The Last Open Road


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A year out of high school in the early 1950s, New Jersey mechanic Buddy Palumbo falls in love with two things at once: race car driving with its speed and adventure, and his boss' niece, Miss Julie Finzio




The Fabulous Trashwagon


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The third novel in author/racer "BS" Levy's cult-classic The Last Open Road series, it follows the adventures and developing work, life, and romantic relationships of its narrator, Buddy Palumbo, as he takes over running the shop, weathers the first year of marriage, and dabbles in selling cars. It's fully accurate and in-the-moment regarding the culture, news, and current events of the day and also visits many classic race events, including being in the pits and on the scene for the worst accident in motor racing history at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans, when Pierre Levegh's Mercedes catapulted/exploded into the main grandstand crowd, killing over 80 people.




Toly's Ghost


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Fourth novel in author/racer "BS" Levy's celebrated, cult-classic and utterly hilarious THE LAST OPEN ROAD series about a young New Jersey gas station mechanic growing up, coming of age and learning about life, love and motorsports during the Eisenhower fifties.




Montezuma's Ferrari-- and Other Adventures


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A historical novel about open road sports car racing and growing up in the early 1950's. Montezuma's Ferrari is the direct sequel to The Last Open Road (ISBN# 0-9642107-2-X), which is heading into its fourth printing and has become a cult classic on the motor sports scene. Copies of early reviews of Montezuma's Ferrari attached.




Road & Track


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Red Reign


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Car magazine journalist Henry Lyons chronicles a US car manufacturer's emerging involvement in European racing.




The Italian Job


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The 6th book in author/racer "BS" Levy's cult-classic THE LAST OPEN ROAD series and ALSO the second volume in his new THE 200MPH STEAMROLLER trilogy.




History of Greene County


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Shaping Things


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A guide to the next great wave of technology -- an era of objects so programmable that they can be regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system.




The Publishers Weekly


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