A collection of behind-the-scenes stories as told, in their own words, by former Grand Prix mechanics who have worked at the top level of the sport. It includes chapters that are themed around a particular aspect of a mechanic's life, ranging from what they consider the highs and lows of their career, to their opinions of drivers and team bosses.
Examines the carnage of Albuera in detail, and gives an account of the circumstances and the conflicting allied and French strategies that gave rise to the awful confrontation. This work includes portraits of the personalities of the notable commanders who took part.
Told completely from the Trans-Siberian and a series of Russian jets, this is the story of a young British poet, who, after becoming engaged to his translator more than 3,500 miles east, embarks on a journey into the very heart of Siberia to marry his fiancée. However, in place of the desolate wasteland he expected to find, Michael discovers the side of Siberia little known outside of Russia. After 30 years of British rain, Michael has to learn the art of sunbathing, in the last place on Earth anyone would think to take a pair of flip-flops. Without aiming to be a survival guide, romance, or autobiography, Sunbathing in Siberia manages to be all of them and none. Michael has to adapt to the Siberian way of as Russia struggles to find its new identity he is forced to recreate himself, while finding the tools needed to live with parading nuclear missiles, a new wife, wild bears, and a host of extreme dangers.
The first comprehensive English biography to appear since the composer's death.