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Alex Zanardi: My Sweetest Victory: A Memoir of Racing Success, Adversity,
and Courage - Also
from the UK - Canada
Alex
Zanardi, Gianluca Gasparini, Mario Andretti / Paperback / October 2004 The racing world held its collective
breath in 2001 when Alex Zanardi lost both his legs in a horrifying accident at the Lausitzring in Germany. The racing world again
held its breath nineteen months later while witnessing his incredible return to racing. Bentley Publishers is thrilled to announce
the publication of the North American edition of Alex Zanardi’s autobiography, which quickly sold over 50,000 copies in his native
Italy. Alex Zanardi: My Sweetest Victory recounts his incredible story as only Alex can tell it. He takes us from his childhood in
Italy through his hard-fought racing success to the moving story of perseverance and love that motivated his recovery. Along the
way, Zanardi presents his triumphs and setbacks in kart racing, Formula 3 & 3000, Formula 1, IndyCar and CART racing,
culminating in back-to-back CART championships for 1997 and 1998. In riveting detail, Zanardi relates his terrible accident, the
long path to recovery and his return to Lausitzring in a specially modified 750hp Champ Car to complete the 13 laps he didn’t
finish in 2001. In addition to 32 pages of color photos, including many from the Zanardi family albums, Alex Zanardi: My Sweetest
Victory also includes the following new features: a foreword by Alex Zanardi’s friend and supporter Mario Andretti, a chronology
of Alex’s racing career, and a new final chapter in which Alex discusses his return to competitive racing in the 2004 European
Touring Car Championship driving for BMW Team Italy-Spain. Alex Zanardi: My Sweetest Victory is an inspiring story of how personal
strength and passion can triumph over even the most challenging circumstances |
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Zanardi: My Story - Also
from Canada
Alex Zanardi, Gianluca Gasparini / Hardcover / September 2004 As sporting heroes go,
you don't gt much bolder than ex-Champ car ace Alex Zanardi. When he lost both legs in a terrible accident in 2001, Zanardi was
determined to compete again. Two years later, at his first comeback race, a European Touring Car Championship round at Monza, he
finished just 15 seconds behind the winner. Here is his inspirational story, written by Zanardi with Gianluca Gasparini - it is
already a huge best-seller in their native Italy. |
