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<p> A bright new book by veteran auto writer Tom Cotter is on the shelves today, telling of the unbelievable life and times of Ivo, who chucked the bright lights of acting for fast cars and tire smoke, but who kept every bit of the showmanship he'd absorbed from TV and movies. It's one of the best blends we've seen of text, break-out quotes, highlight boxes and photos. That's a hard mix to get right. Too easy to confuse or distract a reader and wind up aggravating the person you're supposed to be enchanting and informing. - USAToday.com When we were informed several months ago about an upcoming book on the career of TV Tommy Ivo and that book was to be written by Tom Cotter, our inner drag geek got very excited. Did the book deliver the goods on the other parts of Ivo's life and times we were wanting to learn about? It sure as hell did. We savored every page, for the information, photos, and stories that only Tom Ivo could have provided. -BangShift.com<br> For Tommy Ivo fans--and

. ..any fan of drag racing worthy of that self-description will have to have this book. This should be the template for a modern-day drag history. - Hemmings Motor News Our friend of many years, Tom Cotter, wrote a great book. It is a very easy read with loads and loads of wonderful photographs. - Area Auto Racing News A terrific new book! Accompanied by hundreds of black-and-white and color photos from publications of the day and many never-before-seen gems from Ivo's personal collection, Cotter traces teh life of Ivo from a poor seven-year-old Hollywood arrival to growing TV star, all while leading a double life as a normal California teen, and then as a pioneering professional drag racing star who ends up a Hall of Famer. For Tommy Ivo fans, this is a must read. - DragIllustrated.com Tom Cotter's biography of TV Tommy Ivo is fantastic... I mean it. The bottom line is this. If you're at all interested in the story of TV Tommy Ivo, this book is a must read. - DragRacingOnline.com This is the book I've been waiting for and I am not disappointed. This book is well written and very hard to put down as each page makes you anxious for the next. I highly sugggest you add this to your collection. - Nitrogeezers.com

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The title on Tom Cotter's business card reads: Certified Car Geek. For the past 30 years, Cotter has worked on nearly every end of the car business: mechanic, car sales, automotive public relations and marketing executive, auto racing authority, historian, racer, collector, restorer, journalist, and author. He has authored 10 automotive books, including most of the popular In the Barn series for Motorbooks. He has written for the New York Times and Road & Track magazine. Whenever he sits down at his keyboard to write another book, you can be sure that he has grease under his fingernails. Official Website: www.cobrainthebarn.comTom Cotter writes regularly for Road & Track and is the author of Motorbooks acclaimed automotive rescue franchise, which includes The Cobra in the Barn (winner of a 2006 International Automotive Media Award) and its follow-ups, The Hemi in the Barn, The Vincent in the Barn, and The Corvette in the Barn. Tom also authored Motorbooks biography of car builder extraordinaire Dean Jeffries. He lives in Davidson, North Carolina.Don The Snake Prudhomme is one of the most legendary names in drag racing, logging 32 seasons behind the wheel as one of the sport s elite drivers. Beginning in 1962, he logged 49 career victories and won 389 of 5,989 competition rounds. He lives in Rancho Santa Fe, California. www.tommyivo.com

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