In The Limit Michael Cannell tells the story of Wolfgang von Trips, a German count who escaped wartime death only to find it at the racetrack, and Phil Hill, a lowly Santa Monica mechanic who became the first American to win the Formula 1 world championship.
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Cannell's full-throttle epic leaves you breathless.— Publishers Weekly...A sports epic for the ages, as well as a memory of one of the great eras of the American century... .As my father would say, it's not about a race. It's about life.— Rich Cohen, author of "Sweet and Low"The story here is compelling and fast...the characters are massive men breathing speed and chewing adrenalin. This is a V12 blast of a book.— Anthony Swofford, author of "Jarhead"...enthralling history of road-racing's golden era.— The Wall Street Journal
Vivid biography of a fast-and-furious competitor on the Grand Prix racing circuit...a passionate, ambitious work...Cannell doesn't lean on the crutch of exposition to convey Hill's intrepid, sporty story, demonstrating great talent as a biographer. A crisply written, effectively compelling chronicle.— Kirkus ReviewsMichael Cannell's narrative rides in the shadows of Laura Hillenbrand's "Unbroken" in the way it introduces a fascinating cast while reviving a time and place in which death danced with glory.— USA Today
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