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Enzo Ferrari - Premium Publisher's Edition

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Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics, and the Making of an Automotive Empire - The Premium Publisher’s Edition

FREE SHIPPING for all US locations

This Premium Publisher’s Edition is limited to 30 copies. Each book is bound in genuine Schedoni Italian red leather and comes with a hand signed letter from Simone Schedoni describing his firm’s long history providing Ferrari with bespoke Italian leather luggage kits for nearly every Ferrari model for the past 46 years. In addition it includes a luxurious Schedoni leather cardholder. Each copy is signed by Ferrari legends: former Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo; drivers Mario Andretti, Jody Scheckter, Gerhard Berger, and Stefan Johansson; and Ferrari insider, author Luca Dal Monte.

Each book comes in a fine gray linen clamshell case hand crafted by Roswell Binding in Arizona. Roswell Binding is renowned for the quality cases and books it produces including works for well known authors such as Steven King.

THIS PURCHASE INCLUDES A FREE READING COPY OF THE STANDARD EDITION.

THIS PURCHASE INCLUDES AN AUTOMATIC 10% DISCOUNT ON FUTURE PURCHASES OF THE FOLLOWING TITLES BEING RELEASED IN 2024:

  1. Luigi Chinetti and the History of NART by Michael Lynch

  2. Against All The Others: Porsche Racing History, Vol 1 by Randy Leffingwell

  3. Twice Around the Clock: The Yanks at Le Mans, Vol 4 & 5, by Tim Considine

See also our standard Publisher’s Edition here.

See also our Designer Slipcase with Standard Edition here.

Author: Luca Dal Monte

Format: Hardcover, 6” by 9”, 968 pages

Photos: 100 black-and-white and 33 color

ISBN-13: 978-1-935007-28-9

When Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898, automobiles were still a novelty in his native Italy. When he died ninety years later, the company he built stood at the top of a global industry, with the Ferrari name universally recognized for performance, racing prowess, and state-of-the-art Italian design. Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics, and the Making of an Automotive Empire is the definitive account of an epic life.

Drawing on years of original research conducted in Italy and abroad, author (and Ferrari insider) Luca Dal Monte uncovers a wealth of new facts about Enzo's origins, ambitions, business practices, and private life. The book revisits all the highlights of Ferrari's rise to greatness: his driving career in the 1920s; his management of racing teams for Alfa Romeo in the 1930s; the launch of his own company and team in the late 1940s, and his unprecedented successes building cars for the road and race track in the following decades. But the book also examines lesser-known and sometimes hidden aspects of Ferrari's career, from his earliest failed business ventures to his political dealings with Italy's Fascist government, Allied occupiers, and even Communist leaders. And it lays bare the internal politics of the Ferrari company and team, whose leader manipulated employees, drivers, competitors and the media with a volatile mixture of brute force, paranoia, and guile.

Accompanying the in-depth text are extensive endnotes along with a full bibliography and index. The book is illustrated with four separate sections of photos, exhibits, and artefacts, and opens with a foreword by former Ferrari president Luca Di Montezemolo, who previously served as the company's Formula One team manager.

This is truly the definitive biography of Enzo Ferrari, one that makes previous accounts obsolete. Its depth, scale, and detail make it essential reading for automotive and motorsports enthusiasts. But other readers will be drawn to a sweeping story of Italian life, business, and culture during the 20th century.

“The Enzo Ferrari I knew as boss, friend, and opponent returns vividly to life in these pages, along with a wealth of new facts and details I never could have imagined.”

—Mario Andretti

(Enzo Ferrari) stands as the definitive biography of one of the Automobile Age’s most memorable men.

The New York Times

Milan’s leading daily newspaper, Il Giornale, praised the 968 page book for its ease of reading, saying that “Enzo Ferrari” reads like a novel.

Reader Reviews from Amazon

"Each page is a teaching moment, an amusing anecdote."

"After over 60 years as a car enthusiast who spends every spare moment deep reading across the spectrum I find myself addicted to this book."

"This is a book that belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in Ferrari's cars and racing efforts."

"Love Enzo, or hate him, you'll understand him having read this book."

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Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics, and the Making of an Automotive Empire - The Premium Publisher’s Edition

FREE SHIPPING for all US locations

This Premium Publisher’s Edition is limited to 30 copies. Each book is bound in genuine Schedoni Italian red leather and comes with a hand signed letter from Simone Schedoni describing his firm’s long history providing Ferrari with bespoke Italian leather luggage kits for nearly every Ferrari model for the past 46 years. In addition it includes a luxurious Schedoni leather cardholder. Each copy is signed by Ferrari legends: former Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo; drivers Mario Andretti, Jody Scheckter, Gerhard Berger, and Stefan Johansson; and Ferrari insider, author Luca Dal Monte.

Each book comes in a fine gray linen clamshell case hand crafted by Roswell Binding in Arizona. Roswell Binding is renowned for the quality cases and books it produces including works for well known authors such as Steven King.

THIS PURCHASE INCLUDES A FREE READING COPY OF THE STANDARD EDITION.

THIS PURCHASE INCLUDES AN AUTOMATIC 10% DISCOUNT ON FUTURE PURCHASES OF THE FOLLOWING TITLES BEING RELEASED IN 2024:

  1. Luigi Chinetti and the History of NART by Michael Lynch

  2. Against All The Others: Porsche Racing History, Vol 1 by Randy Leffingwell

  3. Twice Around the Clock: The Yanks at Le Mans, Vol 4 & 5, by Tim Considine

See also our standard Publisher’s Edition here.

See also our Designer Slipcase with Standard Edition here.

Author: Luca Dal Monte

Format: Hardcover, 6” by 9”, 968 pages

Photos: 100 black-and-white and 33 color

ISBN-13: 978-1-935007-28-9

When Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898, automobiles were still a novelty in his native Italy. When he died ninety years later, the company he built stood at the top of a global industry, with the Ferrari name universally recognized for performance, racing prowess, and state-of-the-art Italian design. Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics, and the Making of an Automotive Empire is the definitive account of an epic life.

Drawing on years of original research conducted in Italy and abroad, author (and Ferrari insider) Luca Dal Monte uncovers a wealth of new facts about Enzo's origins, ambitions, business practices, and private life. The book revisits all the highlights of Ferrari's rise to greatness: his driving career in the 1920s; his management of racing teams for Alfa Romeo in the 1930s; the launch of his own company and team in the late 1940s, and his unprecedented successes building cars for the road and race track in the following decades. But the book also examines lesser-known and sometimes hidden aspects of Ferrari's career, from his earliest failed business ventures to his political dealings with Italy's Fascist government, Allied occupiers, and even Communist leaders. And it lays bare the internal politics of the Ferrari company and team, whose leader manipulated employees, drivers, competitors and the media with a volatile mixture of brute force, paranoia, and guile.

Accompanying the in-depth text are extensive endnotes along with a full bibliography and index. The book is illustrated with four separate sections of photos, exhibits, and artefacts, and opens with a foreword by former Ferrari president Luca Di Montezemolo, who previously served as the company's Formula One team manager.

This is truly the definitive biography of Enzo Ferrari, one that makes previous accounts obsolete. Its depth, scale, and detail make it essential reading for automotive and motorsports enthusiasts. But other readers will be drawn to a sweeping story of Italian life, business, and culture during the 20th century.

“The Enzo Ferrari I knew as boss, friend, and opponent returns vividly to life in these pages, along with a wealth of new facts and details I never could have imagined.”

—Mario Andretti

(Enzo Ferrari) stands as the definitive biography of one of the Automobile Age’s most memorable men.

The New York Times

Milan’s leading daily newspaper, Il Giornale, praised the 968 page book for its ease of reading, saying that “Enzo Ferrari” reads like a novel.

Reader Reviews from Amazon

"Each page is a teaching moment, an amusing anecdote."

"After over 60 years as a car enthusiast who spends every spare moment deep reading across the spectrum I find myself addicted to this book."

"This is a book that belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in Ferrari's cars and racing efforts."

"Love Enzo, or hate him, you'll understand him having read this book."

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