Watkins Glen

Author : Kirk W. House
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738556666
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Watkins Glen Racing written by Kirk W. House and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war was won, the Depression was over, and Americans were back on the road. From all across the nation, sports car drivers converged on Watkins Glen to race through the gorges, hills, and village streets of western New York. Over the years, the course has evolved from its humble beginnings on streets lined with hay bales to the modern closed track that plays host to NASCAR today. Through vintage photographs, primarily from the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen Racing chronicles the history of the track with early drivers, like Cameron Argetsinger, Phil Walters, and Dave Garroway, vintage cars, hairpin turns, and death-defying races.

Author : Ross Bentley
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 1610600010
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Speed Secrets written by Ross Bentley and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 1998-08-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shave lap times or find a faster line through your favorite set of S-curves with professional race driver Ross Bentley as he shows you the quickest line from apex to apex! With tips and commentary from current race drivers, Bentley covers the vital techniques of speed, from visualizing lines to interpreting tire temps to put you in front of the pack. Includes discussion of practice techniques, chassis set-up, and working with your pit chief.

Author : Philippe Defechereaux
Publisher : Beeman Jorgenson
ISBN 13 : 9780929758176
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Watkins Glen 1948-1952 written by Philippe Defechereaux and published by Beeman Jorgenson. This book was released on 1998-08-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kirk W. House
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439636060
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Watkins Glen Racing written by Kirk W. House and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-06-23 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war was won, the Depression was over, and Americans were back on the road. From all across the nation, sports car drivers converged on Watkins Glen to race through the gorges, hills, and village streets of western New York. Over the years, the course has evolved from its humble beginnings on streets lined with hay bales to the modern closed track that plays host to NASCAR today. Through vintage photographs, primarily from the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen Racing chronicles the history of the track with early drivers, like Cameron Argetsinger, Phil Walters, and Dave Garroway, vintage cars, hairpin turns, and death-defying races.

Author : Eleanor Lerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781952781018
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Watkins Glen written by Eleanor Lerman and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction. As members of the wild; wandering generation raised on rebellion find ourselves growing older; who do we now understand ourselves to be? Revolution may be in our souls but our lives are now affected by illness; financial concerns; careers that may not have panned out as expected; and a diminishing pathway leading through the years ahead. WATKINS GLEN is the story of Susan; a woman in her sixties; who finds herself taking care of her estranged older brother; Mark; who has Alzheimer's. They are the children of a father who worked in his brothers' upholstery factory for most of the year but in the summers; escaped with his family to Watkins Glen; where he was the best outlaw drag racer in a town that primarily caters to high-end road racing. After a life spent in New York City; Susan has moved back to Watkins Glen where she takes her brother to live--temporarily; she thinks. In the throes of his illness; Mark has developed a rare but well-known symptom of dementia called Acquired Artist Syndrome; whereby people who have never even thought about painting suddenly become obsessed with the art. Once Mark gets to Watkins Glen; he becomes possessed by the idea that there is a Loch-Ness like monster living in Seneca lake and he begins painting the creature. When a stormy season brings mudslides and floods to the region; Mark develops a new obsession--the fear that dredgers brought in to clear the lake after the deluge are a danger to the lake monster; and he wanders around the lake; looking for the lost and possibly injured creature that his sister knows does not exist. And yet; of course; she knows that in a way; it absolutely does. "At the heart of WATKINS GLEN; Eleanor Lerman's wonderfully nuanced fifth novel; the burdens of time and place and family converge in the story of estranged siblings; a sister and older brother; reconnecting and coming to terms with a monster. Initially; this a Loch Ness-like monster imagined by the brother; who has developed Acquired Artist Syndrome and spends his days painting a nearby lake; but it's clear the real monster is Alzheimer's; the degradation of the brother's mind set against the rush of time and the sister's coming to terms with her runaway past and the need to care for her brother. What's beautiful about this book is Lerman's sure hand in presenting the stage by stage development through the ordinary human work of loving another--that is; attending doctor's appointments; paying late bills; being patient with growing levels of violence; of her brother being 'there;' then not there. Set in upstate New York; a place their family escaped to so their father could drag race when they were children; fast cars and open stretches of backroads are never far from the main character's mind where limits fall away and speed and hope and enduring connection (her brother beside her) are possible."--Dennis Hinrichsen "It's not often one gets to luxuriate in such beautiful prose. WATKINS GLEN examines the confusions of aging and regret; but also the compelling bonds of family and shared history; however complex and uncertain; and ultimately one of the pure joys life has to offer."--Chris Knopf

Author : Gene Baur
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 141656568X
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farm Sanctuary written by Gene Baur and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading animal rights activist Gene Baur examines the real cost of the meat on our plates -- for both humans and animals alike -- in this provocative and thorough examination of the modern farm industry. Many people picture cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens as friendly creatures who live happily within the confines of a peaceful family farm, arriving as food for humans only at the end of their sun-drenched lives. That's what Gene Baur had been told -- but when he first visited a stockyard he realized that this rosy depiction couldn't be more inaccurate. Amid the stench, noise, and filth, his attention was drawn in particular to one sheep who had been cast aside for dead. But as Baur walked by, the sheep raised her head and looked right at him. She was still alive, and the one thing Baur knew for sure that day was that he had to get her to safety. Hilda, as she was later named, was nursed back to health and soon became the first resident of Farm Sanctuary -- an organization dedicated to the rescue, care, and protection of farm animals. The truth is that farm production does not depend on the family farmer with a small herd of animals but instead resembles a large, assembly-line factory. Animals raised for human consumption are confined for the entirety of their lives and often live without companionship, fresh air, or even adequate food and water.Viewed as production units rather than living beings with feelings, ten billion farm animals are exploited specifically for food in the United States every year. In Farm Sanctuary, Baur provides a thoughtprovoking investigation of the ethical questions involved in the production of beef, poultry, pork, milk,and eggs -- and what each of us can do to stop the mistreatment of farm animals and promote compassion. He details the triumphs and the disappointments of more than twenty years on the front lines of the animal protection movement. And he introduces sanctuary. us to some of the special creatures who live at Farm Sanctuary -- from Maya the cow to Marmalade the chicken -- all of whom escaped horrible circumstances to live happier, more peaceful lives. Farm Sanctuary shows how all of us have an opportunity and a responsibility to consume a kinder plate, making a better life for ourselves and animals as well. You will certainly never think of a hamburger or chicken breast the same way after reading this book.

Author : Bert Levy
Publisher : St Martins Press
ISBN 13 : 9780312186241
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Open Road written by Bert Levy and published by St Martins Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year out of high school in the early 1950s, New Jersey mechanic Buddy Palumbo falls in love with two things at once: race car driving with its speed and adventure, and his boss' niece, Miss Julie Finzio

Author : Chris Offutt
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 0802158420
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Killing Hills written by Chris Offutt and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veteran on leave investigates a murder in his Kentucky backwoods hometown in this Appalachian noir by the acclaimed author of Country Dark. Mick Hardin, a combat veteran and Army CID agent, is home on a leave to be with his pregnant wife—but they aren’t getting along. His sister, newly risen to sheriff, has just landed her first murder investigation—but local politicians are pushing for someone else to take the case. Maybe they think she can’t handle it. Or maybe their concerns run deeper. With his experience and knowledge of the area, Mick is well-suited to help his sister investigate while staying under the radar. Now he’s dodging calls from his commanding officer as he delves into the dangerous rivalries lurking beneath the surface of his fiercely private hometown. And he needs to talk to his wife. The Killing Hills is a novel of betrayal within and between the clans that populate the hollers—and the way it so often shades into violence. Chris Offutt has delivered a dark, witty, and absolutely compelling novel of murder and honor, with an investigator-hero unlike any in fiction.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Descriptive and Illustrated Guide Book of the Famous Watkins Glen written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Argetsinger
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738598453
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Watkins Glen International written by Michael Argetsinger and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1948, Watkins Glen became the site of the first postwar road race in America on a 6.6-mile course through the village and surrounding highways; the present-day road course was built in 1956 and held its first race the same year. The circuit presented its first professional race in 1957 when NASCAR made its first appearance. NASCAR returned to the Glen in 1964 and 1965 and found a permanent spot on the Watkins Glen calendar beginning in 1986. Today, the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in August ranks as the largest spectator event in the state of New York. In addition to NASCAR and Formula One, Watkins Glen race fans have enjoyed America's greatest race series, including Indy car, Can-Am, Trans-Am, six-hour endurance for prototypes, and amateur sports car racing.