Cars and Racing

Books about car culture and auto racing, from Formula 1 to the insights of weekend track day aficionados. Stories about racers and technical investigations into the techniques and mechanics of speed.
Updated December 14, 2022
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein
Paper Book
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM FOX 2000 STARRING MILO VENTIMIGLIA, AMANDA SEYFRIED, AND KEVIN COSTNER MEET THE DOG WHO WILL SHOW THE WORLD HOW TO BE HUMAN The New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein--a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately...
Harry Truman's excellent adventure
Algeo, Matthew.
Paper Book
On June 19, 1953, Harry Truman got up early, packed the trunk of his Chrysler New Yorker, and did something no other former president has done before or since: he hit the road. No Secret Service protection. No traveling press. Just Harry and his childhood sweetheart Bess, off to visit old...
Driving like crazy : thirty years of vehicular hellbending, celebrating America the way it's supposed to be-- with an oil well in every backyard, a Cadillac Escalade in every carport, and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank mowing our lawn
O'Rourke, P. J.
Paper Book
A collection spanning thirty years, chronicling famed humorist and gearhead P. J. O'Rourke's love affair with the automobile from mid-twentieth century to now--from heyday to sickbay.
Go like hell : Ford, Ferrari, and their battle for speed and glory at Le Mans
Baime, A. J.
Paper Book
By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins of his grandfather's company with little business experience to speak of, knew he had to do something to shake things up....
Legendary story about cars.
How to build a car
Newey, Adrian.
Paper Book
'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.' Damon Hill The world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers...
Faster : how a Jewish driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car beat Hitler's best
Bascomb, Neal
Paper Book
Winner of the Motor Press Guild Best Book of the Year Award & Dean Batchelor Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism  For fans of The Boys in the Boat and In the Garden of Beasts, a pulse-pounding tale of triumph by an improbable team of...
Winning is not enough : the autobiography
Stewart, Jackie.
Paper Book
One of the most highly regarded names in racing, Sir Jackie Stewart is the winner of three F1 World Championships and 27 Grand Prix races, and is ranked in the top five drivers of all time. In the 1960s and 1970s, with his black cap, sideburns, and aviator...
The mechanic's tale : life in the pit-lanes of Formula One
Matchett, Steve.
Digital file
Formula One Grand Prix mechanic Steve Matchett takes the listener on a compelling journey through his life in the pit-lane, from his beginnings as a young apprentice, through his time at Ferrari and BMW to his later success with Benetton.He gives eye-witness views of the great drivers, including...
The limit : life and death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit
Cannell, Michael T.
Paper Book
In The Limit, Michael Cannell tells the enthralling story of Phil Hill-a lowly California mechanic who would become the first American-born driver to win the Grand Prix-and, on the fiftieth anniversary of his triumph, brings to life a vanished world of glamour, valor, and daring. ...
Speed secrets : professional race driving techniques
Bentley, Ross
Ebook
Road to nowhere : what Silicon Valley gets wrong about the future of transportation
Marx, Paris
Paper Book
How to build a transportation system to provide mobility for all Road to Nowhere exposes the flaws in Silicon Valley's vision of the future: ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to take us anywhere; electric cars to make them 'green'; and automation to ensure...
Enzo Ferrari : A Life
Richard Williams
Paper Book
The definitive biography of one of the towering figures of the 20th century. As Chanel and Kalashnikov are to high fashion and guns, so Ferrari is to fast cars, heroic deeds and glamour. Today s Formula One, a billion-dollar business with a vast TV audience spread across five continents, would...
Ludicrous : the unvarnished story of Tesla Motors
Niedermeyer, Edward
Paper Book
Tesla is the most exciting car company in a generation . . . but can it live up to the hype? Tesla Motors and CEO Elon Musk have become household names, shaking up the staid auto industry by creating a set of innovative electric vehicles that have wowed the marketplace and defied...
Sports car and competition driving
Frr̈e, Paul.
Ebook
This practical manual been written for the car-owner who is already a competent driver under normal road conditions but who would like to be a better-than-average driver, and especially for the man who wishes to try his hand at competition work--both racing and rallying. Paul Fr#65533...
The car : the rise and fall of the machine that made the modern world
Appleyard, Bryan
Paper Book
A spirited, insightful exploration of our favorite machine and it's cultural impact on society over the past one hundred and fifty years. More than any other technology, cars have transformed American popular culture. Cars have created vast wealth as well as novel dreams of...
Against Death and Time: One Fatal Season in Racing's Glory Years
Brock Yates
Paper Book
Yates tells the story of the reckless, dispossessed young men who raced during the fatal 1955 season at Indianapolis Speedway--not for fame or money, because there was none--but for the sheer unvarnished hell of it.
Ultimate speed secrets : the complete guide to high-performance and race driving
Bentley, Ross
Ebook
Inner speed secrets : race driving skills, techniques, and strategies
Bentley, Ross
Ebook
Inside Shelby American : wrenching and racing with Carroll Shelby in the 1960s
Morton, John
Ebook
"More than just a well-written telling of Morton's early racing career . . . an incredible, no-holds-barred look into the goings-on at Shelby American." --Classic MotorsportsIn the late 1950s, a young John Morton was transfixed with sports car racing. His dreams of...
Boundless : the rise, fall, and escape of Carlos Ghosn
Kostov, Nick
Paper Book
Now an Apple TV+ limited series, Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn The unprecedented rise and catastrophic fall of one of the world's most feared and admired business executives--Carlos Ghosn--a remarkable story of innovation, hubris, alleged crimes, and daring international...
Survival of the fastest : weed, speed, and the 1980s drug scandal that shocked the sports world
Lanier, Randy
Paper Book
**Winner of the Best Book Award by the Motor Press Guild** The high-octane, Seabiscuit-meets-Scarface story of how Randy Lanier became a 1980s international sports star, soaring through the ranks of car racing while holding a dark...
The Lost Art of High-Performance Driving : How to Get the Most Out of Your Modern Performance Car
Bentley, Ross.
Ebook
The Brown Bullet : Rajo Jack's drive to integrate auto racing
Poehler, Bill
Paper Book
The powers-that-be in 1920s auto racing, namely the American Automobile Association's Contest Board, barred everyone who wasn't a white male from the sport. But Dewey Gatson, a black man who went by the name Rajo Jack, drove into the center of "outlaw" auto racing in California, refusing to let...
Speed secrets 4 : engineering the driver
Bentley, Ross
Ebook
Winning autocross techniques
Bentley, Ross
Ebook
A champion racer and pro driving coach's secrets for success in this popular, skill-driven motorsport--includes color photos.With its solo set-up, more subdued speeds, and endlessly varying events and courses, autocross is the easiest, safest, and least expensive way to get into...
Robot, take the wheel : the road to autonomous cars and the lost art of driving
Torchinsky, Jason
Paper Book
From the star of the YouTube sensation Jason Drives, the senior editor of the acclaimed website Jalopnik, and a producer of Jay Leno's Garage comes the wittiest and most insightful guide yet to self-driving cars and the road ahead. Self-driving cars sound fantastical...
Fast girl : don't brake until you see the face of God and other good advice from the racetrack
Steffensen, Ingrid.
Paper Book
Life in Ingrid Steffensen's New Jersey suburb was safe, comfortable, and predictable. A college professor, wife, and mother of a preadolescent daughter, her carefully cultivated world was comprised of the usual suspects: family, work, book clubs, yoga classes, and date nights. Then, one day-thinking...
Speed secrets 5 : the complete driver
Bentley, Ross
Ebook
Speed secrets 6 : the perfect driver
Bentley, Ross
Ebook

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