Ferrari: The Monopostos of 1948–52
by John Starkey
Enzo Ferrari wants to go back racing but the war has scattered the workforce, materials are in short supply, and spare money even more so. But Ferrari became a dominant player, so the right things must have happened. This book shines a light on some of them.
I’m Not the Only Idiot in the Cockpit
by Dennis Breen
A funny memoir that at times makes you doubt the man never had an actual accident in all his years of flying or being around aircraft in other capacities (cf. repo man!).
Superveloce: How Italian Cars Conquered the World
by Peter Grimsdale
Just what is it about Italian cars that gets the blood flowing so? That question never seems to get old—even if a definitive answer remains elusive. There’s food for thought here, but it’s not the last word.
Looking for the Real Weasel
Train Robber, Racer, Rogue – Who was Roy James?
by Rich Duisberg
Remember the “The Great Train Robbery,” that infamous 1963 UK heist? Did you know that the getaway driver was also a racer, skilled silversmith, and bon vivant?
Wayne Carini, Steering Through Life
by Wayne Carini
This automotive memoir by a classic car expert and TV host talks about his life, influences, lessons learned, and of course the finding, collecting, and repair of cars.
Whitney Straight – Racing Driver, War Hero, Industrialist
by Paul Kenny
Born into a prominent family, he hated being referred to as the “Boy Millionaire Race Track Idol”—but he was all that and more, and on his own merits. He would have been more still if he hadn’t died young, at 66. And then this fine book would have had to be even longer!
Spada, The Long Story of a Short Tail
by Bart Lenaerts & Lies de Mol
The title sort of gives it away: Ercole Spada’s design career got underway with his interpretation of the truncated tail. Others did it too, he did it differently. At last there’s an entire—and supremely well designed—book about him.
But Will It Fly?
The History and Science of Unconventional Aerial Power and Propulsion
by Iver P. Cooper
Alighting, staying aloft, and landing again are each hard enough—doing all, repeatedly, controllably, under any number of conditions and in various climactic and atmospheric environments is orders of magnitude harder.
Mercedes-AMG: Race-Bred Performance
by Matt DeLorenzo
From the Red Pig to the Mercedes-AMG ONE hypercar to that other mega-dollar marvel, the Cigarette Racing powerboats, this book updates the almost 60-year-long story of the little tuner company that became an official part of the Mercedes universe.
Mr. Piper and His Cubs
by Devon Francis
Before there was a Piper Cub there was a Taylor Cub, and it was at Taylor that W.T. Piper got into aviation, rather by accident. Designed as a trainer its ruggedness, light weight, and affordability suit that role very well. A J-3 was the first American plane to be shot down in WWII—on a training flight.
This Is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web
by Tim Berners-Lee
Cloud services made headlines just this week, and not in a good way. But can you really explain how it, or anything on “the web” works? The author is known as the inventor of the World Wide Web so who better to tell its origin story!
Lords of Speed: The Great Drivers of Formula 1
by Roberto Gurian
The obvious expectation would be that this book is about all-conquering race winners. Some of them indeed are but they’re in this book because they’re “great” for other reasons. Forty-six bios, some will surprise, all will give you something to think about.
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