{"product_id":"9780982173350","title":"The Jaundiced Eye: Forty Years of Writing, Reporting and Ranting from AutoWeek' s Publisher Emeritus","description":"Rarely do we get a chance to capture the history of our automotive passion in words and pictures that are insightful and, very often, magic. Rarely do we get an incisive behind-the-scenes look into the lives of our heroes, an insightful examination of the toys that bring us joy, and a critical scrutiny demanded of an industry rife with scoundrels and hooligans.\u003cp\u003eRarely, yes, but it does happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeon Mandel's The Jaundiced Eye captures the essence of a life spent around the people, places, and things that formed the automotive world during its most exciting years. The book is a drop-topped, high-speed ride through the countryside of an industry that powered a nation. The Jaundiced Eye is a rich compilation of stories, profiles, and select book chapters that car enthusiasts, automotive historians, and lovers of the written word have been denied for too long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beyond the wit, charm and passion in Leon Mandel's writing was always another crucial element: truth. And I've always said, you gotta love a guy who tells it like it is. This collection is proof positive of that.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Bob Lutz, GM Vice Chairman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Talk about inspiring; twenty profanity-laced minutes in his office and I chucked a high-paying engineering job to follow him into a life of journalistic poverty. And I'd do it again.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Patrick Bedard, Formerly Car \u0026amp; Driver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Leon Mandel, a writer whose subject happens to be cars, always rewards anyone interested in either writing or cars.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Denise McCluggage\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Octane Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49859476816112,"sku":"9780982173350","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780982173350","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}