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The Cruel Sport (1963)
Front Cover Book Details
Genre Non-Fiction
Subject Grand Prix racing
Publication Date 1963
Format Hardcover (12.1 x 12.1 mm)
Publisher Prentice-Hall
Language English
Extras Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover
Personal Details
Store AbeBooks
Purchase Price $14.95
Acquire Date 9/27/2007
Rating 0
Product Details
LoC Classification GV1029.D244 2005
Dewey 796.72
ISBN 0760321000
No. of Pages 224
First Edition No
Rare No
Notes/Review
Very slight edge wear, DJ price clipped. Interior clean.

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This is an unusual book. The author was a correspondent for the New York Times. This means he was both a capable writer and had access to his subject. The text in the book is not straight reportage, although there is some of that. The words are sometimes dramatic, which is natural given the dramatic people and events described. That sort of writing isn't exactly rare, isn't what makes this book unusual.

What I find unusual is that the writer is also a good photographer. He won't go down in history as one of the great motorsports photographers, but his pictures do an excellent job of telling a story. They're black and white, not pretending to be art, but much more (I think) than journalistic. The photos capture tension, fatigue, elation, motion, relief.

This book is a must-read for fans of classic Formula 1.