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Old 21 Nov 2006, 23:06 (Ref:1771891)   #1
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"The Lost Generation"

This book is on my Xmas wishwish...

I just wanted to know if anyone has got it and if it's a good read?

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Old 21 Nov 2006, 23:50 (Ref:1771908)   #2
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I have not read it myself, but there is an interesting review of the book by Joe Saward here. As Saward is a proper writer, not just a hack, there are some introductory paragraphs to get through first, but I think it's worth the effort.
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It's one that caught my eye in the GPL catalogue, which is on my wishlist too.
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Old 24 Nov 2006, 22:00 (Ref:1774361)   #4
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I just wanted to know if anyone has got it and if it's a good read?
Yes and yes - if painful at the end...

This book is a must get. Eat lichen for a week if necessary. Sell the kids to medical science. Catch Dangerous Dan "The Slasher" McGrew with your bare hands to collect the reward money. Forge a winning lottery ticket. Whatever it takes.
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Old 24 Nov 2006, 22:46 (Ref:1774382)   #5
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Yes it is. I wonder if you need to have been there then to fully appreciate it. I'd be interested in the reaction of those too young to have lived through it. Maybe some brought up on the sport much as it is today might suffer total disbelief at what happened - to Roger in particular?
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Old 24 Nov 2006, 22:53 (Ref:1774385)   #6
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I'm aware of Roger Williamson's crash, I have read how marshals wouldn't go near the car as they had wax coated jackets I believe. Those are the types of things I find unbelievable being a younger generation F1 fan.

I suppose back in those days it was very different and deaths were viewed as part and parcel of racing.
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Old 25 Nov 2006, 14:44 (Ref:1774763)   #7
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This book is definitaly on my "to get" list.
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I have it ordered anyways. It is bound to be good.

I just finished reading the Piers Courage book, Lauda's autobiography and a book called Rivethead, so time for a new one.

Got the Mario Andretti book by Roebuck coming soon too.

Anuauto, I have read many times about the deaths of Williamson and Pryce in numerous books and I still cannot believe it actually happened. It really makes you wonder how peoples minds work.

Many times I have read an account of Williamson's death and been tearing my hair out at the sheer idiocy and senselessness of it all. And then, there are the pictures....there is one in the "F1 autobiography" that particularly saddens me.
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