Go Like Hell
Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
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A. J. Baime
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By the early 1960s, Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Baby boomers were taking to the roads in droves, looking for speed not safety, style not comfort, and Ford didn’t offer what these young drivers wanted. Meanwhile, Enzo Ferrari lorded over the European racing scene, crafting beautiful, fast sports cars that epitomized style.
Baime tells the remarkable story of how Henry Ford II, with the help of a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer named Carroll Shelby, concocted a scheme to reinvent the Ford company. They would enter the high-stakes world of European car racing, where an adventurous few threw safety and sanity to the wind. They would design, build, and race a car that could beat Ferrari at his own game, at the most prestigious and dangerous race in the world, the 24 Hours of LeMans.
Go Like Hell transports readers to a golden era in racing when Ford’s innovative strategy led to victories on the track and renewed respect for the American automobile.
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- How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
- By: Keith O'Brien
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
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Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi-day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Fly Girls recounts how a cadre of women banded together to break the original glass ceiling: the entrenched prejudice that conspired to keep them out of the sky.
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For women, and dads
- By Cecilia Avanelle on 08-08-18
By: Keith O'Brien
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Enduring Courage
- Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed
- By: John F. Ross
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
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At the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies—the car and airplane—took the nation's imagination by storm as they burst, like comets, into American life. The brave souls that leaped into these dangerous contraptions and pushed them to unexplored extremes became new American heroes: the race car driver and the flying ace. No individual did more to create and intensify these raw new roles than the tall, gangly Eddie Rickenbacker, who defied death over and over with such courage and pluck that a generation of Americans came to know his face better than the president's.
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A true ace, and an example for us all.
- By Gotta Tellya on 08-20-14
By: John F. Ross
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Engines of Change
- A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars
- By: Paul Ingrassia
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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America was made manifest by its cars. From the assembly lines of Henry Ford to the open roads of Route 66 and Jack Kerouac, America's history is a vehicular history-an idea brought brilliantly to life in this major work by the acclaimed author of Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road from Glory to Disaster.
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Cars, Computers, and "Engines of Change"
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By: Paul Ingrassia
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The Mechanic
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- By: Marc 'Elvis' Priestley
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Great insight.
- By Justin on 01-25-19
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I Invented the Modern Age
- The Rise of Henry Ford and the Most Important Car Ever Made
- By: Richard Snow
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
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In many ways, Henry Ford's story is well-known; in many more ways, it is not. Richard Snow masterfully weaves together a fascinating narrative of Ford's rise to fame through his greatest invention, the Model T. A highly pleasurable listen, filled with scenes and incidents from Ford's life, I Invented the Modern Age shows Richard Snow at the height of his powers as a popular historian and reclaims from history Henry Ford, the remarkable man who, indeed, invented the modern world as we know it.
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A Complicated Man
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The Comeback
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Greg LeMond stunned the sporting world by becoming the first American to win the Tour de France in 1986, defeating French cycling legend Bernard Hinault. Nine months later, LeMond lay in a hospital bed, his career as a bicycle racer seemingly over. And yet, barely two years after this crisis, LeMond mounted a comeback. In 1989, he once again won the Tour - by a narrow margin of eight seconds. It remains the closest Tour de France in history. The Comeback chronicles the life of this great American athlete, from his roots in Nevada and California to the heights of global fame.
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Good book. Flawed reading.
- By david savage on 07-23-18
By: Daniel de Vise
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Jeff Gordon
- His Dream, Drive & Destiny
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The first-ever authorized biography of Jeff Gordon, the four-time champion racing legend. For over a year, Garner interviewed and observed Gordon at races, at special events, and at home. The book is based on extensive interviews with Gordon - as well as in-depth interviews with dozens of family members, friends, competitors, and colleagues, some of whom have never gone on the record before.
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Great Listen!
- By Q on 12-01-22
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How to Build a Car
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The world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir. How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian's unrivalled 35-year career in Formula One through the prism of the cars he has designed, the drivers he has worked alongside and the races in which he's been involved.
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Snooze fest
- By moo on 02-09-20
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The Perfect Mile
- Three Athletes. One Goal. And Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
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In the tradition of Seabiscuit, critically acclaimed author Neal Bascomb reaches back to the golden age of sport and crafts an utterly captivating narrative of what may be the most remarkable athletic feat of all time.
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nailbiting, on the edge of your seat
- By Todd on 08-10-04
By: Neal Bascomb
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Out of the Shadow of Greatness
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The story of NASCAR's legendary racer - newly revised Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s name virtually assured that his life would not be ordinary. Over the past decade, he has fulfilled that destiny. His father, one of the most successful drivers in the history of international motorsports, gave his son more than his name. Dale Earnhardt Sr. placed Dale Jr. in position to follow the footsteps and tire tracks he had left from Darlington to Daytona, from coast to coast, from one championship to the next.
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do better research
- By David Thom on 08-05-22
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Seabiscuit
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Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail.
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See you in the winner's circle
- By Janice on 06-26-13
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- Shari
- 05-29-14
A piece of automotive history unknown to most
If you could sum up Go Like Hell in three words, what would they be?
Competitive automotive testosterone
Who was your favorite character and why?
Ferrari- because he's up against an increasingly powerful opponent, but comes back to fight!
Have you listened to any of Jones Allen’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
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If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Go like hell, but the first one to get there loses.
Any additional comments?
Educational and entertaining
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- Bill Jackson
- 12-10-15
They should make this into a movie.
What made the experience of listening to Go Like Hell the most enjoyable?
Jones Allen did a great job with the character voices including pronouncing names and places in Italian, French, English and American accents.
What did you like best about this story?
Ford and Ferrari are bigger than life men with egos to match. Both of them had an enormous impact on the auto business and racing in particular. The stories about many of the drivers and the tension between their urge to win and the risks they were willing to take was very interesting.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Just Win!
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- John
- 03-24-17
Great Book for Auto Racing Fans
This is a great book that chronicles the Ford vs. Ferrari racing feud in the 1960s, culminating at the race at Le Mans in 1966. The book seems meticulously researched. It moves extremely well and reads like a novel. One of the central characters of the book is Ken Miles, a mechanical genius and racer who was a key part of the development of the Ford GT. Ken's story was largely lost to the sands of time, and it was really great learning about this talented and important man.
In addition to the excellent story, the book does a great job setting the scenes in Detroit and Europe in the 1960s. Those were very different times when everything seemed possible and the book does a great job of capturing them.
The narration is excellent and adds to the enjoyment of the book.
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- Thomas Allen Carroll
- 02-25-16
Great story for all car guys
Fantastically written. A must read for racing fans and car guys everywhere. Lots of history. I could not put it down.
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- CHristine
- 09-20-19
Highly entertaining
If you enjoy learning about the golden era of motorsports this book is for you.
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- Michael W.
- 03-29-20
such a fantastic read!
I watched the movie and then resdthis book. it's one of those times where the book is better than the movie.
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- Bob R.
- 11-23-19
Incredible work!
AJ you are an amazing writer! Thank you! Go Like Hell! I will never forget Ken Miles!
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- Shay Hanson
- 01-21-21
Great Story!
The story was read very well and held me captivated throughout. The truth is, Ken Miles won Le Mans in '66, the idea of a tie and the technicality that crowned Maclaren the winner was a disgrace to sports. Setting up a tie is not a race.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-02-23
Ford vs Ferrari
Goes into a lot more detail than the movie. Learned a lot! Ford and Ferrari were both over the top owners.
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- Prime Customer
- 05-19-23
Fantastic story coupled with incredible narration
It’s difficult for a narration to transport you behind the seat of a 60s race car, but this audiobook does just that. Wow.
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