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* Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record
* The story of the speed kings - the obsessive fast-car record-breakers of the 1920s to 1940s



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entertaining and authoritative ... * INDEPENDENT *
splendid history ... Jennings brilliantly conveys the rattling turmoil of being in the cockpit of one of these monster cars * GUARDIAN *
This terrific book had me gripped from the start ... a lovely read, full of excitement ... Jennings has captured the essential characteristics of these men - their sadness - extremely well. * NEW STATESMAN *
Thoroughly entertaining yet extremely informative. * EVENING STANDARD *

The Fast Set

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    A Paperback by Charles Jennings

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      Publisher Abacus
      Published 9 January 2005
      ISBN-13 9780349115962
      978-0349115962
      ISBN-10 0349115966

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      * Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record
      * The story of the speed kings - the obsessive fast-car record-breakers of the 1920s to 1940s



      Trade Review
      entertaining and authoritative ... * INDEPENDENT *
      splendid history ... Jennings brilliantly conveys the rattling turmoil of being in the cockpit of one of these monster cars * GUARDIAN *
      This terrific book had me gripped from the start ... a lovely read, full of excitement ... Jennings has captured the essential characteristics of these men - their sadness - extremely well. * NEW STATESMAN *
      Thoroughly entertaining yet extremely informative. * EVENING STANDARD *

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