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Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best
Book Review
December 31, 2022
317

“I had trouble connecting with this book. It describes Grand Prix and rally racing of the 1930s – the ‘Golden Age of Auto Racing,’ this era is called. Racing, especially then, is, by nature, visceral and sensory, and I felt disconnected from it. The central theme is that Hitler and the Nazis used…”

Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road
Deane’s Library
Book Review
March 2, 2025
267

“This is a ‘meditation book.’ It takes a subject – cars, in this case – and offers a series of essay about them. There’s not much rhyme, reason, or thematic flow to it. It’s just a collection of writings. I felt like it meandered quite a bit – I couldn’t figure out what the author was getting at….”