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2009 Formula One Race Reports

Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
ISBN 13 : 9781230476056
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book 2009 Formula One Race Reports written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, 2009 Australian Grand Prix, 2009 European Grand Prix, 2009 Singapore Grand Prix, 2009 Chinese Grand Prix, 2009 Japanese Grand Prix, 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2009 Italian Grand Prix, 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, 2009 Spanish Grand Prix, 2009 British Grand Prix, 2009 Belgian Grand Prix, 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix, 2009 Monaco Grand Prix, 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix, 2009 German Grand Prix, 2009 Turkish Grand Prix. Excerpt: The 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XXIV ING Magyar Nagydij) was a Formula One motor race held on July 26, 2009 at the Hungaroring in Mogyorod, 18 km (11 mi) north of Budapest, Hungary. It was the tenth race of the 2009 Formula One season. The race, contested over 70 laps, was won by 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton for McLaren-Mercedes, after starting from fourth place on the grid. The 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen finished second for Ferrari, with Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber finishing third. Championship leader Jenson Button had a poor race to finish seventh, losing ground to Webber in the championship. Hamilton's win was his first since the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix, which was also the last time he had appeared on the podium. The result also marked the first time that a car equipped with a regenerative brake system (KERS) had won a race. Raikkonen's second place was Ferrari's best result of the season so far, but the team's weekend was somewhat overshadowed by team-mate Felipe Massa's serious accident during the second part of the Saturday afternoon qualifying session which left him with a fractured skull. The race also saw the debut of World Series by Renault racer and 2008 British Formula Three champion Jaime Alguersuari, who became the youngest Formula One driver in the championship's 59-year history, at the age of 19 years and 125 days. This also...

Survive. Drive. Win.

Author : Nick Fry
Publisher : Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 178649891X
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Survive. Drive. Win. written by Nick Fry and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The story of Brawn GP is legendary... Exciting and magical.' Damon Hill 'Nick Fry and Ed Gorman take us behind the mysterious and tightly closed doors of F1 to tell the remarkable story of the 2009 season.' Martin Brundle Foreword by Bernie Ecclestone The full story of F1's incredible 2009 championship battle has never been told. Until now. In this gripping memoir, Nick Fry, the former CEO of Brawn GP, reveals how he found himself in the driving seat for one of the most incredible journeys in the history of motor sport. At the end of 2008, Nick, then head of Honda's F1 team, was told by his Japanese bosses that the motor company was pulling out of F1 in thirty days. This bolt from the blue was a disaster for the team's 700 staff, for Ross Brawn, who Nick had recently recruited as chief engineer, and for the drivers, Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello. But in a few short weeks, Nick and Ross would persuade Honda to sell them the company for £1 (plus all the liabilities). Just thirteen weeks later, the Brawn GP team, led by Nick and Ross, would emerge from these ashes, win the first Grand Prix of the 2009 season, and go on to win the Driver's and the Constructor's Championship, with a borrowed engine, a heavily adapted chassis and, at least initially, no sponsors. In Survive. Drive. Win., Nick gives an up-close-and-personal account of how he and Ross turned disaster into championship glory and laid the foundations for what was to become the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team. Along the way he gives the inside track on the drivers, the rivalries between teams, on negotiating with Bernie Ecclestone, on hiring and working with two global superstars: Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton - and offers a unique and thrilling perspective on an elite global sport.

How To Be An F1 Driver

Author : Jenson Button
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788702638
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (887 download)

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Download or read book How To Be An F1 Driver written by Jenson Button and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AUTHOR OF SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, LIFE TO THE LIMIT In his 17 years as a Formula 1 driver, Jenson Button has picked up a thing or two about how to do the job properly. Sure, you need to be able to drive a car fast - and Jenson is on hand to pass on a few tricks of the trade here - but you also need to know the real rules for making it to the top. Like, how to tell a multiple F1 champion they need to check their blind-spot. What the difference is between a helmet and a hat, and indeed a 'helmet-hat'. How to practise your champagne spray ahead of the big day. Why it is never, ever, under any circumstances a good idea to buy a yacht. And how to face down your team when you've just stacked their multi-million-pound car into a wall during practice. But 'JB' (nicknames in F1 run the full range from initials to, well, just using first names) doesn't stop there. HTBAF1D (catchy) lifts the lid on the people, the places, the weird rituals, the motorhomes, the media, the cars, the perks and the disasters. Join Jenson as he reveals how not to race a stupid big truck, why driving Le Mans is like having five shots of tequila before lunch, and what to do when you finally hang up your helmet-hat.

A Championship Year

Author : Jenson Button
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409148025
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Championship Year written by Jenson Button and published by Orion. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From nowhere to the winner's podium: the story of Jenson Button's astonishing domination of the F1 world championship. On 4 December 2008, just a few months before the new season was due to start, the Honda Racing F1 team, which Jenson Button had been driving for since 2006, pulled the plug on their involvement in Formula One. The media at the time reported that it was likely that the factory would be forced to shut, and it was unlikely that Jenson would be able to secure a drive at a top team at this late stage. Yet incredibly, in October 2009, Jenson Button was crowned World Champion, and the new team that had risen from the ashes of the Honda Racing F1 team - Brawn GP - secured the constructors' championship in their first season, a feat never before achieved. If this were a movie script you wouldn't believe it possible, so how did it happen? A CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR tells Jenson's incredible story of the 2009 season, from being written off pre-season to winning six of the first seven races, and finally securing the championship in brilliant style at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Jenson's personal commentary on the races is combined with notes on strategy, on-board radio exchanges, quotes from the team and even text messages to recreate the atmosphere of each race weekend. With a foreword by Ross Brawn, it is a fascinating account of an extraordinary grand prix year, and shows just what it takes to become world champion.

Patrick O'Brien's Grand Prix Rating System

Author : Patrick O'Brien
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781291702170
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Patrick O'Brien's Grand Prix Rating System written by Patrick O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2013 Formula One season was dominated by the Vettel/ Red Bull-Renault package, which won 13 of the 19 races. Many reckon that Vettel is one of the great drivers. Some however argue that Vettel was fortunate in having the fastest car, the Red Bull-Renault. Just how good was Vettel compared with his peers? This publication compares grand prix and Formula One drivers, cars and packages in simple arithmetic terms. For the first time the driver has been separated from the car and each is expressed as separate performance elements that make up the performance package. Just how much current four-time champion Vettel contributes to the Red Bull-Renault's recent dominance is explained and quantified. The author's analysis starts from the first car race in 1894, from Paris to Rouen, and includes over 1,200 grand prix races. The Patrick O'Brien Grand Prix Rating System is divided into seven sections, one for each decade spanning the Formula One era (1950-2013). This book covers 2000-2009.

Grand Prix

Author : Will Buxton
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1984863258
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Grand Prix written by Will Buxton and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling illustrated history of Formula 1 racing, from its fascinating origins and inner workings to the top drivers of the twentieth century and today, by a celebrated motorsports broadcaster and star of Formula 1: Drive to Survive “A valuable and welcome addition to the library of any lifelong F1 fan, as well as for any curious individual new to the world of F1.”—Mario Andretti Over its seventy-plus years of history, Formula 1 racing has grown from a niche motorsport with just a few events per season into a global phenomenon followed by more than a billion fans. With just twenty drivers competing at speeds of over 220 miles per hour on more than twenty of the world’s most glamorous and challenging racetracks, Formula 1 is the ultimate test of machine and humankind. To become a champion means to be counted among the most elite athletes the world has ever known. As the lead commentator on Netflix’s breakout series Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Will Buxton has emerged as the most prominent journalist covering the sport for the new generation of fans. Grand Prix chronicles the past, present, and future of F1 in an engaging and easily digestible format. You’ll be introduced to historical heroes, such as Formula 1’s very first world champion, Giuseppe Farina, through every decade and every champion of the sport, including the iconic Lewis Hamilton and reigning champion Max Verstappen. You’ll meet the drivers these great champions did battle with and discover the teams they raced for and the tracks they mastered. Packed with incredible stories and epic races, this captivating collection also contains features on every aspect of the sport today, along with how modern teams operate from their factories to race weekend garage setups, car design, the development of the sport through the lens of automotive evolution and safety, the art of the pitstop, and the future of motor racing. Filled with immersive and engaging information with illustrations as dynamic and bold as the sport itself, Grand Prix is the definitive introduction to the world's fastest sport.

How to Win a Grand Prix

Author : Bernie Collins
Publisher : Quercus
ISBN 13 : 1529437628
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (294 download)

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Download or read book How to Win a Grand Prix written by Bernie Collins and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2024-05-23 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Bernie is not only a great strategist, but also a great team player and competitor' Sebastian Vettel ***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** Race-winning team strategist shows how F1 really works. Welcome to Bernie Collins' world. Formula 1 drivers are the public face of Grand Prix racing but behind every driver is a team of several hundred people sharing the same passionate desire to win. On race day it's the Team Strategist who calls the shots, working under immense pressure to make split second and crucial decisions. Through her eyes and experience as a Performance Engineer and Head of Race Strategy, Bernie takes you behind the scenes of a Formula 1 team - both in the factory and at the races - to uncover what it takes to put two Formula 1 cars on the grid and go racing. How to Win a Grand Prix gives incredible insight of the entire process from design and construction, through pre-season testing, and how a team prepares for each Grand Prix. For race weekend itself, Bernie recreates it hour-by-hour to plunge the reader behind the pit wall and see what it's actually like to get from grid to podium.

Survive. Drive. Win

Author : Nick Fry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781004011483
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Survive. Drive. Win written by Nick Fry and published by . This book was released on with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the autumn of 2008, Honda pulled the plug on their under-performing F1 effort. The decision left hundreds of employees jobless, and the team's participation in the 2009 world championship looked unlikely. Rising from the ashes of the Honda team, Brawn GP was formed. Amazingly, a mere 12 months later, they would beat Red Bull Racing, Ferrari and McLaren to the constructors' world championship, while Brawn GP driver Jenson Button claimed the drivers' title. Now, for the first time, former Honda, Brawn and Mercedes AMG Petronas Team CEO Nick Fry tells the inside story of F1's fairytale championship win.

Rethinking Place Branding

Author : Mihalis Kavaratzis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319124242
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Place Branding written by Mihalis Kavaratzis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Place Branding has become a widely established but contested practice, there is a dire need to rethink its theoretical foundations and its contribution to development and to re-assert its future. This important new book advances understanding of place branding through its holistic, critical and evidence-based approach. Contributions by world-leading specialists explore a series of crucially significant issues and demonstrate how place branding will contribute more to cultural, economic and social development in the future. The theoretical analysis and illustrative practical examples in combination with the accessible style make the book an indispensable reading for anyone involved in the field.

Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey

Author : Mark Webber
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1509813551
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey written by Mark Webber and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his trademark straight-talking, no-nonsense style Mark Webber reveals his amazing life on and off the Formula One race track in Aussie Grit. Mark Webber was at the centre of one of the most captivating chapters in the history of Formula One. In 2010, while racing for Red Bull, he and his team mate Sebastian Vettel went head to head for the World Championship. There could only be one winner. Since retiring from Formula One Mark has concentrated on endurance racing, including the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour race. He hit the front pages of newspapers around the world in December 2014 when he slammed into the barricades in the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in South America, and was lucky to escape with his life. But the controversy of his relationship on and off the track with Vettel, who went on to win multiple world titles, has never been far beneath the surface. Here, for the first time, Webber tells the inside story of one of Formula One's most intriguing battles – it is a story that goes to the heart of why the sport is loved by millions of fans around the world. From his first taste of karting to his F1 debut in 2002, scoring Minardi's first points in three years at the Australian Grand Prix, through to his first win with Red Bull at the 2009 German Grand Prix and the year he should have been crowned World Champion. Mark Webber's journey to the top of Formula One was every bit as determined and committed as his racing. Aussie Grit is his searingly honest story. Includes a foreword by Formula One legend Sir Jackie Stewart.

Formula 1 Technical Analysis 2008-2009

Author : Giorgio Piola
Publisher : Giorgio Nada Editore
ISBN 13 : 9788879114660
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Formula 1 Technical Analysis 2008-2009 written by Giorgio Piola and published by Giorgio Nada Editore. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2008 Formula 1 World Championship saw a repeat of the historic duel between Ferrari and McLaren. The Maranello-based team was led by the in-form Felipe Massa with Lewis Hamilton, his closest rival. It was, of course, Hamilton who took the Drivers’ Championship, with Ferrari settling for the Constructors’ title. The Polish driver Robert Kubica also enjoyed a very productive season that saw him score a maiden-Formula 1 win for BMW in the Canadian Grand Prix and finish high up the championship table. Mention also has to be made of the very young Sebastian Vettel, the winner at Monza in the Toro Rosso. Once again the expert Giorgio Piola recounts and, above all, illustrates the secrets and technical advances behind these feats in the 2008-2009 edition of Formula 1Technical Analysis in which he examines the various development phases conducted by the teams during the championship. The chapter devoted to the engines, written by Mauro Forghieri and Mauro Coppini, and those dealing with the regulations, tires, aerodynamics, cockpits and chassis complete what has become a “classic” of Formula 1 literature. As always, an extensive section devoted to the leading cars of the 2009 season enhances the book.

Autocourse 2009-2010

Author : Alan Henry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781905334520
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Autocourse 2009-2010 written by Alan Henry and published by . This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its 59th year, this world famous motorsport annual is regarded as the definitive account of the Formula 1 season. Edited by leading F1 journalist Alan Henry, plus Formula One coverage from Simon Arron as Grand Prix editor and Mark Hughes as Technical editor, it has been long established as a genuine collector's item. Autocourse has an unrivalled heritage which is recognized by the entire motorsport community and numbers F1 luminaries Jackie Stewart, Murray Walker and Ron Dennis as devotees.

Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports

Author : Michael Leeds
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849809399
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)

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Download or read book Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports written by Michael Leeds and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In the Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports, Leeds and Leeds put together an impressive list of heavy hitters in the sociology and economics literature on sports to produce a tour de force volume. The entire spectrum of international perspectives is covered, from US, Korean, and Australian sports to world competition at the highest level of the Olympics and international championships. Whether your interest is attendance at women's events, performance and rewards in women's pro sports, gender issues in US college sports, or international performance and how women compete, this handbook is a must read for any serious fan, and for all serious scholars interested in the impacts of being female on sports performance and competitiveness.' Rodney Fort, University of Michigan, US 'Leeds and Leeds have filled a gaping hole in sports economics with this revealing collection of essays. The economics of women in sports has been too long neglected. By covering everything from women as sports spectators, to women as participants in individual and team sports at the collegiate and professional levels, to women's sports internationally, Title IX, and women's differential response to incentives, this volume not only demonstrates that there is much fertile ground to be studied, but also that the subject matter is both interesting and important.' Andrew Zimbalist, Smith College, US Women's sports have received much less attention from economists than from other social scientists. This Handbook fills that gap with a comprehensive economic analysis of women's sports. It also analyzes how the behavior and treatment of female athletes reflect broad economic forces. Contributors to this volume use current theoretical models and econometric tools to examine the legal, social, and economic forces that affect the experiences of female athletes. They address such traditional topics as discrimination against female athletes and coaches and the effect of athletic events on the economies of host countries. They also apply theory and estimation to new settings, such as how women respond to tournaments in skiing and figure skating or how the growing dominance of Korean women on the LPGA tour is a form of immigration. This groundbreaking book is a valuable resource for professors, students, and researchers in sports economics, sports management, and women's studies.

Legends A Chequered History

Author : Simon Read
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479751316
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book Legends A Chequered History written by Simon Read and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first international motor race in 1895, to today's high-tech supercars, author and illustrator Simon Read takes the reader on a journey through the evolution of Grand Prix Racing. The major breakthroughs, events and personalities are discussed alongside more than 500 illustrations, ranging from ink sketches and watercolours to technical explanations of key principles. ‘Legends’ is packed with sketches, diagrams and paintings, both newly created for this book and archive material from a lifetime spent drawing and painting racing cars. This is a book for the enthusiast, those who stand in awe at the show, the machinery, the drivers, the wizards who put it all together and the great glamorous, colourful spectacle that is Grand Prix racing.

The Jenson Button Quiz Book

Author : Chris Cowlin
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 0993179665
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book The Jenson Button Quiz Book written by Chris Cowlin and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you watch British driver Jensen Button win the world championship title in 2009? Have you followed his Formula 1 career on the circuit? Would you like to know more about the popular McLaren driver? If so, you are certain to enjoy this fun and informative quiz book. Where in the UK was Jenson Button born? At what age did he begin karting, before later progressing to motor racing? What is the name of his model girlfriend? Find out the answers to all those questions you have always wanted to ask in The Jenson Button Quiz Book. You will need to be on top form to attempt the 100 challenging questions in this book, covering Jenson's early life, career highlights, appearances on the podium, wins and losses as well as many personal details right up to the current day. This tribute to the English motor racing ace will appeal to Jensen Button fans the word over. If you enjoy motor racing, you won't want to be without this quiz book.

Grand Prix 2009

Author : Bruce Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Grand Prix 2009 written by Bruce Jones and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few sports enjoy drama, glamour and glitz in the way F1 motor racing does. Some of the world's most sophisticated pieces of automotive engineering are pushed to - and sometimes beyond - the absolute limit by drivers in their quest for glory. 'The Official ITV Sport Guide Grand Prix 2007' not only sets up the reader for the season ahead with detailed examinations of the teams and drivers, and the tracks where the races are staged, but also looks back at the season just completed, highlights changes to the rules and regulations and major talking points. Complementing the text are photographs, maps, diagrams, facts, stats, a comprehensive records section and a fill-in guide for the reader to complete as the season progresses, all adding to the Formula One experience.

Comics in French

Author : Laurence Grove
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9781845455880
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (558 download)

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Download or read book Comics in French written by Laurence Grove and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whereas in English-speaking countries comics are for children or adults 'who should know better', in France and Belgium the form is recognized as the 'Ninth Art' and follows in the path of poetry, architecture, painting and cinema. The bande dessinée [comic strip] has its own national institutions, regularly obtains front-page coverage and has received the accolades of statesmen from De Gaulle onwards. On the way to providing a comprehensive introduction to the most francophone of cultural phenomena, this book considers national specificity as relevant to an anglophone reader, whilst exploring related issues such as text/image expression, historical precedents and sociological implication. To do so it presents and analyses priceless manuscripts, a Franco- American rodent, Nazi propaganda, a museum-piece urinal, intellectual gay porn and a prehistoric warrior who's really Zinedine Zidane. Laurence Grove is Senior Lecturer and Head of French at the University of Glasgow. His previous affiliations include the University of Pittsburgh, the Newberry Library (Chicago), Middlebury College (Vermont) and the Université Rennes 2. He works on text/image phenomena from the sixteenth century to the present day and has authored a number of works on the subject. Laurence Grove is President of the IBDS, an international society for the study of the bande dessinée.