An anthology of twenty-three winning tales from the race track, a place that consistently spawns good writing. AT THE TRACK showcases the very best racing thrillers of the past 150 years and includes renowned authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Ellery Queen, Damon Runyon, and Dick Francis.
| ||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
An anthology of twenty-three winning tales from the race track, a place that consistently spawns good writing. AT THE TRACK showcases the very best racing thrillers of the past 150 years and includes renowned authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Ellery Queen, Damon Runyon, and Dick Francis.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Horse racing stories,
By
This review is from: At the Track: A Treasury of Horse Racing Stories (Hardcover)
I bought this book for my husband who is a horse trainer. He really liked it. He doesnt often read books, just magazines and racing newsletters. For him to comment on how much he enjoyed it is high praise indeed.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
The Times recently hailed Dick Francis as 'the great thriller writer of the racing world-the only man in history capable of turning a long journey into a pleasure', and anyone who has read his twenty-four hugely successful books will surely agree with that. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bookie Bob, Robert the Robot, Sir Reginald, Hill Billy, Slippery Fippence, Spanish John, Harry the Horse, Little Isadore, Colonel Osbert, Grey Mist, Harry Bartley, Haunted House, Kid Mothball, Sir Arthur, Val Martyn, Jerry Springwood, Miss Paris, Colonel Ross, Gentleman Jimmy, Jerry Jack Tom, Red Heather, John Scott, Silver Blaze, Glue Factory, Miss Moore New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The Times recently hailed Dick Francis as 'the great thriller writer of the racing world-the only man in history capable of turning a long journey into a pleasure', and anyone who has read his twenty-four hugely successful books will surely agree with that. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bookie Bob, Robert the Robot, Sir Reginald, Hill Billy, Slippery Fippence, Spanish John, Harry the Horse, Little Isadore, Colonel Osbert, Grey Mist, Harry Bartley, Haunted House, Kid Mothball, Sir Arthur, Val Martyn, Jerry Springwood, Miss Paris, Colonel Ross, Gentleman Jimmy, Jerry Jack Tom, Red Heather, John Scott, Silver Blaze, Glue Factory, Miss Moore New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 15
books:
See all 15 books this book cites
- My Really Cool Baby Book by Todd Parr on page 11, page 271, and Back Matter
- HAUNTED HOUSE (Disney's Wonderful World of Reading ; 33) by Disney Book Club on page 15, and page 19
- The Brighter Buccaneer by Leslie Charteris in Back Matter
- Rudyard Kipling by Hilton Brown in Back Matter
- Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection by Chris Steinbrunner on page 207
See all 15 books this book cites
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
