An "Esquire" Best Book of the Year A "Boston Globe" Best Sports Book of the Year "Slick, pulpy, eye-filling, exhaust-belching. . . . Smart, rowdy fun. . . . [Montville writes] as if pulling a wheelie across every page. . . . "Evel" is never dull." - "The""New York Times" ["Evel"] goes beyond the action-figure image, painting Knievel in all his contradictions. . . . In Montville's capable hands, Knievel soars again in all his profane, self-deluded glory." - "Sports Illustrated" "In the late 1960s and early 1970s . . . the coolest man on earth was Evel Knievel. . . . Montville brings him vividly back in an outlandishly entertaining new biography." - "New York Post" "Engrossing. . . . A wild ride on the back of Knievel's cycle." -"Los Angeles Times" "Awesome. . . . A rollicking good tale. . . . Montville nails it just right." --"The Hollywood Reporter" "If Knievel lived 'as if his pants were on fire, ' then his biographer writes like a house on fire. . . . In describing the complex, contradictory stuntman's battles with the demons that would ultimately destroy him, [Montville] pulls out all the stops." --"The Free Lance-Star" (Fredericksburg) "The best biographies not only tell you what people did, they capture their personalities as well, making readers feel as if they are sitting down at a long, well-lubricated dinner with the subject. "Mark Twain: A Life" by Ron Powers is one such bio, and another is Leigh Montville's brilliant recent biography of Evel Knievel: "Evel." - Jim Caple, ESPN.com "Fresh and exciting. . . . A fast-paced thrill ride through a life of success, sex and excess that is sure to leave you winded." - "The Montana Standard"