Feel the fear; taste the danger; live the moment hellip;For as long as there have been motorbikes; men have been racing them on the roads. Road racing; unique to Ireland and the Isle of Man; takes this sport to the limit. The ultimate challenge of pitting man and machine against the elements terrifies and exhilarates spectators and competitors alike.Hurtling through winding country lanes; the racers display consummate skill and nerves of steel as they push themselves and their bikes to the max. Beautiful Danger is a celebration of all that is awesome about this hugely popular and unique sport.Bringing together 101 of the best road racing photographs ever taken ndash; many never before seen ndash; and accompanied by Stephen Davisonrsquo;s passionate commentary; the book reveals the sheer spectacle of the sport; capturing the speed and the power of the men and machinery against the beautiful landscapes which form the backdrop to the frenetic action.This is a book by a fan for the fans. All the greats are here; from Agostini and Hailwood to folk heroes like the Dunlop brothers. Star name racers; Herron; Ivy; McCallen; Reid; Rutter and Williams; also feature in Davisonrsquo;s hall of fame.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Architects need ethics?!?!?By AesthikoProfessor Levine has been engaged with architecture since at least 1984 when one if his students; a brilliant architect in his own right; exposed him to the diverse ethical dilemmas architects grapple with every day; it is these that Levine addresses here. Are salmon-coloured bricks a valid response in the Kantian sense to Rortys approach to justice? Can Rawlsian justice theory really justify post-modern overemployment of curves in third-world countries? And above all; who should be the first architect tried for crimes against humanity; Jörn Ützon or Frank Gehry? Surprisingly a Levinean pantheist deontology comes in very handy for addressing such matters; though the language is tricky for the beginner and some of the more personal anecdotes are perpelexing; exactly how fluorescent cockroaches illuminate the relation of Spinozan aesthetics to neo-classicism remains something of a mystery to this reader (and architect). But Levine does the built environment and its enthusiasts a great service by introducing them to the admittedly improbable but exciting concept of an ethical architecture.