Author: Nigel Roebuck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Grand Prix Greats
Author: Nigel Roebuck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Grand Prix Driver by Driver
Author: Liam McCann
Publisher: G2 Entertainment
ISBN: 9781909217270
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
GRAND PRIX DRIVER BY DRIVER is a comprehensive collection of profiles of the highest quality drivers out of the hundreds who have taken part in Formula 1 since the first world championship race was held at Silverstone, England in 1950. From Fangios dominance of the 1950s, to the dominant era of British Racing Green from 1962 to 1973 thanks to the likes of Brabham, Jim Clark, John Sutees, Graham Hill and Denny Hulme this book explores some of best drivers in the history of Formula 1. With profiles of historic drivers such as Fangio whose record of five World Championship titles stood for 45 years until Schumacher won his sixth championship in 2003 and Stirling Moss, who is considered the best driver to have never won the World Championship title. Along with the more contemporary exploits of Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, who according to the F1 website is “statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen” and the recent emergence of young British driver Lewis Hamilton in 2007 who was the first Briton to win a race in the US since John Watson in 1983. Packed with superb illustrations and statistical information, each profile looks at the drivers’ standing, successes and iconic moments.
Publisher: G2 Entertainment
ISBN: 9781909217270
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
GRAND PRIX DRIVER BY DRIVER is a comprehensive collection of profiles of the highest quality drivers out of the hundreds who have taken part in Formula 1 since the first world championship race was held at Silverstone, England in 1950. From Fangios dominance of the 1950s, to the dominant era of British Racing Green from 1962 to 1973 thanks to the likes of Brabham, Jim Clark, John Sutees, Graham Hill and Denny Hulme this book explores some of best drivers in the history of Formula 1. With profiles of historic drivers such as Fangio whose record of five World Championship titles stood for 45 years until Schumacher won his sixth championship in 2003 and Stirling Moss, who is considered the best driver to have never won the World Championship title. Along with the more contemporary exploits of Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, who according to the F1 website is “statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen” and the recent emergence of young British driver Lewis Hamilton in 2007 who was the first Briton to win a race in the US since John Watson in 1983. Packed with superb illustrations and statistical information, each profile looks at the drivers’ standing, successes and iconic moments.
The Top 100 F1 Drivers of All Time
Author: Alan Henry
Publisher: Icon Books Company
ISBN: 9781848310339
Category : Automobile racing drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
If you want a heated debate among motor racing enthusiasts, then just throw into the conversation the name of the Formula 1 driver you think is the best the sport has evern seen, and watch the sparks fly.
Publisher: Icon Books Company
ISBN: 9781848310339
Category : Automobile racing drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
If you want a heated debate among motor racing enthusiasts, then just throw into the conversation the name of the Formula 1 driver you think is the best the sport has evern seen, and watch the sparks fly.
American Grand Prix Racing
Author: Tim Considine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780760302101
Category : Automobile racing drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
... This book is the ultimate chronicle of America's involvement at the highest level of international motor racing. Author has left no source unreviewed in telling this story. More than 200 black and white historical photographs and a special color gallery complement the lively, entertaining text ...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780760302101
Category : Automobile racing drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
... This book is the ultimate chronicle of America's involvement at the highest level of international motor racing. Author has left no source unreviewed in telling this story. More than 200 black and white historical photographs and a special color gallery complement the lively, entertaining text ...
Autocar
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Lewis Hamilton: My Story
Author: Lewis Hamilton
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007281773
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Lewis Hamilton’s explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season, including the gripping climax to the 2007 F1 World Championship, as well as his dad Anthony, his home life and his early years. The only book with the real story, as told by Lewis.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007281773
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Lewis Hamilton’s explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season, including the gripping climax to the 2007 F1 World Championship, as well as his dad Anthony, his home life and his early years. The only book with the real story, as told by Lewis.
The Illustrated Evolution of the Grand Prix/F1 Car
Author: Simon Read
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 9781874105916
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The Illustrated Evolution of the Grand Prix & F1 Car Simon Read.Subtitled: The First 1 Years. This book illustrates and describes the technical evolution of GP carsfrom 1895 to today, and includes a look into the future with a representation of the F1 car of 25. Read illustrates approximately 1 milestone cars in superb detail and reveals the technical developments of each. Sftbd., 8"x 9 3/4", 112 pgs., 11 b&w ill., 16 color.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 9781874105916
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The Illustrated Evolution of the Grand Prix & F1 Car Simon Read.Subtitled: The First 1 Years. This book illustrates and describes the technical evolution of GP carsfrom 1895 to today, and includes a look into the future with a representation of the F1 car of 25. Read illustrates approximately 1 milestone cars in superb detail and reveals the technical developments of each. Sftbd., 8"x 9 3/4", 112 pgs., 11 b&w ill., 16 color.
100+ Best Classic Detective Stories. The Great Detective Collection. Illustrated
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Some of the greatest detective stories every wrote are collected in this massive anthology. This book contains the stories and novels of the best authors of classic detective stories. Detective story, type of popular literature in which a crime is introduced and investigated and the culprit is revealed. Usually it is also axiomatic that the clues from which a logical solution to the problem can be reached be fairly presented to the reader at exactly the same time that the sleuth receives them and that the sleuth deduce the solution to the puzzle from a logical interpretation of these clues. The Agatha Christie Collection The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd Chapter 1. Dr Sheppard at the Breakfast Table Chapter 2. Who's Who in King's Abbot Chapter 3. The Man Who Grew Vegetable Marrows Chapter 4. Dinner at Fernly Chapter 5. The Tunisian Dagger Chapter 6. I Learn My Neighbour's Profession Chapter 7. Inspector Raglan is Confident Chapter 8. The Goldfish Pond Chapter 9. The Parlourmaid Chapter 10. Poirot Pays A Call Chapter 11. Round the Table Chapter 12. The Goose Quill Chapter 13. Geoffrey Raymond Chapter 14. An Evening at Mah Jong Chapter 15. Parker Chapter 16. Charles Kent Chapter 17. Flora Ackroyd Chapter 18. Miss Russell Chapter 19. The Paragraph in the Paper Chapter 20. Poirot's Little Reunion Chapter 21. Ralph Paton's Story Chapter 22. The Whole Truth Chapter 23. And Nothing But The Truth Chapter 24. Apologia Hercule Poirot. Poirot Investigates I The Adventure of “The Western Star” II The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor III The Adventure of the Cheap Flat IV The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge V The Million Dollar Bond Robbery VI The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb VII The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan VIII The Kidnapped Prime Minister IX The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim X The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman XI The Case of the Missing Will Poirot's Early Cases The Affair at the Victory Ball The Adventure of the Clapham Cook The Cornish Mystery The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly The Double Clue The King of Clubs The Lemesurier Inheritance The Lost Mine The Plymouth Express The Chocoilate Box The Submarine Plans The Veiled Lady The Market Basing Mystery Arthur Conan Doyle The Complete Sherlock Holmes Stories A Study in Scarlet Part I Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., Late of the Army Medical Department Part 2 The Country of the Saints The Hound of the Baskervilles Chapter 1 — Mr. Sherlock Holmes Chapter 2 — The Curse of the Baskervilles Chapter 3 — The Problem Chapter 4 — Sir Henry Baskerville Chapter 5 — Three Broken Threads Chapter 6 — Baskerville Hall Chapter 7 — The Stapletons of Merripit House Chapter 8 — First Report of Dr. Watson Chapter 9 — Second Report of Dr. Watson Chapter 10 — Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson Chapter 11 — The Man on the Tor Chapter 12 — Death on the Moor Chapter 13 — Fixing the Nets Chapter 14 — The Hound of the Baskervilles Chapter 15 — A Retrospection The Sign of Four Chapter 1. The Science of Deduction Chapter 2. The Statement of the Case Chapter 3. In Quest of a Solution Chapter 4. The Story of the Bald-Headed Man Chapter 5. The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge Chapter 6. Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration Chapter 7. The Episode of the Barrel Chapter 8. The Baker Street Irregulars Chapter 9. A Break in the Chain Chapter 10. The End of the Islander Chapter 11. The Great Agra Treasure Chapter 12. The Strange Story of Jonathan Small The Valley Of Fear Part 1 The Tragedy of Birlstone Part 2 The Scowrers Epilogue The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Adventure I A Scandal in Bohemia Adventure II The Red-Headed League Adventure III A Case of Identity Adventure IV The Boscombe Valley Mystery Adventure V The Five Orange Pips Adventure VI The Man with the Twisted Lip Adventure VII The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Adventure VIII The Adventure of the Speckled Band Adventure IX The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb Adventure X The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor Adventure XI The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet Adventure XII The Adventure of the Copper Beeches The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Silver Blaze The Yellow Face The Stockbroker's Clerk The "Gloria Scott" The Musgrave Ritual The Crooked Man The Reigate Puzzle The Resident Patient The Greek Interpreter The Naval Treaty The Final Problem The Return of Sherlock Holmes The Adventure of the Empty House The Adventure of the Norwood Builder The Adventure of the Dancing Men The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist The Adventure of the Priory School The Adventure of Black Peter The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton The Adventure of the Six Napoleons The Adventure of the Three Students The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter The Adventure of the Abbey Grange The Adventure of the Second Stain His Last Bow The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge The Adventure of the Cardboard Box The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans The Adventure of the Devil's Foot The Adventure of the Red Circle The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax The Adventure of the Dying Detective His Last Bow — An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes G.K. Chesterton The Innocence of Father Brown The Blue Cross The SecretGarden The Queer Feet The Flying Stars The Invisible Man The Honour of Israel Gow The Wrong Shape The Sins of Prince Saradine The Hammer of God The Eye of Apollo The Sign of the Broken Sword The Three Tools of Death Maurice Leblanc Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar I. The Arrest of Arsène Lupin II. Arsène Lupin in Prison III. The Escape of Arsène Lupin IV. The Mysterious Traveller V. The Queen’s Necklace VI. The Seven of Hearts VII. Madame Imbert’s Safe VIII. The Black Pearl IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late Edgar Allan Poe The Gold-Bug The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Purloined Letter Edgar Wallace The Treasure Hunt The Green Mamba Wilkie Collins Who Killed Zebedee? A FIRST WORD FOR MYSELF. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. Charles Dickens Hunted Down
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Some of the greatest detective stories every wrote are collected in this massive anthology. This book contains the stories and novels of the best authors of classic detective stories. Detective story, type of popular literature in which a crime is introduced and investigated and the culprit is revealed. Usually it is also axiomatic that the clues from which a logical solution to the problem can be reached be fairly presented to the reader at exactly the same time that the sleuth receives them and that the sleuth deduce the solution to the puzzle from a logical interpretation of these clues. The Agatha Christie Collection The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd Chapter 1. Dr Sheppard at the Breakfast Table Chapter 2. Who's Who in King's Abbot Chapter 3. The Man Who Grew Vegetable Marrows Chapter 4. Dinner at Fernly Chapter 5. The Tunisian Dagger Chapter 6. I Learn My Neighbour's Profession Chapter 7. Inspector Raglan is Confident Chapter 8. The Goldfish Pond Chapter 9. The Parlourmaid Chapter 10. Poirot Pays A Call Chapter 11. Round the Table Chapter 12. The Goose Quill Chapter 13. Geoffrey Raymond Chapter 14. An Evening at Mah Jong Chapter 15. Parker Chapter 16. Charles Kent Chapter 17. Flora Ackroyd Chapter 18. Miss Russell Chapter 19. The Paragraph in the Paper Chapter 20. Poirot's Little Reunion Chapter 21. Ralph Paton's Story Chapter 22. The Whole Truth Chapter 23. And Nothing But The Truth Chapter 24. Apologia Hercule Poirot. Poirot Investigates I The Adventure of “The Western Star” II The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor III The Adventure of the Cheap Flat IV The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge V The Million Dollar Bond Robbery VI The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb VII The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan VIII The Kidnapped Prime Minister IX The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim X The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman XI The Case of the Missing Will Poirot's Early Cases The Affair at the Victory Ball The Adventure of the Clapham Cook The Cornish Mystery The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly The Double Clue The King of Clubs The Lemesurier Inheritance The Lost Mine The Plymouth Express The Chocoilate Box The Submarine Plans The Veiled Lady The Market Basing Mystery Arthur Conan Doyle The Complete Sherlock Holmes Stories A Study in Scarlet Part I Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., Late of the Army Medical Department Part 2 The Country of the Saints The Hound of the Baskervilles Chapter 1 — Mr. Sherlock Holmes Chapter 2 — The Curse of the Baskervilles Chapter 3 — The Problem Chapter 4 — Sir Henry Baskerville Chapter 5 — Three Broken Threads Chapter 6 — Baskerville Hall Chapter 7 — The Stapletons of Merripit House Chapter 8 — First Report of Dr. Watson Chapter 9 — Second Report of Dr. Watson Chapter 10 — Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson Chapter 11 — The Man on the Tor Chapter 12 — Death on the Moor Chapter 13 — Fixing the Nets Chapter 14 — The Hound of the Baskervilles Chapter 15 — A Retrospection The Sign of Four Chapter 1. The Science of Deduction Chapter 2. The Statement of the Case Chapter 3. In Quest of a Solution Chapter 4. The Story of the Bald-Headed Man Chapter 5. The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge Chapter 6. Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration Chapter 7. The Episode of the Barrel Chapter 8. The Baker Street Irregulars Chapter 9. A Break in the Chain Chapter 10. The End of the Islander Chapter 11. The Great Agra Treasure Chapter 12. The Strange Story of Jonathan Small The Valley Of Fear Part 1 The Tragedy of Birlstone Part 2 The Scowrers Epilogue The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Adventure I A Scandal in Bohemia Adventure II The Red-Headed League Adventure III A Case of Identity Adventure IV The Boscombe Valley Mystery Adventure V The Five Orange Pips Adventure VI The Man with the Twisted Lip Adventure VII The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Adventure VIII The Adventure of the Speckled Band Adventure IX The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb Adventure X The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor Adventure XI The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet Adventure XII The Adventure of the Copper Beeches The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Silver Blaze The Yellow Face The Stockbroker's Clerk The "Gloria Scott" The Musgrave Ritual The Crooked Man The Reigate Puzzle The Resident Patient The Greek Interpreter The Naval Treaty The Final Problem The Return of Sherlock Holmes The Adventure of the Empty House The Adventure of the Norwood Builder The Adventure of the Dancing Men The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist The Adventure of the Priory School The Adventure of Black Peter The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton The Adventure of the Six Napoleons The Adventure of the Three Students The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter The Adventure of the Abbey Grange The Adventure of the Second Stain His Last Bow The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge The Adventure of the Cardboard Box The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans The Adventure of the Devil's Foot The Adventure of the Red Circle The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax The Adventure of the Dying Detective His Last Bow — An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes G.K. Chesterton The Innocence of Father Brown The Blue Cross The SecretGarden The Queer Feet The Flying Stars The Invisible Man The Honour of Israel Gow The Wrong Shape The Sins of Prince Saradine The Hammer of God The Eye of Apollo The Sign of the Broken Sword The Three Tools of Death Maurice Leblanc Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar I. The Arrest of Arsène Lupin II. Arsène Lupin in Prison III. The Escape of Arsène Lupin IV. The Mysterious Traveller V. The Queen’s Necklace VI. The Seven of Hearts VII. Madame Imbert’s Safe VIII. The Black Pearl IX. Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late Edgar Allan Poe The Gold-Bug The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Purloined Letter Edgar Wallace The Treasure Hunt The Green Mamba Wilkie Collins Who Killed Zebedee? A FIRST WORD FOR MYSELF. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. Charles Dickens Hunted Down
Grand Prix Racers
Author: Xavier Chimits
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 9780760334300
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The heroes of Grand Prix racing--Fangio, Jim Clark, Phil Hill, Bruce McLaren, Jackie Stewart, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, and Michael Schumacher, to name but a few--are familiar to F1 fans. But would their faces and feats be so well known if not for the extraordinary efforts of the photographers who have captured their images in legendary fashion? This book gives readers a look at Grand Prix racing’s top drivers by way of its top photographers, the father and son team of Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier. Bernard Cahier began shooting F1 in 1952. In the late 1960s, he was joined by his son. Their images, reproduced here in all their brilliance, capture some of the most memorable, even legendary, moments in the history of Grand Prix racing. These incomparable photographs comprise intimate portraits of seventy-two of the sports’ greatest drivers from the 1950s through today. Beautifully printed in rich black and white, the pictures treat readers to an encounter with the legendary racers of the Grand Prix that is at once remarkably fresh and historically rich.
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 9780760334300
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The heroes of Grand Prix racing--Fangio, Jim Clark, Phil Hill, Bruce McLaren, Jackie Stewart, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, and Michael Schumacher, to name but a few--are familiar to F1 fans. But would their faces and feats be so well known if not for the extraordinary efforts of the photographers who have captured their images in legendary fashion? This book gives readers a look at Grand Prix racing’s top drivers by way of its top photographers, the father and son team of Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier. Bernard Cahier began shooting F1 in 1952. In the late 1960s, he was joined by his son. Their images, reproduced here in all their brilliance, capture some of the most memorable, even legendary, moments in the history of Grand Prix racing. These incomparable photographs comprise intimate portraits of seventy-two of the sports’ greatest drivers from the 1950s through today. Beautifully printed in rich black and white, the pictures treat readers to an encounter with the legendary racers of the Grand Prix that is at once remarkably fresh and historically rich.
The First American Grand Prix
Author: Tanya A. Bailey
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786476974
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
This book provides an in-depth look at the great motor races that took place in Savannah, Georgia, in the golden era of early road racing: the Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America and the Vanderbilt Cup. By examining Savannah's earlier fame in national bicycle racing competitions and its ties to the powerful dynasties who controlled the racing world, the book explains how and why Savannah was chosen. It details the construction of the course, reveals why the races and course were considered "America's greatest" by international racing experts of the period and includes many biographies of the drivers who came to Savannah. Finally, the book explores the theories and complexities of why Savannah's races and road racing in general came to an end.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786476974
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
This book provides an in-depth look at the great motor races that took place in Savannah, Georgia, in the golden era of early road racing: the Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America and the Vanderbilt Cup. By examining Savannah's earlier fame in national bicycle racing competitions and its ties to the powerful dynasties who controlled the racing world, the book explains how and why Savannah was chosen. It details the construction of the course, reveals why the races and course were considered "America's greatest" by international racing experts of the period and includes many biographies of the drivers who came to Savannah. Finally, the book explores the theories and complexities of why Savannah's races and road racing in general came to an end.