0-200, $3M

by Les Broad

Overview

Books set in the world of motor racing offer suffer from one problem: written by people who have a deep understanding of the sport, they just become too technical for most readers. This one avoids that pitfall because it's written from the perspective of a team sponsor, one who freely admits he doesn't know much about motor racing.
It takes the story from the initial approach to the sponsor, Walter Sanderson, asking for money, through the preparation and on to the race itself, taking place at a fictional circuit on America's West Coast. That element of the story is exciting, but it is intertwined with Sanderson's recollections of his personal and business life. Some parallels are drawn between his business and that of motor racing which might be a little surprising but which could make the reader look at sports sponsorship in a new light.
If names like Ferrari, Corvette, Porsche and Lamborghini get you interested you'll love the book; if they leave you cold you'll still enjoy it as a lightly written romp through an episode in Walter Sanderson's unusual, sometimes glamorous, sometimes turbulent life.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011500930
Publisher:	Les Broad
Publication date:	09/08/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	231 KB

About the Author

That picture isn't me. It's my much-loved Border Collie bitch, who I lost to a spinal tumour in April 2011. She deserves this memorial.
I was born a very, very long time ago, very close to my mother in England. Now I live in Wales, which isn't England but is part of the UK. I've written all sorts of stuff, but mostly science fiction. It's sort of believable sci-fi - maybe it can't happen today, but might tomorrow, you know? The sci-fi novels are all on the theme of 'first contact' and the first one is being given away free. You'll have to pay for the others. Sorry.
I've got other novels, short stories and things that are supposed to be funny too but whether they are is your decision, right?
Some of the books are based on real incidents - I know they are, because they happened to me. There are five in total, I've released two, two are being tidied up and the last one won't be finished for a while yet. If you read one, remember it all happened to me and that I don't mind being laughed at. I'm used to it.
A while back I released a free book, 'Top Of The Shop'. (If you're a writer you might want to read it. I'll say no more.) I've since released another one, 'Tea, Drums And Speed'. So now the first sci-fi novel is free, 'Top Of The Shop' is free, and there's a free volume of short stories. I must be mad, giving this stuff away. Mind you, it hasn't stopped me giving away a book of political thoughts. If you're from Wales, or British, or even interested in Welsh politics, it might be worth reading.
There's also a free book about some films that appeal to me. You might find it interesting but I thought it would be a bit cheeky to want money for it. Have it on me.
There's one little thing I don't understand. Of everything I've put on this site, I think the stories in 'Swift Shifts' are the funniest, yet it's the title that's looked at least often. Why is that, do you think?
After a gap of several months I've now added a new three-story volume of funny stories. To balance this, there's a thoroughly miserrable one on its way!
A word or two about my pricing strategy might be worthwhile. A lot of people on this site (and I apologise if I've got this wrong) quote prices that are just a bit cheaper than you'd see in a bookstore. I don't do that. Ebooks don't have production or distribution costs, so why should you, the book buyer, have to pay even a tiny share of something that doesn't exist? Isn't it better to spend, say, $3 on three little books than on just one? I want you to enjoy what I've written, and at a realistic cost to you that I can live with. Simple, isn't it?
I'll add to this from time to time - there's no point saying everything at once, is there? You'd have no need to come back, would you?