of Campbell on Lake Coniston in January 1967, as he attempted to break the world water speed record in his famous jet boat, Bluebird. In this portrait of her love affair and marriage to Campbell, Tonia tells the inside story of her heady lifestyle with Britain's national land and water speed hero. The collision between the two worlds of 1960s jet-set and show-biz promised a fast and furious ride, but their volcanic marriage and the pressures of trying to combine two high-profile careers sometimes took their toll on the relationship. Writing soon after Donald's death, Tonia turned her tremendous sense of personal loss into a vivid evocation of what it was really like to be married to a man with a great lust for love-making and high-speed record-breaking. But it has taken her until now to choose to tell the whole story.

Author : Leo Villa
Publisher : Mitchell Beazley
ISBN 13 : 9780906116067
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life with the Speed King written by Leo Villa and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tom Madigan
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 0760365997
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mickey Thompson written by Tom Madigan and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mickey Thompson offers a now-impossible (Thompson and his wife were murdered in 1988) first-person telling of the legendary racer and motorsport impresario’s high-speed life, from his earliest days through the height of his competition exploits on drag strips, at Bonneville, the Indy 500, Baja, and more—complemented by some 100 rare images culled from family archives, the NHRA museum, and the collections of friends and fellow racers. Four decades after his tragic death, Mickey Thompson’s name and accomplishments remain legendary among motorsports and automotive enthusiasts. Thompson did it all on four wheels: land-speed racing, drag racing, off-road, NASCAR, Indianapolis…anything involving speed. Armed with a restless mind and a keen business sense, Thompson moved from success to success. In the early 1970s, motorsports writer (and former drag racer) Tom Madigan and Thompson embarked on a project to write the latter’s autobiography. After two years, extensive interviews, and a near-finished manuscript the whole enterprise fell apart for a number of reasons. Type-written sheets, neatly stacked, were boxed, stored, and mostly forgotten. Mickey Thompson: The Lost Story of the Original Speed King in His Own Words is that never-published work—an amazing biographical artifact from what many consider the golden age of automotive racing.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1939-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.

Author : John Baechtel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732176102
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Goldenrod written by John Baechtel and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author John Baechtel has written a full color, photo rich book on the restoration and detailed history of the Goldenrod. It includes full coverage of the restoration effort, rare family photos, plans and blueprints, the complete aerodynamic development report, a special section on the Chrysler Race Hemi engines and a detailed timeline of the record attempt. You haven't really seen the GOLDENROD until you've seen it here.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1939-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

Author : David Hill
Publisher : Puffin Books
ISBN 13 : 9780143507222
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Speed King written by David Hill and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1967 an unknown, elderly New Zealander and his ancient Indian motorcycle set a world land-speed record at Bonneville. The man was Burt Munro, and he became a Kiwi legend. How did he do it? His amazing true story is now a stunning picture book.A crowd of people stand on a flat white plain. In the distance, a snarling, roaring dark speck is hurtling towards them. It's a motorbike. The rider is inside the shell, lying almost flat. 'Go, Burt!'The red bike blurs past. Fingers click stop-watches.How fast has Burt Munro gone this time? The moment young Burt Munro saw a motorbike chugging down a quiet Invercargill street, he was hooked. More than fifty years later, he and his ancient Indian motorcycle would amaze the world by setting a land-speed record : one that remains unbroken to this day. Burt didn't have much money. He wasn't young. But he was determined. And he became a Kiwi legend. A wonderful true story about a very unlikely New Zealand champion, by the award-winning author and illustrator of First to the Top."

Author : William F. Nolan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barney Oldfield written by William F. Nolan and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Works of Shakespeare: in Twelve Volumes written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1772 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199267170
Total Pages : 1423 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book William Shakespeare: The Complete Works written by William Shakespeare and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005-04-21 with total page 1423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compact edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. It combines impeccable scholarship with beautifully written editorial material and a user-friendly layout of the text. Also included is a foreword, list of contents, general introduction, essay on language, contemporary allusions to Shakespeare, glossary, consolidated bibliography and index of first lines of Sonnets.