Enzo Ferrari (Movie Tie-in Edition)

The Man and the Machine

De: Brock Yates, Stacy Bradley

Narrado por: Chris Andrew Ciulla

Duración: 18 h y 57 m

Resumen del Editor

The sweeping biography of the enigmatic racer and sports car mogul who built the Ferrari brand—the inspiration for the major motion picture Ferrari directed by Michael Mann—featuring a new foreword and epilogue

Genius? Tyrant? Power broker? Enzo Ferrari is the impressively researched, fully detailed biography of one of the most powerful men of the twentieth century. Brock Yates penetrated Ferrari’s inner circle and reveals everything, from his early days in the town of Modena to his bizarre relationship with his illegitimate son; from his fanatic passion for speed to his brilliant marketing of the famous Ferrari image; from his manipulative but enormously effective management tactics to his own frustrated dreams. Fast, fun, and scandalous, Enzo Ferrari more than lives up to its remarkable subject.

©2023 Brock Yates (P)2023 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Captivating . . . Yates deftly records the carnage of major races, business wheeling and dealing, and the political dimensions of motor racing from the pre-WWII Rome-Berlin Axis to today’s ribbon-waving nationalism.”—Publishers Weekly

Author seems to have an axe to grind

interesting potryal of a man who was very likely flawed - like many successful entrepreneurs. However, the author rarely misses an opportunity to take a shot at the subject of his book...and Italians. Disappointing book that certainly reflects a comfort with derogatory commentary reflective of the times of its original publication. It detracts from what otherwise is an interesting story. Finally, the reader's non-native Italian pronunciations are more appropriate for Mario Bros. than a serious biography.

Very detailed, performance annoying at times.

I greatly enjoyed the story. Learned a lot about Enzo Ferrari. But the performer insisted on pronouncing the Italian names and words with an Italian accent, as if we were in Italy listening to a native. This was…annoying. And distracting. And because the book is loaded with Italian terms, it really took away from the story. I almost returned it at the beginning. A word to future performers - When a book is in English, please use English pronunciations.

15 hour hit piece.

The author includes lots of interesting information. But, and this is a big but, Yates never misses an opportunity to take a swipe at Enzo Ferrari. There are lots of interesting bits of information but I couldn't imagine writing an entire book about someone you clearly do not like. He was criticized quite heavily when this book was originally released and I can see why.

How the movie is based on only a small segment of Ferrari’s life.

Too much on the races. Would have liked a bit more about the man and his life.