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								DanB							
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								by DanB » Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:04 pm
			
			
			
			
			Anybody else have "The Art of Racing in the Rain" forced upon them?    Holy crap, that Garth Stein guy makes Dan Brown seem like Fyodor Dosto-fricking-evsky.
But I recently picked up a book on racing that really speaks to me:
"Lone Racer" by Nicolas Mahler
A sample:
 
 
Seriously, this is like "Le Mans" to that other book's "Days of Thunder".  A must...
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								Mick							
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								by Mick » Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:44 pm
			
			
			
			
			Thanks for the tip. I just ordered a it from Amazon. They have used ones for $4 shipped.
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
	
				
		
				
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								by DanB » Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:51 pm
			
			
			
			
			If you enjoy it less than $4 worth, I'll make up the difference 

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								brucesallen							
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								by brucesallen » Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:14 pm
			
			
			
			
			I downloaded to my Nook for $2.99.
			
									
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								by breakaway500 » Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:09 pm
			
			
			
			
			Very short story..love the graphics..in the end,at least the Lone Racer has a new shiny beer mug!..(my favorite part was the "bank heist") 
 
  
      May I suggest "Ultimate Speed Secrets" by Ross Bentley..more of a "how to" than a novel..but it is an excellent read!
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