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It is What It Is: The Autobiography | 
 enlarge | Author: David Coulthard
Publisher: Orion
Category: Book
List Price: £18.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 16723
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0752874926
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780752874920
ASIN: 0752874926
Publication Date: August 9, 2007
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 A book you just don't want to put down August 18, 2008
It Is What It Is: The Autobiography
My normal read is romantic fiction but, being a David Coulthard fan, I thought it was probably about time I knew a little more about him. I fully expected to maybe read the first chapter of his autobiography then lose interest. However, what a wonderful book and insight into the man. It kept me enthralled throughout. Well written, it showed us the person himself - what an autobiography should be - and not much of the technical side of F1 or cars. Perhaps other people writing autobiographies should take a leaf or two out of this book to make them more interesting.
Brilliant Read July 3, 2008
This has to be one of the best autobiography's I have read. I am a huge formula one fan and it gives you an insight into how hard these drivers really push to get where they are now.
he may not be one of the front runners in formula one but any formula one fan should give this one a read.
5 stars - brilliant
 Was expecting much more.... May 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having recently read this book, I was a bit disappointed. The book has some interesting bits but by and large reads like DC trying to justify and explain that has happened in his career and life. It is pretty negative with DC blaming someone else for everything...whether it is his stint with McClaren, his relationships, media coverage etc etc.
A frank and honest account about life in the fast lane April 12, 2008
An honest, no nonsense account from an honest, no nonsense man.
This book is easy to read and flows nicely from the boy in rural Scotland to a Monaco residing top racer!
A thoroughly enjoyable read and with rumours of a second 'warts-and-all' edition after DC retires I am looking forward to that one aswell.
 where's the story and the glory? March 26, 2008
Not much insight into the life and deliberations of the F1 circus I'm afraid. What earns this book the two stars are the first chapters on DC's early years, his childhood, family and bumpy road along the way to the higher formulae.
The words here really bring to life what it was like for a middle class scottish family supporting one of their children in pursuing his ambitions.
However the F1 section is pretty vacant, and for the oldest, most experienced driver on the grid, one feels that the insight, emotions and dealings could have been better explained. I'm not talking about dishing the dirt or blowing the lid on some libellous secrets, but some sort of "colour" is missing. There are a few page-turning chapters, such as the episodes with Mika Hakkinen and Ron Dennis, but I felt the rest of it was a turn-off.
It's altogether too navel gazing and more about DC trying to work out how he should behave or be perceived to be behaving. He's clearly got some psychological issues having been at the pinnacle of the sport for a number of years. The celebrity status that F1 brings clearly doesn't sit well with him, but an autobiography is not the place to explore that.
A good first few chapters, but overall there are better books for F1 fans out there.
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