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It seems this one is authored by him whereas the previous one was about him but with close input by him. He deserves two books anyway!

 

There are already several books about Forghieri.

Marcel Massini

 

Thanks Marcel for letting us know which language these new books are written in.

Makes putting them on my radar for potential purchases so much easier.

Cheers

 

Also in English as "Ferrari: From Inside and Outside". Text is by James Allen. https://www.accartbooks.com/uk/book/ferrari/

 

Well, this is one of the books I had in mind when I said that books published in two languages are unbearable.
I'd love to read it in bed at night before going to sleep, but the font used for the English text is so obnoxious that I'll wait a few years until my Italian lessons allow me to understand the original text. Because it looks pretty damn interesting.

 

So tempted, yet there are so many other books on the wish list...
I might just go for the standard edition.

Natan

 

How are the stories on this subject?
They had some good articles in the past about great subjects such as BPR, DTM, etc. I am a little behind so I have to order the most recent copies to catch up.

Natan

 

Either choice is a good one.

 

At the current chaters' price (even adding the EU VAT) the Collector's edition is a very good value for money - the content is fascinating and the presentation is top notch.
It's a pity the autobiography is not available anymore, I bet it would be a great addition.

 

The new book "Berlinetta Boxer - The Legend", authored by Guglielmo Miani (Larusmiani fashion brand of Milan), founder of Fuori Concorso in Como, Italy.
Now available.

Marcel Massini

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That sounds like a must-have book for a Berlinetta Boxer fan - but no trace whatsoever on the web about the book. Where has it been published and where can I order it?

 

I just received Superbears from Blackwell’s. It arrived in perfect condition. I haven’t formed an opinion of the book yet except that a quick leaf-through is encouraging.

 

According to Amazon Italy the publisher is Artioli and it will be published on June 7th.

https://www.amazon.it/Berlinetta-Boxer-legend-Ediz-inglese/dp/8877922060/ref=sr_1_29?qid=1684619519&refinements=p_27%3ADaniele+Buzzonetti&s=books&sr=1-29

 

Is it just me or are Ferrari books going the way of Hollywood movies ?

What I mean by that is that all the original story lines have been done to death many years ago and now all we get are remakes of original movies, over the top $200 million Hollywood blockbusters or utter far fetched rubbish not worth seeing.

Yes occasionally a fantastic movie will come along but they are becoming much fewer and far between.

Similarly with Ferrari books, do we really need another book on the Berlinetta BB ? Or for that matter another three books on the F40 and even more on the 250 GTO over recent years?

Then on the other hand we get books written on Enzo's medical history or over the top, gigantic tome's from Taschen looking more like an art installation with exhaust pipe legs rather than a reference book.

When I look over my rather large Ferrari library I see some subjects that have been written to death on while others (such as a photographic account of Enzo's life) sadly missing.

I just feel that author's or more so publishers know that the topic of "Ferrari" sells so they just rehash topics over and over again or go for the "ultimate" headline making book just to try and make a quick buck.

Or perhaps I'm just being too cynical ?

 

Most of them are a criminal waste of trees. Between 10 and 20 of the best titles would suffice for most libraries.

 

Well I guess it's a question of supply and demand. If one want to write a book about Enzo Ferrari's medical history, let him wrote it. We are not forced to buy it, unless we're suffering from some symptom of acute collectionnitis

Some books are redundants, yes, but some may be needed for those who have not read those of the 70s or 80s, or who simply prefer more modern or more pleasant layouts...

 

I do see your point but when it comes to vehicle models facts are facts and they don't change over time.

They will always have built the same number of cars, the designer and design process is always the same, period road tests are period road tests, the race results never change, etc, etc ,etc.

Yes there might be some new uncovered period photos, slightly tweaked layout or the current history of some cars might be updated but overall, once a comprehensive book is written about a certain model then that model can be ticked off for decades.

I notice that after the Dino Compendium was written (other than a sequel which solved a supply and demand issue too) there hasn't been a book produced on the Dino 206/ 246 since.

 

Well, books from the 70's and the 80's often include errors sometimes going as far as a complete historic to be revised because of a serial number error...so...

The subject of design, since you mention it, is even more sensitive, as designers have a very bad habit of attributing to themselves projects to which they have had minor contributions (you'd be surprised at the number of cars that were not designed by the stars to whom they have always been attributed), and it is a subject that is constantly evolving as historians work on it.

 

Designers taking credit for someone else's work?
No way!

Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan.

 

Great observation Mark.

 

Exactly, that's the point. The Dino Compendium, Carrera RS and the Parabolica books terminated any need to publish further books on the subjects.

But we don't have (sorry Nathan) a Berlinetta Boxer Compendium yet (which the new book definitely isn’t as well) or a Daytona Compendium or 275 Compendium. So, still some publishing opportunities around

 

I guess my point further to that is write a book on a specific model, do a comprehensive job on it and you don't have to worry about another book on the same subject published again for ages.

Do it once and do it well, but unfortunately many as Bloomberg said, are just a criminal waste of paper.

 

.......Write a book about a specific chassis number..........
I've done ten so far.

Marcel Massini

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Actually I don't recall another specific book written on the 250 LM models after yours Marcel.

 

There is currently an attempt by a Swiss-based car dealer with an UK passport to do "another 250 LM book"........
I have been working on an update/new edition (for mine which came out 40 years ago) for quite some time already, but these things eat up a lot of time.

Marcel Massini