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Book Review: Die Formel 1 Spricht Deutsche by Rainer Schlegelmlich and Ralf Bach
“Die Formel 1 Spricht Deutsche” (translated: ‘Formula 1 speaks German’) is one of my favorite Rainer Schlegelmilch titles. While it isn’t the usual large size coffee table hardcover dustjacket form...
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Book Review: Formula 1 in Camera 1960-1969 by Paul Parker
Although Paul Parker and Haynes Publishing have now produced four titles in the ‘Formula 1 in Camera’ series books, they were not published in decade sequence. “Formula 1 in Camera 1960-69” was published after the first two 70s...
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Book Review: Grand Prix Moods by Duke and Mike Doodson
Grand Prix Moods is another mid-90s coffee table book on F1. Published by the same outfit that produces motorsport videos, Grand Prix Moods is supposed to be “..a photographic essay of motor racing in all its moods…” The book o...
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Book Review: Treasures of Formula One by Bruce Jones
F1 museum in a book I bought Treasures of Formula One by Bruce Jones a few years ago online sight unseen, so I was pleasantly surprised to find its slipcase format and content making it one of the more unique F1 books I have se...
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Book Review: Grand Prix Greats by Nigel Roebuck
Another book review dusted off from the vault. A lot of the modern day debate is whether the current grid’s world champions Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton, Button, Räikkönen (BTW, nice comeback win in Abu Dahbi) and Hamilton are wort...
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Book Review: Behind the Scenes in Motor Racing by Anthony Howard
My last post on the Williams FW14 diecast comparison, reminded me of a very nice cut-away drawing in Anthony Howard’s “Behind the Scenes in Motoring Racing”. This old 1992 book is showing its age but is still relevant today. I...
