The Life of Senna by Tom Rubython
The Life of Senna (Illustrated Biography of Ayrton Senna, 2006 Softback)
The Illustrated Life of Formula One's Ayrton Senna, with a Foreword by Gerhard Berger and Photographs by Keith Sutton
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Life of Senna
- Author: Tom Rubython
- Publisher: BusinessF1 Books, London
- Publication Date: 2006
- ISBN-13: 9780954685737
- ISBN-10: 0954685733
- Edition Details: First edition in softback, as stated on the title page.
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound, with a photographic cover.
- Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback), 628 pages. With black and white photographs within the text.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Wraps: The glossy printed wrappers are bright and clean on the front and back covers. The spine shows several vertical creases or reading lines along its length. Corners are fairly sharp, and the top and fore-edges are clean.
- Interior: The text block is clean and tight, with cream pages and no markings on the pages examined.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
The Life of Senna, published in London by BusinessF1 Books in 2006, is a large illustrated biography of the Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna. It follows him from his early years and first race through his world championships and pole positions to his death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix and its aftermath.
The book carries a foreword by Gerhard Berger, Senna's team-mate, and photographs, many by Keith Sutton, who was Senna's official photographer. Tom Rubython draws together the earlier material on the driver, and the book has been praised by reviewers as among the best on Senna.
A substantial and well-illustrated volume for motorsport enthusiasts and collectors of sporting biography.
Author Profile: Tom Rubython
Tom Rubython is a British publisher and motorsport writer, and the former editor of F1 Magazine, Business F1, SportsPro and, most recently, Spectator Business magazine. Over a thirty-year career in publishing he has been involved in many newspaper and magazine launches.
His other books include Shunt (2010), Rush to Glory (2013) and Jesse Livermore: Boy Plunger (2014).
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