Man & His Car, A: Iconic Cars and Stories from the Men Who Love Them: 2 (A Man & His)

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And then there’s a lot of mortals out there that don’t have celebrity status but have a great love-affair story. Like the cars it features, this coffee table book is a high-quality production, with fine attention to every detail. I think that men develop a personal relationship with their cars because they perceive them as an extension of their own personality.

Hranek's] gallery-worthy photos are visual testimony to car design as an art form and are paired with their owner's memories and the joys of being a gearhead. As crazy as it may sound, I believe that cars, like any machine, are living entities that react to the way you treat them!A Robb Report Best Coffee Table Book to Gift in 2020A Sports Car News and InsideHook Best Coffee Table Book for Car LoversCelebrate That Special Bond Between Men and Cars, and the Stories That Connect ThemDiscover actor and director Ed Burns talking about his 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, a model hed been dreaming about since his days pumping gas. A beautiful piece of work with a unassuming cover, celebrating the special bond between men and their cars. Some people think of cars as a mode of transportation that takes them from Point A to Point B, while others see things differently. Voici un bel hommage à un objet d'obsession masculine, raconté au travers d'interviews originales et de première main.

Filled with stunning photographs of the whole cars and of the exquisite details that make car lovers' hearts beat just a little faster, as well as more than 80 personal stories, it's a joy for every reader who knows that a car is never just a car. You could develop a relationship with your car, and that’s what non-car enthusiast just cannot understand. NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, whose favorite cars are trucks—he loves the wow factor of an International CV Series 6. Grâce aux récits de Hranek, les voitures deviennent plus que de simples véhicules de transport et des symboles de statut social ; elles représentent des moments de la culture pop, des réalisations pionnières, des objets de famille, des amitiés, et bien d'autres choses encore. Franz von Holzhausen, chief designer at Tesla, who worked hand in hand with Elon Musk to design the Tesla Model S prototype, says that his love of cars started when he was two (as evidenced by a picture of him sitting in a high chair drawing a car).This illustrated tale of the love affair between owners and automobiles is certain to take readers on an armchair roadtrip they'll happily repeat many times. However, men tend to channel their emotions into cars because it’s an easy, safe, and productive way to deal with tough feelings that are hard to express. It is not possible to request a certain colour as all pieces come in their own individual colour and finish.

The Banyan Tree is not liable for theft, damages or loss resulting from your goods being left unattended. With over 6 million of the world’s best eBooks to choose from, Kobo offers you a whole world of reading. Photographer-Author Hranek has put together a few dozen of these dreams in the way of photos and a paragraph or two about the ‘car guys’ that have made their way in life and acquired their dream car, or perhaps the one that they sold long ago.Discover actor and director Ed Burns talking about his 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, a model he’d been dreaming about since his days pumping gas. Of course, I loved Ferrari and American Muscle, but it was the 911, the Porsche, that somehow just excited the car guy in me. But while the story of a guy’s wrist candy may be compelling, Hranek knew that tales about what’s parked in the driveway or garage had the potential to be truly epic.