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Billionaire and the Mechanic : How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice by Julian Guthrie (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Julian Guthrie writes as if with a magic wand, holding the reader spellbound.". "Splendid. . Guthrie crisply sketches the complex process that was required for Ellison to establish his own position in the top ranks of yachting and organize the winning team in 2010.

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PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated

ISBN-100802121365

ISBN-139780802121363

eBay Product ID (ePID)171850912

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Book TitleBillionaire and the Mechanic : How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / General, Sailing, Ships & Shipbuilding / General

Publication Year2014

GenreTransportation, Sports & Recreation, History

AuthorJulian Guthrie

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight14.1 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width5.5 in

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SynopsisExpanded to include the behind-the-scenes story of the 34th America's Cup and Team USA's incredible comeback Down eight-to-one in the 34th America's Cup in September 2013, Oracle Team USA pulled off a comeback for the ages, with eight straight wins against Emirates Team New Zealand. Julian Guthrie's The Billionaire and the Mechanic tells the incredible story of how a car mechanic and one of the world's richest men teamed up to win the world's greatest race. With a lengthy new section on the 34th America's Cup, Guthrie also shows how they did it again. The America's Cup, first awarded in 1851, is the oldest trophy in international sports. In 2000, Larry Ellison, co-founder and billionaire CEO of Oracle Corporation, decided to run for the prize and found an unlikely partner in Norbert Bajurin, a car mechanic and Commodore of the blue-collar Golden Gate Yacht Club. After unsuccessful runs for the Cup in 2003 and 2007, they won for the first time in 2010. With unparalleled access to Ellison and his team, Guthrie takes readers inside the building process of these astonishing boats and the lives of the athletes who race them and throws readers into exhilarating races from Australia to Valencia.