Fast Company: The Men and Machines of American Auto Racing
It's the thick of the mid-1990s boom, and David M. Gross is racking up billable hours for a Manhattan corporate law firm and thinking that there must be more to life.
In this classic book, Jon Bradshaw follows six full-time gamblers who never lose, including three legendary poker players Johnny Moss, Pug Pearson and Titanic Thompson; tennis player Bobby Riggs; pool player Minnesota Fats and backgammon ...
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Manny Ramos is the fastest guy on the Hudson City Youth football team—maybe even the fastest in his school—so the new track club seems perfect for him.
Mable Kwan is the best grifter that ever lived.
Bored with life working at a law firm, David M. Gross agrees to a friend's proposal to move to Bologna and help revamp the image of a legendary but unprofitable motorcycle empire.