>Subject: Re: lousy English (not!) and Carroll Smith
>Sent: 5/22/98 11:59 PM
>Received: 5/23/98 8:59 AM
>From: Tor Hval, torhv@ifi.uio.no
>To: Erik V. Berg, erikb@elrond.sp.TRW.COM
>CC: chapman-era@autox.team.net
>> Tor, Would you like to get an autographed copy of the *** To Win books?
>> Carroll gets a real kick out of people requesting autographed copies,
>> apparently.
>Thanks for the offer, but Rod has already contacted one of Carrolls
>(ex?) neighbours(Ken?) who has offered to get me books. But I can not
>order the books right now since I am almost broke(It it end of term ;) ).
>So at the moment I am trying to convince my father to pay for them ;), he
>wanted to find out a bit more about the books before he gave me a go to
>order the books. (He was a bit worried that the info in the books only
>were relevant for racing(because of the titles "*** to win").
Hi Tor,
The friend I contacted is the same Ken Claiborne who is going over to see
Carroll Smith today. Since I saw that he (Ken) sent you a response, I
know he'll be ready to get you the books if you decide to order.
It's reasonable to be concerned that the books may be only relevant to
racing because they are from that perspective. But what is so valuable
about these books is the way Carroll Smith explains overall, basic
principles and concepts in terms of his real world race-preparation
experience, in down-to-earth language. The commonality in logic and
technique between hard-core race preparation and improving a street car
becomes obvious. I like the fact that these are not "how-to" books but
rather, books that give you the tools to think any problem or task out
for yourself. I think that is the reason they are often identified as
"must haves".
I hope you end up getting them.
Rod
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