Author:Gerald Donaldson
Juan Manuel Fangio's name is indelibly inscribed in the record books and many consider him to be the greatest driver in history.
It was 46 years before his record of five World Championships was beaten, but even now he is still remembered for an exceptional Formula 1 career which contained some of the greatest displays of skill and daring ever seen.
Few though know of his almost super-human exploits in epic South American road races that made competition at the pinnacle of motor sport seem like child's play.
Gerald Donaldson chronicles not only those arduous early competitions but also his long journey from humble origins in remote Argentina to the lofty heights of international celebrity.
Fascinating
—— GuardianDonaldson's offering on the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio mirrors his deep understanding of the sport's heroes
—— IndependentAn enjoyable read that brings out the essence of a dedicated, warm and humble man
—— Classic CarsThe best biography of a racing driver I've ever read . . . it will make you laugh and cry
—— Classic CarsI'd be frightened to put a price on his head these days ... Paul was as good a young player as I've ever worked with.
—— Howard KendallWithout question, he is the best young player I have ever worked with
—— Mel MachinYou would class Paul in the top bracket. I always likened him to Colin Bell - he had that great ability to get up and down the park.
—— Tony BookIt was like having one of your mates playing for City. He would've captained England. No question. He was - and remains - one of us
—— Noel GallagherPaul Lake was the most gifted in the group of young players who brightened Manchester City up for fans in the 1980s who were pining for the glory days to return...his is an inspirational human story
—— David Conn , The GuardianHis memoir - I'm Not Really Here - spares nothing in the raw details of what Lake endured. A football read even more harrowing than an England player's World Cup diary
—— SportSullivan knows how to craft a paragraph and tell a story
—— Sunday Business PostReads as what it is: a great first book
—— Jon Day , New StatesmanThis morning Blood Horses showed up in the post. It’s Sullivan’s first book, a memoir about his late sportswriter father as well as a study of equine racing and breeding and obsessing over. We’re only 30 pages in but we’re convinced Sullivan wins it by a length and then some. He’s the best thing to come out of the south since 2 Chainz
—— Dazed and ConfusedA truly fascinating and brilliantly written memoir recounting Sullivan’s relationship with his writer father but also a detailed examination of horse racing, the love of his father’s life, as well as an entire treatise on the relationship between man and horse
—— Doug Johnstone , The Big IssueBlood Horses blends history, reportage and personal essay. The book is an excellent example of the mixed form that the critic Northrop Frye once called an “anatomy”. [Sullivan’s] enthusiasm rubs off
—— John Sunyer , Financial TimesBrilliant, sometimes maddeningly discursive memoir… Sullivan writes beautifully. Blood Horses makes better reading than the smoothly finished works of less witty and accomplished writers
—— Nick Rennison , Sunday TimesAll the elegance and craft [Sullivan] displayed in [Pulphead] are present once again
—— Tim Lewis , ObserverLuminous, hard-to-characterise book... By the sheer fizzing excellence of his writing [Sullivan] carries off the difficult task he set himself triumphantly
—— Simon Redfern , Independent on SundayIt’s a daring approach combining memoir and reportage and, beneath it all, the autobiographical theme of his attempt to understand his father, but it works magnificently
—— Christena Appleyard , Literary ReviewAn obvious choice, ultimately. A book that went beyond entertainment or education in their normal senses. This is the book that opened the world's eyes to the incredible doping scandal in cycling and the crimes of Lance Armstrong. A book that will be on almost all awards lists for books this year, and will surely migrate to the lists of all-time great books as its impact becomes more apparent over time.
—— Newstalk, Sports Book of the YearExplosive... a stunning and sometimes sickening account of the doping pervasive in the pro peloton.
—— Sports IllustratedHaunting... takes readers deep inside the gory cult of back-alley phlebotomy that ruled cycling as Armstrong launched and nurtured his Livestrong brand.
—— New York Daily NewsRich, magisterial account...Other books on Hemingway have tended to focus on his post-1930s literary decline and his machismo. The portrait that emerges from these pages is altogether more human
—— Ed Caesar , Sunday TimesHe has a tremendous feel for Hemingway, as both writer and man
—— Sarah Churchwell , GuardianThis is a portrait of the author which is likely to leave one feeling more warmly disposed towards him
—— HeraldMore a portrait than a biography, this book is a dazzling late example of "New Journalism"...the result is touching, revelatory and utterly absorbing
—— IndependentUnmissable
—— The LadyWhile much of Hemingway’s life may have been hellish, Hendrickson’s writing is a delight. A fine work
—— Fachtna Kelly , Sunday Business PostVery well told
—— William Leith , ScotsmanAn album of fascinating snapshots of Hemingway
—— Simon Shaw , Mail on SundayPaul Hendrickson writes with a great deal of passion…
—— NudgeA terrific and fresh approach to the man
—— Daniel Woodrell , Financial Times