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"         Stirling Moss: The Authorised Biography   by Robert Edwards  Cassell &amp;amp;amp; Co., distributed by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.  387 Park Ave. So., New York, N.Y. 10016-8810  (800) 805-5489;  $45.00  10 1/4 x 11 1/2 in., 360 pp.   Of all the drivers who might well have become World Champions but didn&amp;#039;t, Stirling Moss came consistently close and was ranked by many of his peers as the equal of the great five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio. This was borne out when they were Mercedes-Benz teammates in 1955, often running nose-to-tail in what was known visually as &amp;quot;the train.&amp;quot;   Both drivers were elegant, stylish performers who showed grit when they needed it. Both were extremely versatile, scoring victories in Formula 1 races, on sports-car circuits and in long-distance open-road events. However, it was clear that while Fangio&amp;#039;s stature allowed him to move from top team to top team, Moss often drove for marques that might have remained pretenders without him at the wheel.   Moss and the author, the experienced Robert Edwards, resisted the temptation to produce another of the popular &amp;quot;ghosted&amp;quot; autobiographies that make their subjects sound too cocky. By emphasizing Moss&amp;#039;s background and family as well as his racing relationships, the book becomes the definitive record of his career, which spanned the peak of the front-engine era and the beginning of the rear-engine era. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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