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♫ Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini ♫

Having spent most of the day burying myself in news and politics, I am just in the mood for something fun and silly tonight.  You just don’t get much sillier than a song about an itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny-yellow-polka-dot-bikini!!! According to SongFacts … This song about a bashful girl in a tiny bikini was written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss. Vance was inspired after watching his 2-year-old…

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Endless Gallery #1 (1995) by Vertigo / DC Comics

By Christian Alamy, Mike Allred, Thom Ang, Rick Berry, Greg Capullo, Richard Case, Howard Chaykin, Mark Chiarello, Al Davison, Dave DeVries, Shary Flenniken, Michael Gilbert, Rebecca Guay, Sam Kieth, Peter Kuper, Paul Lee, Ted McKeever, Terry Moore, George Pratt, Jill Karla Schwarz, Alison Seiffer, Bill Sienkiewicz, Greg Spalenka, Tom Taggart, Jill Thompson, Bonnie To, John Totleben, Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh, Kent Williams and Gavin Wilson, wraparound cover by Dave McKean. 

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Tubefreeks vocalist Paul van Valkenburgh Interviewed

Tubefreeks vocalist Paul van Valkenburgh Interviewed

Power Groove Hard Rockers Tubefreeks from Maryland are back with their 3rd full-length album. The Dry Tide, released in 2017, featuring 12 new tracks continuing the group’s tradition of hard-hitting original rock production.

Fueled by the original vocal stylings and harmonies of Paul van Valkenburgh, back once again is drummer Geoff Burrell with new additions Brian Murray on lead guitar, Todd…

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The Heavy Metal Mayhem Radio Show – Guest Doug Calloway Of Legion & Paul Van Valkenburgh Of Tubefreeks

The Heavy Metal Mayhem Radio Show – Guest Doug Calloway Of Legion & Paul Van Valkenburgh Of Tubefreeks

Check out the latest episode of the show, containing interviews with the lead singers of both bands.

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Tubefreeks - Unhinged 2022

Tubefreeks – Unhinged 2022

Hard Rock / Metal power trio Tubefreeks returns with Release the Crow, the first song from the upcoming 2022 album Unhinged. Featuring the unique vocals of singer / bassist Paul van Valkenburgh with the shredding guitar work of Rob Portillo and bad ass drumming of Chris Badolato. (more…)

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Hard Rockers TUBEFREEKS Release Single And Video For "Preacher Dog"

Hard Rockers TUBEFREEKS Release Single And Video For “Preacher Dog”

Hard rock / metal power trio TUBEFREEKS release single and video for “Preacher Dog“, from their upcoming new album “Unhinged” . Tubefreeks vocalist / bassist Paul van Valkenburgh comments: Preacher Dog is the 2nd single from the upcoming album “Unhinged”. Mixed in consultation with “Machine” (producer for Lamb of God, Clutch, Head PE), “Preacher Dog” brings the heavy along with the infectious…

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In this episode, We will discuss in detail Famous Bitcoin Haters. Shifu Digital. Launched back in 2009, Bitcoin has been a part of the cryptocurrency market for the past 12 years. It is the first largest cryptocurrency ever to exist and one of the most popular ones that you���ll find on the Internet. With over 68 million wallet users worldwide, Bitcoin has famous investors, including Elon Musk and Paul Tudor Jones.

While there can be many reasons why people hate Bitcoin, mentioned below are some who detest Bitcoin.

    ✴✴✴ Bill Gates Co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation and the 4th richest man in the world, Bill Gates is a popular American business magnate, author, software developer, and investor. He is also the founder of the world’s largest charity organization known as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In an interview, Gates stated that he is not keen on Bitcoin as it is not a sound investment, and large transactions can become inconvenient. He further criticized the currency by saying that there is a rise in cases of money laundering, tax evasion, and terrorist funding.  

    ✴✴✴ Warren Buffet American businessman, investor, and philanthropist Warren Buffet is currently the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is one of the harshest critics of Bitcoin and holds similar views about all other cryptocurrencies. He denies the value of Bitcoin and has the belief that it will soon face a downfall. During one of his shareholder meetings, he stated that Bitcoin is “probably rat poisoned squared.” He shared that he will never invest in a cryptocurrency on another occasion because he believes that they have no value or returns.

    ✴✴✴ Nouriel Roubini Famous for his extremist views against Bitcoin, Nouriel Roubini is an American Economist who teaches at The New York University. Popular for his discussions with crypto-influencers Vitalik Buterin and Peter Van Valkenburgh, he holds the opinion that Bitcoin is an over-hyped and useless digital currency that leads to scams, price manipulation, and fraud. He once called Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies shitcoin and refused to acknowledge them as digital currency.

     ✴✴✴ Paul Krugman A well-known American economist, columnist, and professor Paul Krugman is a columnist at the New York Times and a professor at the Luxembourg Income Study Center. He is skeptical about Bitcoin and believes that Bitcoin is evil as it holds no value or return. The Nobel Prize winner of 2008 has also stated that Bitcoin is not a stable store of value, and the prices have been driven up due to widespread speculation. He thinks of it as a cult that has no fundamentals and has also given predictions about the demise of Bitcoin countless times.

While constructive criticism of Bitcoin is healthy, openly criticizing it and calling it words is not okay. Bitcoin might not be perfect as a digital currency, but there is always room for improvement after picking out the parts that need correction. However, Bitcoin will never be good enough for those people who keep on eyeing it as ‘evil’ as they won’t be able to change their perspective on it.

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Amaris Waterfront Condominium, Washington DC

Amaris Waterfront Condominium, Washington DC Real Estate, New Homes, Architecture Project Images

Amaris Waterfront Condominium in Washington DC

Oct 5, 2020

Hoffman-Madison Waterfront

Design: Rafael Viñoly Architects

Location: Washington, D.C., USA

Hoffman-Madison Waterfront (HMW), a joint venture of Hoffman & Associates and Madison Marquette, the co-developers of The Wharf, today announced that its highly-anticipated Phase 2 condominium building will be called Amaris. The 96 unit, 12-story, luxury waterfront residential building’s name is derived from Latin and means “you are loved.” Amaris embodies an immersive life experience. Residents will delight in the building’s artful design, prime waterfront location, ample outdoor spaces, sophisticated interiors as well as its unparalleled amenities and services.

Conveniently situated among The Wharf neighborhood’s numerous offerings including an extensive 5 acres of green space provided by The Green and Waterfront Park, and just minutes from downtown Washington, D.C., Amaris provides its future residents with a vibrant and connected environment along the Potomac. The boldest architectural project currently being built in the city, Amaris’ design is inspired by and made to enhance its unique waterfront views and location.

“Since our initial designs with lead architect, Rafael Viñoly, our goal has been to create an iconic and inspiring addition to the neighborhood that will become a statement in Washington’s waterfront skyline, while raising the bar for residential living,” said Monty Hoffman, Founder and Chairman of Hoffman & Associates. “From its striking all-glass facade to its ideal location on the water’s edge that allows each residence private outdoor space, Amaris exemplifies the ultimate in luxury waterfront living for the region that can only be found at The Wharf.”

“Rafael Viñoly’s architectural vision is the perfect complement to The Wharf’s world-class design across the entire development,” said Amer Hammour, Chairman of Madison Marquette. “This new residential space will be a showcase of contemporary features inside and out, that will provide unparalleled luxury to our residents and visitors.”

The intricate, curved and glass-walled building is the first in Washington, D.C. to be designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects, whose work spans six continents and is known for designing notable works of architecture including New York City’s 432 Park Avenue, the world’s tallest completed all-residential building.

“Amaris is a portal into one of the most significant developments in Washington, D.C.,” said Rafael Viñoly, Principal and Lead Designer of Rafael Viñoly Architects. “The Wharf has completely changed D.C.’s waterfront with the energy and variety of its public spaces. While the overriding geometry of the neighborhood sympathetically follows the city’s orthogonal grid, the building works as the terminus, breaking free from that geometry to acknowledge its park setting and the expansive views into and out of The Wharf.”

A nod to the waterfront location, Viñoly’s design for Amaris alludes to waves and water-like movement through the building’s curved shape and use of light. With a reputation for stretching the verticality of residential living, Viñoly’s design allows every residence at Amaris to have sweeping views and a connection to the outdoors through individual balconies and terraces. Specifically, residences at the curved edge of the building, with their outward sloping cold warped glass windows and cantilevered balconies, evoke the feeling that one is privately projected into the most unique and dramatic views across the water and into Virginia, Maryland and D.C.

As Washington, D.C.’s most elevated residential offering to date, the building’s 96 spacious residences range from approximately 700 SF one-bedrooms to 6,000 SF four-bedrooms, including split-level penthouses. In addition to these unique residences, Amaris will also feature approximately 20,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space, including an over 5,000-square-foot residential terrace on the building’s 6th floor designed by Parker Rodriguez.

The residences’ interiors are designed by the internationally-acclaimed architect Thomas Juul-Hansen, known for his signature notion of timeless design that highlights the use of naturally derived materials, allowing for finishes that will stand the test of time.

“For Amaris, our goal was to create interior spaces that were clean, simple and elegant in an effort to compliment, but not distract from the grandness of the residences and gathering spaces,” said Thomas Juul-Hansen, Founder of Thomas Juul-Hansen, LLC. “The building’s intricate glass and metal structure and extraordinary location is truly something people haven’t seen before in this city and we wanted the interior to be as unrivaled as the views. Amaris will be a unique gem and a landmark unto itself.”

The abundance of glass in Amaris allowed the interior architects to maximize the light and views within the living areas and bedrooms. The residences are generous in size, with large open kitchens, spacious walk-in closets and well-appointed bathrooms, as well as expansive living and bedroom areas. The unit features and design address the residential market demands, which have evolved over the past 6 months, with unprecedented private outdoor space, outdoor amenities and the building’s location next to a 1.5-acre park.

In addition to the expansive residences and amenity spaces, the building will feature 16,000 square feet of retail space at street level that will open out to the edge of the planned, 1.5-acre park, The Green, delivering in Phase 2 of The Wharf. Located adjacent to Amaris, The Green is designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA). The leading landscape architecture firm named as the American Society of Landscape Architects “firm of the year” and recognized for its work redesigning Pennsylvania Avenue at the White House and Brooklyn Bridge Park, designed The Green to bridge the waterfront to Maine Avenue and M Street SW, providing a visual connection to Arena Stage and the greater Southwest community. MVVA’s design builds off of The Wharf’s linear promenade while creating interesting curves and nooks that mimic Amaris’ curved facade. The tranquil green space across more than 1.5 acres will offer quiet seating areas, shade trees and elegant landscaping tied together by a water basin outfitted with an iconic centerpiece fountain made of sculptural raw Montclair Danby marble.

Amaris joins Pendry Washington, D.C., The Wharf hotel and leading law firm Williams & Connolly, LLP in recent Phase 2 announcements for The Wharf. The first phase of The Wharf opened in 2017 with more than 2 million square feet of development. Phase 2 broke ground earlier this year and is set to deliver over 1 million square feet of development along the waterfront including retail, hospitality, residential, piers and park space in 2022.

Design: Rafael Viñoly Architects

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Paramount Pictures "The Warriors" Still Running @ 40 Years (1979-2019)

“Warriors……come out to playeeeaye…….Warriors…..come out to playeeeee” – This phrase rings like a bell in the minds of the folks who saw the Paramount Pictures release “The Warriors” which came out on this day in 1979. Though its more common for me to extol the virtues of the music related or geek culture films more than something like this, I couldn’t let today go by without raising a glass to…

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Streets of Fire will receive a two-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray release on May 16 via Shout Factory’s Shout Select. The 1984 cult classic has received a new 2K scan of the interpositive. Paul Shipper designed the new cover art.

The rock and roll fable is directed by Walter Hill (The Warriors), who penned the script with his 48 Hrs co-writer Larry Gross. Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, E.G. Daily, and Willem Dafoe star.

The first disc will feature the movie, while the second disc is loaded with extras. A full list can be found below.

Special features:

Shotguns & Six Strings: The Making of a Rock n Roll Fable – Feature-length documentary featuring interviews with director/co-writer Walter Hill, co-writer Larry Gross, producer Lawrence Gordon, actors Michael Paré, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Lawson, Elizabeth Daily, and Lee Ving, editor Freeman Davies, associate producer Mae Woods, art director James Allen, costume designer Marilyn Vance, assistant director David Sosna, choreographer Jeffrey Hornaday, sound editor Richard Anderson, music producer Kenny Vance, and more (new)

Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited – Feature-length documentary featuring interviews with director/co-writer Walter Hill, actors Michael Paré and Amy Madigan, and art director James Allen

Rock and Roll Fable vintage featurette

Exaggerated Realism vintage featurette

Choreographing the Crowd vintage featurette

Creating the Costumes vintage featurette

From the Ground Up vintage featurette

Music videos

Theatrical trailer

On air promos

Still gallery

Amid a brooding rock & roll landscape, the Bombers motorcycle gang, led by the vicious Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe), kidnap diva Ellen Aim (Diane Lane). Her hope for rescue lies with unlikely heroes: soldier of fortune Tom Cody (Michael Paré) and his sidekick, the two-fisted beer-guzzling McCoy (Amy Madigan). Joined by Ellen's manager, Billy Fish (Rick Moranis), the trio plunges headfirst into a world of rain-splattered streets, hot cars, and deadly assassins.

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The Pool Scene - Craig Misener, Dylan Edwards, Jeanette Lee, Joseph Hankins, Luke Jackett, Robert Gumm, Ryan Curmi - CPA Pool League

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Young Champs Take Center Stage at APA Junior Championships

LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (Aug. 2, 2018) — A record number of aspiring young APA members from across North America made their way to St. Louis, Mo., in early-July for the APA Junior Championships.

After four-days of having fun, making new friends from across the country and playing their hearts out on the pool table, four new champions were crowned in each tier of the Junior Championships.

In the finals of the Green Tier (Skill Levels 1-2), Robert Gumm, Jr. of Independence, Mo., defeated Imagine Gordon of Lawton, Okla.  Gordon finished Runner-up. Luke Jackett of Guelph, Ont., and Brent Lemke of Convoy, Ohio, tied for 3rd Place in the Green Tier which featured the largest number of competitors in this year’s event with 172 participants.

Robert Gumm

In the finals of the Red Tier (Skill Level 3), Dylan Edwards of Washington, Ill., defeated Lukas Sterbenz of Necedah, Wis.  Sterbenz finished Runner-up. Alex Van Valkenburgh of Schenectady, N.Y., and Deekin Smith of Lebanon, Ind., tied for 3rd Place in the Red Tier which had 94 participants.

Dylan Edwards

In the finals of the White Tier (Skill Levels 4-5), Paul Marshall of Wyoming, Mich., defeated David Parks of Maricopa, Ariz.  Parks finished Runner-up. Ryan Curmi of Acton, Ont., and Elijah Wilson of Grandview, Mo., tied for 3rd Place in the White Tier which had 87 participants.

Paul Marshall

In the finals of the Black Tier (Skill Levels 6-9), Joseph Hankins of San Diego, Calif., defeated Travis Criblez of Mantua, Ohio.  Criblez finished as Runner-up. The Black Tier, featuring the highest skilled players, included 33 competitors. Tying for 3rd Place in the Black Tier were Johnathan Portwood of Moundville, Mo., and Devlin Smith of Lebanon, Ind.

Joseph Hankins

Overall, nearly 400 players competed in one of the four 9-Ball skill level tiers July 5 – July 8 at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel.

The four-day event also included recognition for Outstanding Academic Achievements and a special exhibition and autograph signing by “The Black Widow” Jeanette Lee.

Event sponsors included: Nationwide Insurance, Aramith, PoolDawg.com, Khamsin Designs Inc., Kingery Printing, Omega Billiards Supplies and Shaftmaster.

The APA, based in Lake Saint Louis, Mo., sanctions the world’s largest amateur pool league, known as the APA Pool League throughout the United States, and as the Canadian Pool League in Canada.  Nearly 250,000 members compete in weekly 8-Ball and 9‑Ball League play.  The APA is generally recognized as the Governing Body of Amateur Pool, having established the official rules, championships, formats and handicap systems for the sport of amateur billiards.

The APA produces four major tournaments each year—the APA World Pool Championships, the APA Poolplayer Championships, the APA Junior Championships and the U.S. Amateur Championship—that, together, pay out nearly $2 Million in cash and prizes annually!

The APA and its championships are sponsored by Aramith, Action Cues and PoolDawg.

  For more information on the American Poolplayers Association, visit www.poolplayers.com.

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XS ROCK Talks With Paul van Valkenburgh, Lead Singer of Tubefreeks

XS ROCK: Tell me about the latest band news? Any new projects coming out, live shows or announcements? Paul:Hey Bobby! Thanks a ton for having us on XSRock!! Tubefreeks has a ton of news! We’re going to be a part of an awesome show with Tora Tora here in December. And heading into 2018, we’re doing some great road trips including to Mason’s in Lakeland, FL and hitting 3 festivals including the…

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Tubefreeks' Paul says We Rock!

Tubefreeks’ Paul says We Rock!

Rockers TUBEFREEKS have recently released their third full-length album “The Dry Tide”, with current activity of working on the next album. Frontman vocalist Paul van Valkenburgh discusses the album, band insight, and what plans are in-store. 1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members. Paul: Tubefreeks is a hard rock band from Maryland and recently released our 3rd…

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Sixteen Books Every Auto Enthusiast Should Read

We’ve previously profiled ­occasional C/D contributor P.J. O’Rourke’s Driving Like Crazy: 30 Years of Vehicular Hellbending, but that doesn’t mean you don’t still need it.

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A list of “bests” is always temporary, but these books will add weight to anyone’s corpus of knowledge for cars, racing, and race drivers. Our list includes recent titles as well as some oldies that deserve reacquaintance. And nobody’s automotive library is complete without Sir Stirling Moss’s All but My Life: Face to Face with Ken Purdy, Purdy’s The Kings of the Road, Denis Jenkinson’s The Racing Driver: The Theory and Practice of Fast Driving, and The Reckoning by the late David Halber­stam on the parallels of the American and Japanese car industries.

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–Total Competition: Lessons in Strategy from Formula One –Ross Brawn and Adam Parr; Simon & Schuster

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A valuable peek behind the veil at the politics of Formula 1 and the sport’s economics over the past 20 years. Includes portraits of Bernie Ecclestone, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, designer Adrian Newey, and the Jaguar, Ferrari, Honda, and Benetton teams where Brawn held sway as technical director and team principal. The account is marred by the tendency of the authors to fall back on simple self-help mantras and overly weighty references to classical texts such as Carl von Clausewitz’s On War and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. Still, a winner.

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Corvette: America’s Star-Spangled Sports Car, the Complete History –Karl Ludvigsen; Bentley Publishers

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The best book on Corvettes: comprehensive, informative, easy to read, and not overly technical. It’s no surprise, as Ludvigsen’s Excellence Was Expected remains the canonical work on Porsche.

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–Klemantaski: Master Motorsports Photographer –Paul Parker, photography by Louis Klemantaski; Motorbooks

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Hands down, the most evocative photos of cars at speed—of the phenomenon of speed itself—ever produced. It should be remembered that Klemantaski, old-fashioned Leica in hand, worked at a time when track photographers had such close access they could get within feet of cars sliding by at barrier-less venues like the Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps. -Photography as high art, even by Avedon or Cartier-Bresson standards.

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–Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving –Carl Lopez; Bentley Publishers

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The go-to manual by the Skip Barber School’s emeritus instructor, a man who knows how to drive and how to teach.

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Black Noon: The Year They Stopped the Indy 500 –Art Garner; Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press

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Writing a book is hard, especially when the book in question is based on meticulous research that surfaces as page-turning prose. This is such a page turner on the 1964 Indy 500, which incinerated Eddie Sachs and rookie Dave MacDonald on the second lap and left the racing world aching.

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–The Unfair Advantage –Mark Donohue with Paul Van Valkenburgh; Bentley Publishers

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Written shortly before the death of the great Mark Donohue and recently reissued, this book does something very few racing memoirs manage to pull off: make readable the infinitely boring but indispensable business of setting up a car to win. Being at Donohue’s side as he prepares his Indy, Trans-Am, and Can-Am mounts, we see the all-consuming passion that carried this man to championships, including the Indy 500.

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–Can-Am 50th Anniversary: Flat Out with North America’s Greatest Race Series, 1966–74 –George Levy, photography by Pete Biro; Quarto Publishing

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The best account we have of the fierce, open-spec Can-Am series, which lasted eight years and featured almost all the world’s greatest drivers, many of whom Levy personally interviewed for his fine text.

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–Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR –Neal Thompson; Three Rivers Press/Crown Publishing

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Thompson chronicles NASCAR’s moonshiner origins in the Depression-wracked South: divorces, drunks, knife fights, and back-road wrecks galore, as well as the “good ol’ boys” (including the then young and not-so-kempt Bill France) who made American stock-car racing into the gold mine it is today.

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The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit –Michael Cannell; Twelve/Grand Central Publishing

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A chilling account of the Phil Hill/Wolfgang von Trips duel for the 1961 Formula 1 Championship. The portrait of Hill, who cooperated with the author, gives us a close-up of this oddly introspective man who played the classical organ, was afflicted with ulcers, and suffered from bad nerves before every race.

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–Portraits –Jesse Alexander; David Bull Publishing

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As the title suggests, this is a book of portraits, some posed, some candid, of the most important racers of the ’60s and ’70s. There’s Innes Ireland cracking his wonderfully raffish smile; a wasted Jimmy Clark just after winning at Spa; and a recently retired, grinning Dan Gurney with wife Evi, happy to have survived a lifetime of racing during which, he once explained to us, he’d lain awake in bed one night, counting the number of colleagues who’d perished in racing cars until he had to stop at 28. They’re all here, all the faces, all revealed as, above all, human.

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–The Cruel Sport: Grand Prix Racing 1959–1967 –Robert Daley; Motorbooks

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When Dan Gurney crashed into the crowd at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1960 and killed a young spectator, he commented to author Daley, “This is a cruel sport.” That’s how close Daley was to the action, and it shows in his incandescent portrait of Grand Prix racing during the sport’s dangerous glory years. The author was a deputy commissioner of the New York City Police Department and has written scads of crime novels. It’s no surprise, then, that there’s a Hemingwavian muscularity here that gives this book a no-bullshit quality that’s rare in sports writing, whether it’s about the NFL, NBA, or driving at the limit in open-wheel cars at a time when drivers wore T-shirts and flimsy cork-lined Cromwell crash hats.

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Shelby Cobra: The Snake that Captured the World –Colin Comer; Motorbooks

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From the early 260 Cobras to the Ferrari-beating Daytona Coupes, from Ken Miles to Bob Bondurant, and, of course, the garrulous, limelight-loving Shelby himself, this book by Road & Track contributing editor Comer gives the complete history, including the SoCal hot-rodding scene from which the Cobra coiled forth.

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–A French Kiss with Death: Steve McQueen and the Making of Le Mans –Michael Keyser; Bentley Publishers

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Replete with photos, this is a chronicle of McQueen’s passionate drive to make the ultimate racing movie, which cost the star his marriage and nearly his career. Unlike many racing authors, Keyser knows a thing or two about racing. His familiarity and understanding of the world makes French Kiss a particular pleasure.

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–Automotive Handbook—9th Edition –Robert Bosch; Bentley Publishers

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A handy 1500-page encyclopedia of everything automotive; chockablock with info, diagrams, pictures, tables, and charts.

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Drive-Thru Service Exists for Pretty Much Anything You Can Imagine

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Intrigue in the Inbox of an Automotive True-Crime Writer

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We Peek Inside the Newest Racing Technologies To Find the Future of Regular Cars

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Side Glances, Volume 3: 1998–2002 –Peter Egan; Brooklands Books

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Another from the Road & Track crew, this time a collection of easily digested columns from the magazine. Because Egan’s a Midwest boy through and through, his writing calls to mind the folksy easiness and sunny wisdom of Garrison Keillor, which is certainly no bad thing.

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