Darwin Holmstrom

Life is a Highway: a Century of Great Automotive Writing Darwin Holmstrom

Marc Notes: This is a collection of the best automotive writing to date, captures the joys of the automobile, the historical circumstances of its creation, and the major events, people, and cars involved. Biographical Note: Darwin Holmstrom, senior acquisitions editor for MBI Publishing, has written or co-written over a dozen books on cars and motorcycles, including "BMW Motorcycles," "GTO: Pontiac's Great One," "The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection," "Camaro: Forty Years," "Muscle: America's Legendary Performance Cars," and "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles."Melinda Keefe is an MBI Publishing editor who has contributed to various Motorbooks titles, covering subjects from hot rodding to muscle cars to motorsports. Her efforts with Motorbooks have inspired an interest in cars and car people that was unexpected but has been surprisingly satisfying. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Review Quotes:"You don't have to love cars, or to know much about them, to want to own this book. Great automotive writing is as much about journeys, destinations, personalities and atmosphere as it is about machines, and "Life Is a Highway" delivers abundantly on all of the above. - New York TimesReview Quotes:"Life is a Highway gives snapshots of this automotive evolution through a collection of articles and book excerpts from the past hundred years. The topics are as varied as the industry of car production, the thrills and perils of racing, the ups and downs of ownership, and that most sacred of topics, the road trip. Editors Darwin Holmstrom and Melinda Keefe have gathered a terrific variety of sources. Add this book to your holiday wish list and spend a few hours jumping around through time." - "Grassroots Motorsports ""Life is a Highway is a compilation of great automotive writing." - "Kansas City Star"Publisher Marketing: This is a collection of the best automotive writing to date. It captures the joys of the automobile, the historical circumstances of its creation, and the major events, people, and cars involved. Review Citations: Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 121 (EAN 9780760338582, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Holmstrom, Darwin Darwin Holmstrom, senior editor at Motorbooks International, has written or cowritten more than a dozen books on motorcycles, including The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection, BMW Motorcycles, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles. Contributor Bio:  Keefe, Melinda In such varied subjects as cooking, farming, travel, gardening, and quilting, Melinda Keefe has contributed to numerous titles for Voyageur Press, including "The Bay Area Homegrown Cookbook", "The Quilters Hall of Fame", and "Christmas on the Farm". Her anthologies include "Life Is a Highway", "Hot Rod Reader", and "Barnyard Confidential", and she continues to serve as editor for a wide selection of upcoming books.