Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler's Best

Written by:
Neal Bascomb
Narrated by:
Edoardo Ballerini

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
32
Narrator
10
Release Date
March 2020
Duration
9 hours 53 minutes
Summary
For fans of The Boys in the Boat and In the Garden of Beasts, a pulse-pounding tale of triumph over Hitler’s
fearsome Silver Arrows during the golden age of auto racing.
They were the unlikeliest of heroes. René Dreyfus, a former top driver on the international race car circuit,
had been banned from the best teams—and fastest cars—by the mid-1930s because of his Jewish heritage. Charles
Weiffenbach, head of the down-on-its-luck automaker Delahaye, was desperately trying to save his company as the
world teetered at the brink. And Lucy Schell, the adventurous daughter of an American multi-millionaire, yearned to
reclaim the glory of her rally-driving days.
As Nazi Germany launched its campaign of racial terror and pushed the world toward war, these three misfits
banded together to challenge Hitler’s dominance at the apex of motorsport: the Grand Prix. Their quest for redemption
culminated in a remarkable race that is still talked about in racing circles to this day—but which, soon after it ended,
Hitler attempted to completely erase from history. Bringing to life this glamorous era and the sport that defined it,
Faster chronicles one of the most inspiring, death-defying upsets of all time: a symbolic blow against the Nazis during
history’s darkest hour.
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Kim W.

Absolutely loved this!

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Nancy C.

I am not a race car enthusiast but the author and narrator made this book an easy to listen to read. Would recommend it for those that like Boys in the Boat. Very amazing how the author was able to track down so much information on the drivers of the age.

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Kenneth D.

A lot detail about racing. Narrator was good and easy to listen to!

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Christopher K.

If you’re a fan of early racing this book is it! Great history of the men and women involved. Loved it!

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