Bernie Ecclestone: King of Sport
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1844548260 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 420 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"All About Motor Racing" according to misscoconuts. I was really hoping to read about how Mr Ecclestone became a billionaire and I suppose I did.The book is an indepth read about motor racing which is something that I have no interest in.I did learn a little before putting it down but on the whole I wouldn't purchase again, if I had the choice.It is a good and thorough book although not at all entertaining for me.. This product does a great job. It is priced right and well constructed This product does a great job. It is priced right and well constructed. I would recommend heartily. A real buy!. Very Interesting Very interesting book if you want to know about Bernie's life and the F1 world. Although there is a football image in the cover, there is not much about that business in the book.
He is both feared and admired for the way in which he masterminded its transformation from an amateur sport of the 1950s into a global billion dollar industry of the 21st century. And now, with his fortune, influence, and power, Bernie Ecclestone has moved into the world of soccer with Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore to turn Queen's Park Rangers, a struggling west London club, into a serious rival to the capital's glamour club, Chelsea. He is the man who created modern-day Formula One. They have a different story to tell. Revealing the unbridled avarice, callousness, and corruption behind the hype of Formula One, this book also shows the warts-and-all character of the man who is now setting his sights on a sport no less decadent.. Overnight, QPR has access to more wealth than Real Madrid, able to compete with the financial backing of Roman Abramovich, Chelsea's Russian billionaire owner. But what makes Bernie run? What lies behind the grim, poker-face of this deal-maker extraordinaire, who, for