Against Gravity

by Edward McCabe

Book Overview

For all armchair adventurers, Against Gravity is the compelling story of a highly successful advertising executive who left Madison Avenue to race his car in the deadly 8,000-mile Paris-Dakar rally.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446392391
• ISBN13: 9780446392396
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

One of the few written adventures about this amazing race

This book covers the adventure of Ed McCabe and all of his preparation to get to the race. Most of the book is about how much it took to get there and the last 100 pages talk about the torture that he went through in the race. This is a must read for anybody that loves this race because it gives a detailed view of everything that is required to run this race.

"Do the Dream!"

As an owner of a 1986 280 GE Mercedes-Benz Gelandewagen, I had heard of this book by Ed McCabe. The pitfalls and the struggle just to run a race are tremendous----much less a race across two continents! The author spends quite a lot of the book telling you of his preparation and the red tape just to enter the race. The final third of the book details the actual race from the start in Paris to the finish in the deserts of Africa. To anyone who knows the capabilities of this vehicle, the book is an interesting account of the ruggedness and durability of the machine. The human wear and tear was also a good read! This vehicle is not nearly as refined as some of the others in the race, and yet the brute strength saw it through. An enjoyable book for the Mercedes-Benz enthusiast.

An flawed writer but an excellent read

I am a huge fan of the P-D race and there is little written on it in the English language. Therefore this book is most welcome. The author/racer is not a fine human being but he is honest. I highly recommend this book to any motorsports or adventure fan.

Riveting!

This is a terrific true adventure story. I bought it for my husband but ended up reading it first and have since purchased copies wherever I can find them for my friends. The story follows his year-long struggle to participate in the infamous 10-day long Paris-Dakkar race across the Sahara desert. A great read!