Michael T. Cannell's "The Limit," the movie

Now showing at My Book, The Movie: The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit by Michael T. Cannell.

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Believe it or not, I sold the movie rights to The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit before writing its first sentence. It was pure luck.. Another book about mid-century racing was soon to be published with its own movie deal. My agent managed to sell the rights to The Limit up front so the rival project wouldn’t get too far ahead. Two books about racing were, in effect, waging their own race.

Columbia Pictures bought the rights to The Limit with a commitment from...[read on]

Watch the trailer for The Limit, and learn more about the book and author at Michael T. Cannell's website.

My Book, The Movie: The Limit.

--Marshal Zeringue