Marion Jones: Life in the Fast Lane - An Illustrated Autobiography (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Kate Sekules (Author) "It's September 23, 2000. An early spring evening in Sydney and the biggest day of my life so far: the Olympic 100m final..." (more)
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Product Description

Marion Jones: Life in the Fast Lane is the candid and inspiring tale of one of the most scintillating athletes of our time, told in her own words with author and journalist Kate Sekules. In Life in the Fast Lane, Marion explores a wide range of on-and off-the track issues, including the personal side of extreme athletic commitment, her lifelong struggle to make peace with her father's abandonment, the explosion in womens athletics during the past decade, and her journey back to the competition and the Olympics so soon after giving birth.

4 color photos throughout

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (July 8, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446524557
• ISBN-13: 978-0446524551
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,332,742 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read, August 27, 2004

By	C. Shears - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Excellent book. The book allows you to view Marion's world from the inside out. Remarkable woman who has overcome so much.

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy Read, Excellent Illustrations, September 19, 2008

By	A. B. Jackson "andreabjackson" (Yeadon, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

9/19/08 This autobiography of Olympic athlete, Ms Marion Jones is well written and has many great illustrations...It does not have an index ; in my scanning of the book ,I did see the names of people and places ,which in my opinion, did merit being listed within an index. 9/19/08 abj

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars All Lies!!, October 29, 2008

By	Jericho941 - See all my reviews

In this cover up masquerading itself as an inspirational tale we get a story of overcoming the odds to win it all. I'll acknowledge Marion's inner strength and determination but there is one humongous glaring omission. Never once does she mention BALCO or her use of steroids. Those are the things that propelled her to stardom in the 2000 Olympics.

If you're a young girl looking for a fictionalized, albiet loosely based in reality hero, then this is the book for you. If you're looking for a truthful account of one of track and fields most celebrated athletes, you're looking in the wrong book.