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Racing to Enlightenment by Philip Cotton takes the personal-growth memoir to a new level of relevance, excitement, and consequence. In a marketplace glutted with self-absorbed stories of personal pain, tragedy, and triumph, it is a rare occasion where one voice lifts above the cacophony of mediocrity to bring a new perspective and an original tale. Author Cotton brings such a voice in his story of motorcycles, racing, and a need for speed that defines his life, while directing it down a dangerous and ultimately freeing road. Beginning at the tender age of 14, the young Cotton was pulled by the lure of gears and oil, and machinery. But more than the metal, it was the speed the metal produced that seduced and distracted him from himself. Decades of street racing took its toll, and even a foray off the streets to “legitimate” racing venues asked too high a personal price. Even career and relationships suffered at the hands of the need for speed, but in it all, quietly developing un-noticed, a personal spirituality emerged that began to show a new way. And, as with so many who walk the edge of living and dying, it would take a near death experience of horrific proportions to snap Cotton back to himself, with the promise of a second chance—a starting over with the benefit of hindsight. Written in masterful prose, author Cotton has written a memorable and captivating work of personal triumph. This book is a must read for anyone looking for inspiration, enlightenment, and a lot of entertainment.