Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of Curtis Turner

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Summary: a great view into the life of a stock car racing pioneer
Review: I found this book to be very enjoyable, reading about the life of Curtis Turner. It was very informative in the areas of his life that are normally shielded from racing fans. This book will give today's racing fans a look into what it took for a driver to make it in racing, long before they were making the level of money the drivers are now. Unlike some of the biographies of todays drivers, this one is very well researched. This book gives you the true story, the good and the bad, not just a glorification of someones experiences molded by public relations representatives.

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Summary: This is a GREAT book!
Review: If you're a huge NASCAR fan, just skip to the last sentence in my review. For the rest of us, here's why you should run out and buy this awesome book. I'm a huge sports fan, though not a huge auto racing fan. A friend of mine that is a big NASCAR fan recommended this book to me. He knows that I love sports books and that I love biographies. This book was awesome on both counts. As a biography: Curtis Turner's story is incredible. The stuff he did is unbelievable. As a sports book: Yes, there were exciting race scenes; but the coolest thing that happened to me was that this book completely changed my view of race car drivers. Before reading this book, I definitely leaned toward the view that auto racers are not athletes. Now that I've read Full Throttle, a book that made me feel that I was in the car, a book that helped me feel the power and the skill of these drivers, I now know that these guys are unquestionably athletes. And speaking of feeling that I was in the car, this book made me feel like I was watching a movie - I'm sure we'll be seeing this book as a movie before long - just like Seabiscuit (a similar experience for me - a book I loved without having previously been a horse racing fan). I loved this book - and I think everyone else who reads it will as well. Get this book fast so you can be the one telling everyone else about it.