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Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey
Mark Webber - 2015
In 2010, while racing for Red Bull, he and his team mate Sebastian Vettel went head to head for the World Championship. There could only be one winner. Since retiring from Formula One Mark has concentrated on endurance racing, including the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour race. He hit the front pages of newspapers around the world in December 2014 when he slammed into the barricades in the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in South America, and was lucky to escape with his life. But the controversy of his relationship on and off the track with Vettel, who went on to win multiple world titles, has never been far beneath the surface. Here, for the first time, Webber tells the inside story of one of Formula One's most intriguing battles - it is a story that goes to the heart of why the sport is loved by millions of fans around the world.In his trademark straight-talking, no-nonsense style Mark reveals his amazing life on and off the Formula One race track. From his first taste of karting to his F1 debut in 2002, scoring Minardi's first points in three years at the Australian Grand Prix, through to his first win with Red Bull at the 2009 German Grand Prix and the year he should have been crowned World Champion. Mark Webber's journey to the top of Formula One was every bit as determined and committed as his racing. Aussie Grit is his searingly honest story.Includes a foreword by Formula One legend Sir Jackie Stewart.
Collision
Kate Sterritt - 2015
Everything from what she wears to who she dates is determined by what is deemed appropriate for their social standing. Look a little closer.Juliette isn’t cut out for that life. She lives for moments of reckless abandon to escape the crushing pressure of never being good enough.Leo Ashlar appears to live his life entirely on his own terms. He’s a bartending bachelor and undefeated fight club champion. Look a little closer.He’s haunted by a tragic past and hides his demons even from those he loves.When Juliette’s duplicit worlds collide with the handsome and untouchable Leo, both are impacted in ways they couldn’t foresee. Juliette’s life begins to unravel. Can Leo help her build a new one, or will his past be their ultimate demise?
Life to the Limit: My Autobiography
Jenson Button - 2017
His seventeen years in Formula 1 have seen him experience everything the sport has to offer, from nursing underpowered cars around the track to winning World Championships and everything in between.Here, Jenson tells his full story for the first time in his own honest, intelligent and eloquent style. From growing up as part of a motor-racing-mad family under the guidance of his father, John, to arriving at Williams as a fresh-faced 20 year-old, to being written off by some as a playboy and his fight back to the very pinnacle of his sport. Jenson's World Championship victory for the unsponsored and unfancied Brawn GP team is one of the most extraordinary against-the-odds sports stories of the century.Jenson's book lifts the lid on the gilded and often hidden world of Formula 1. He reveals his relationships with some of the biggest names in Formula 1- Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso as well some of the most colourful characters like Bernie Ecclestone, Ron Dennis, Frank Williams and serial winner Ross Brawn. Above all, he puts you right inside the cockpit, in the driving seat, travelling at over 200 miles per hour, battling the fear of death, showing you what happens when it goes wrong at high speed and allowing you to experience the euphoria of crossing the line first.
My Animals and Other Family
Clare Balding - 2012
By the time I was ten I had discovered the pain of unbearable loss. I had felt joy and jealousy. Most important of all, I knew how to love and how to let myself be loved. All these things I learnt through animals. Horses and dogs were my family and my friends. This is their story as much as it is mine'Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household. Her father a champion trainer, she shared her life with more than 100 thoroughbred racehorses, mares, foals and ponies, as well as an ever-present pack of boxers and lurchers. As a toddler she would happily ride the legendary Mill Reef and take breakfast with the Queen.She and her younger brother came very low down the pecking order. Left to their own devices, they had to learn life's toughest lessons through the animals, and through their adventures in the stables and the idyllic Hampshire Downs. From the protective Candy to the pot-bellied Valkyrie and the frisky Hattie, each horse and each dog had their own character and their own special part to play.The running family joke was that "women ain't people". Clare had to prove them wrong, to make her voice heard - but first she had to make sure she had something to say.My Animals and Other Family is a funny, brave, tender story of self- discovery.
The Fords: An American Epic
Peter Collier - 1987
The story begins with Henry I, the mechanical wizard, tinkerer, and mad genius who drove the automobile into the heart of American life and conquered the world with it. But in the end he became an embittered crank who so possessively loved the company he built that when his son, Edsel, tried to change it to suit the times, Henry destroyed him. It was left to Edsel's son, Henry II, to avenge him and save the Ford Motor Company. From the details of Henry I's illicit affair, which produced an illegitimate son, to the life and loves of "Hank the Deuce" and his celebrated feud with Lee Iacocca, this is an engrossing account of a vital chapter in American history. The authors have added a new preface to this now classic work, showing how Henry II's line lost out to the line of his brother William Clay Ford in the quest to control the company in the twentieth century.
Lennox
Dallas Cole - 2016
She has loved him since they were kids, but could never have him. First it was age that kept them apart--and then betrayal. Lennox shattered the only family Elena has never known, leaving her crew fractured and her heart broken.But Lennox served his time, and now he's back--ready to rebuild his life. No good can come from his freedom, but Elena can't resist. She's never forgotten how he makes her feel or the promise he made to her years ago.Now she must choose--her man or her crew, her heart or her family. When loyalty and true love go head to head, which will come out on top?
Speed
Stephanie Brother - 2016
She's never truly gotten over him, and now he's back in her life. Ten years ago, when Kayla was fifteen, her mom was married to Axel's dad, professional race car driver and serial cheater. It was no surprise when things ended badly for their parents, like World War III badly. Now all grown up and working at a magazine, Kayla takes on an assignment to interview Axel, who's followed in his dad's footsteps, professionally and personally. He's an up-and-coming Indycar driver who's also a regular feature on gossip sites. He's got a different woman on his arm any time he's not behind the wheel. Kayla hopes that seeing him again will break the hold Axel unknowingly has on her. But things don't go as planned. There's a stumble and a kiss, and both of them want more, even though it's wrong for so many reasons. Kayla is determined not to risk her heart on a playboy like Axel...but can she resist him? He's used to getting what he wants, and
what he wants is Kayla.
SPEED is a stepbrother romance novella with no cliffhangers, and a very satisfying happy ending.
Yellow Flag
Robert Lipsyte - 2007
In the final laps, it's the racer who moves his car through the sweet spot, picks off the competition, and drives through a hole to win.In Kyle's family, his older brother, Kris, has always been the racer, born and bred to it, like his father and grandfather and great-grandfather before him. And that's just fine with Kyle; he's got other things to do. Now Kris is out of commission, injured, and Kyle has no choice but to drive. Does he want to drive just long enough to keep Kris's seat warm, or does he want to race—and win?On the heels of Raiders Night, Yellow Flag is a pulse-pounding look inside the elite world of NASCAR racing, from award-winning novelist and sportswriter Robert Lipsyte.
Derby Day
D.J. Taylor - 2011
Whole families stream along the Surrey back-roads, towards the greatest race of the year. Hopes are high, nerves are taut, hats are tossed in the air. This is Derby Day. In this rich and exuberant novel, the mysteries pile high, propelling us towards the day of the great race, as we wait with baited breath as the story gallops to a finish no one expects.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles
Darwin Holmstrom - 2001
When you need to get around town, you can drive your car, ride a bike, or even take the bus. But when it comes to hopping on a motorcycle, you don't know how to get your motor running. Get ready for the ride of your life! The Complete Idiot's Guide to motorcycles makes learning to ride as easy as slipping on a leather jacket and a pair of cool shades. With humor and enthusiasm, the experts at Motorcyclist magazine teach you how to buy your very first bike and take to the open road.
Revolution
Rebecca Sharp - 2020
Rebecca Sharp’s Revolution is a hot and angsty enemies-to-lovers romance written in K. Bromberg’s Driven World.No tits in the pits!You can grab my pole, Kacey! If Kacey Snyder was a lady, she’d be at home!I’d heard it all before—all the ways I didn’t belong—and it never stopped me. Until a well-deserved punch to a fellow driver banned me from NASCAR for the season. Now, my only chance to drive is at the Indianapolis 500—the most prestigious race in the country. And I’m the only woman competing.Unfortunately, my contract didn’t mention the suffocating publicity nor the abrasive mechanic building the car. Garret Gallagher guards many secrets behind his callous attitude—how much he dislikes me isn’t one of them.That’s fine with me. I can’t stand him either.Especially the way his Irish brogue makes me melt over words that chill me to the bone.In my world, nothing matters except power and speed and proving myself. Until him. Until us.As obstacles unfold and secrets unravel, suddenly I’m fighting for more than the finish line.They say revolutions begin with a single spark.One driver on the track. One desire that can’t be stopped.But in a revolution driven by love,what if he was the only prize worth winning?
Motocross Me
Cheyanne Young - 2013
But when she gets there, she finds the rinky-dink dirt bike track from her childhood has grown into the most respected racing track in the state. Now popular by association, Hana endures the pain and sweat of working in the summer heat in order to fit in with a sport she’s growing to love. She gets a real family, a best friend and not just one, but two of the fastest racers trying to win her heart. When Hana abuses her status as the track owner’s daughter to help the gorgeous Ryan Russo cheat in the biggest race of the year, she risks more than just losing her job. Every good thing in her life is at stake now- her friends, her dad’s trust, and Ash Carter- the kind-hearted racer who may not be as alluring as Ryan, but is proof that nice guys don’t always finish last.
Crashed, Book One
Kerri Ann - 2017
He’s the man everyone wants to be. Every woman wants to say they’ve had him and most have.I swore I wouldn’t let it happen to me. I wouldn’t fall prey to his dangerous charisma, but standing at his race tent my resolve is waining.It’ll take everything in me to win against his charm.Did I think the rich racer that had everything could be so hollow? So broken inside? Ten minutes ago two women graced his bed and now he wants me. Everything he does is to fill the hole in his soul that he cannot repair. It’ll take more than a few sweet words to prove I’m worth more to him than a quick one night stand.What happened when the champion Crashed…When the daredevil playboy didn’t win the girl.
Dead Man's Switch
Tammy Kaehler - 2011
When she takes that driver's job just hours later, she also takes pole position on the list of suspects in his murder. Suddenly she's in the hot seat with little time to clear her name and get ready to race a Corvette at Lime Rock Park.Amidst suspicion, Kate buckles down, quickly getting to know the racecar and team, bumping into plenty of suspects who might have committed murder. Clues fly at her as fast as the turns on the track, including a cryptic list of blackmail victims, unexplainable car performance at racing speed, a jealous husband with an adulterous wife, and drivers and crew who are openly happy her predecessor is dead. Kate finds exhilaration and hazards exist on and off track as she throttles up both the Corvette's V8 and a murder investigation.The green flag countdown ticks away, and Kate must decide who she can trust to help probe alibis, untangle rumors of team breakups and personal betrayals, and determine whose drive to win also constitutes a willingness to kill. Because what's at stake in Kate's race to the truth is her career … only by uncovering a murderer can Kate restore her reputation and prove she belongs in the racing world. A debut novel.
Reckless Curves
Sienna Stapleton - 2013
With her business partner Marcy out on maternity leave, Shannon has no choice but to handle the situation, despite her dislike of motorsports. However, the moment she sees Brent Hague, all preconceived notions Shannon held about the sport dissolve in a pool of lust. Brent isn't any happier about his advertising rep being on maternity leave, but his mood changes the moment he meets her replacement. Shannon's lush curves, combined with a girl next door look stir Brent's long dormant libido and ignites a desire he hasn't felt in years. Emotionally scarred from a past relationship, Shannon's leery to get involved with anyone. Being a big girl she's come to terms with the fact that a happily ever after isn't in her future. Brent on the other hand, believes in love at first site and makes his intentions crystal clear. If he has his way, he'll not only have her in his bed, but also as a permanent part of his life before the weekend is over.