Porsche 911: Perfection by Design

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No other sports car has had a run like the Porsche 911, either on the street or the world's racetracks. Now in paperback, "Porsche 911: Perfection By Design", tells the story of this fabled marque. Renowned photographer Leffingwell focuses his lens on each important model, along with in-depth analysis of each car and its context. Interviews with key personnel add to this compelling, revealing and complete history of the world's premier name in sports cars. Bound to appeal to any cars lover, this is set to be another one of the best-selling "Porsche" titles from MBI Publishing.This is a full guide to the legendary Porsche 911, the best performance car on the road and racetrack, now in paperback, published for the 60th anniversary of Porsche. It is lavishly illustrated throughout and includes all the important Porsche models in pictures, as well as analysis, and interviews.

Randy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, in 1989 while still on staff at the Los Angeles Times. Since then, he has authored another 47 titles for Motorbooks and its sister publisher Voyageur Press, including his most recent Complete Book of Porsche 911 and Corvette 60 Years. He has just finished Porsche 911: Fifty Years, a reexamination of the 911 story based on nearly two dozen new interviews. He lives in southern California, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. Learn more about him on his website: www.rleffingwell.com.

"Reader's Digest" holiday gift guide, December 2005 "Want a Porsche? Who doesn't? But since most of us can't afford one, here's the next best thing: a coffee-table book all about them. "Porsche 911" chronicles the sports car's birth and rise to the top, and has 300-plus drool-inducing photos." "Excellence, "June 2006 (circ.: 47,000; No. 1 Porsche-specific magazine in the U.S.) "Books on Porsche come and go - but standouts are rare. "Porsche 911: Perfection by Design" is one ... What really sets this book apart is the way it endeavors to answer a basic question: 'Why has the rear-engined 911 been so successful in a world that's relegated its basic layout to automotive history?' The in-depth research and telling interviews used to answer that question make this book a bargain at $50. "The story is matched with superb photos. As is often the case with images captured by Leffingwell's lens, many are the kind you'll pore over before turning the page. ""Porsche 911: Perfection by Design" is worthy of a place on the shelf alongside Ludvigsen, Aichle, Frere and Sloniger. Think of it as a book that fills in the "whys" behind the" whats" of Porsche history - without relying on tired photos or rehashed history. It will make a fine addition to any Porsche library." "Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car," April 2006 "Porsche 911 lovers are in no way lacking for printed reading material. A glance at the average bookseller's shelf may turn up more Porsche books than any other marque. It takes a great deal to set a new 911 book apart from the crowd, but a near coffee-table-sized format, stylish design and beautiful magazine-style photography do the trick. Lucky for author Randy Leffingwell, his eye-catching "Porsche 911: Perfection by Design" has all the above." "Excellence, "June 2006 (No. 1 Porsche-specific magazine in the U.S.) "Books on Porsche come and go - but standouts are rare. "Porsche 911: Perfection by Design" is one ... What really sets this book apart is the way it endeavors to answer a basic question: 'Why has the rear-engined 911 been so successful in a world that's relegated its basic layout to automotive history?' The in-depth research and telling interviews used to answer that question make this book a bargain at $50. "The story is matched with superb photos. As is often the case with images captured by Leffingwell's lens, many are the kind you'll pore over before turning the page. ""Porsche 911: Perfection by Design" is worthy of a place on the shelf alongside Ludvigsen, Aichle, Frere and Sloniger. Think of it as a book that fills in the "whys" behind the" whats" of Porsche history - without relying on tired photos or rehashed history. It will make a fine addition to any Porsche library." """What really sets this book apart is the way it endeavors to answer a basic question: Why has the rear-engined 911 been so successful...in automotive history? The in-depth research and telling interviews used to answer that question make this book a bargain at $50...superb photos...a fine addition to any Porsche library." - "excellence," June 2006 "Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car," April 2006 "Porsche 911 lovers are in no way lacking for printed reading material. A glance at the average bookseller's shelf may turn up more Porsche books than any other marque. It takes a great deal to set a new 911 book apart from the crowd, but a near coffee-table-sized format, stylish design and beautiful magazine-style photography do the trick. Lucky for author Randy Leffingwell, his eye-catching "Porsche 911: Perfection by Design" has all the above."