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I've never been a book reader but having recently finished 'The Limit' by Michael Cannell that I received at Christmas...for the first time in my life I'm missing having a good book to read.

What are your recommendations?

[attachment=34096]Two obvious choices if you want it racing based.

My top two:
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A legend in his own lap time! A superb biography.

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Relive the glory days  of the ' Bentley Boys'. Long out of print but often turns up in second hand bookshops.

The Bentley Boys book popped up on my Amazon search and is in my shopping trolley 

Trans Am The Golden Years (closely related to "the Unfair Advantage" which I have not read)
24 Hours War
Blood Sweat and Gears
The last two are "historical novels". While based in reality, the embellish a few details and make claims that cannot always be 100% substantiated... but why would you want facts to screw up a good stroy! :-D

This is the book I have, I like the idea of a pic to go with a post

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I'm 80% through this book and an enjoyable read that opened my eyes to a lot of things and made me appreciate Damon a heck of a lot more than before I'd read his book.

Well I've read some more since, it seems I've found a subject matter I'm addicted to reading about...and I was never a book reader before.

These are recommended:

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Although I had to skip the first 60 pages because of the waffle I ended up loving this book and learned a lot about a forgotten British hero who died tragically (one of many!)

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Now this was a great read and where I learned to appreciate our Ken Miles and the political back stabbing that took place...he was robbed of a lap!

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This is one I'll have to read again, I loved this book, again a driver I never really appreciated until reading about his life story and his dad John...definitely recommended

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Now then...what a man our Murray was, tank commander, marketing guru...and expert faux pas creator...probably the most recommended of all, what a wonderful bloke he was, I love him even more now

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'Our Nige'...he was a firm favourite of mine but time passes and you forget just how bloody good he was.  I'm 75% through this book and thoroughly enjoying it, a man who should have died in racing accidents but fought on to the bitter end...a great Brit
...yeah, recommended too 

I've a few more ready to read too and thoroughly looking forward to starting them, one of which is one of the umpteen books about Stirling Moss, one about Niki Lauda and 'How to Build a Car' by Adrian Newey which was recommended by many.

If you think racing drivers of the past had it tough then read this...

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...what a read this is!...they couldn't make a film of this book because it would be a series of films...fascinating real story of utmost hardship and the sheer will a human being can find within himself...along with the worst of humanity, thieves and killers all in the name of the $$$$$

I bought this book for a number of reasons, primarily because the C291 is my favorite race car, and how else to know everything about it than reading this! But the book isn't only about Mercedes, it includes all the rivals of the time and how they came to build the dominant machines.
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Here's a sticker I purchased at the Nurburgring back in 2006.
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