In this gripping, page-turning account, Sam Moses has told a story in the tradition of Sebastian Junger s A Perfect Storm, Robert Kurson s Shadow Divers, and Hampton Sides s Ghost Soldiers. It s a story about the heroism of two men in battle at sea during World War II, and one woman fleeing Nazi Norway with her child. It s about how courage can change the course of history.
AT ALL COSTS: How a Crippled Ship and Two American Merchant Marines Turned the Tide of World War II is the astonishing untold account, with original historical reporting, of how two men...

Sam Moses, a motorsports writer for Sports Illustrated, was assigned to go racing and write about what happened. Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots is a personal odyssey that peers over the cliff of change and into the pit of obsession. From small-time races to glittery grands prix, it lays bare the greed, lust, and desperation of every driver for time behind the wheel and a faster car. It explains the perfectionism behind taking a turn at the limit and describes the intoxicating thrill of stealing down the Daytona backstraight at nearly two hundred miles an hour. The core of Moses's story...