Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman Book

Winning: The Racing Life Of Paul Newman is a biography about a man of many talents. It is written by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner. The book is about a man named Paul Newman. He was a philanthropist, actor and race car driver. This book focuses mostly on Paul Newman's racing career through the accounts of others. He started racing when he was acting during a movie. The interesting thing was that he was very good at racing, he became a professional driver and was racing with some of the best drivers of the eighty's. He went on to own teams and be big influencer in America's open wheel scene. He won at Le mans all while acting for movies on the side. Anything with four wheels and an engine you can bet Paul Newman raced it.

The book overall is a very good read. The only real problem I have with it is the layout of the pages. You'll have the book going on about Paul Newman. Then you will have a grey box that is someone's personal account on Paul Newman. I can't begin to tell you how many times I would be reading a passage then I would turn the page and then read a personal account and be very confused. With that being said the writing, photography, and quotes from the book were top notch. I would honestly recommend buying a book just for the photos because they are just that good. My favorite part about this book was when I was reading about the height of Paul Newman's racing career in the 70s and 80s. The writing was so descriptive I could almost smell burned rubber and the scream of the Bob Sharp Racing Datsun 280zx. All in all the only bad part about the book is how the authors interject personal stories onto the page. Everything else about this book was amazing.

This book was one of the best things I've read in a very long time. It told a great story of one of the greatest people to get behind the wheel of a race car. This book left me with a feeling of being able to accomplish anything. This is because Paul Newman wasn't naturally gifted at racing, he worked his way up to the top and I really like that. I loved the whole zero to hero concept, starting from nothing and getting somewhere from hard work and dedication. If you are a fan of racing read this book. If you want to read about someone extraordinary life read this book. If you like photography by this book just for the pictures. This book will be one of my favorites for the foreseeable future and I hope it will be for other readers too.