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~ Lynda Prouse (Author), Kyle Torke (Editor), M. Stefan Strozier (Editor)
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Based on the candid and sometimes startling conversations that YOU were never meant to hear, THE TONYA TAPES, written by award-winning author Lynda D. Prouse, chronicles the life of the world's most infamous female athlete -- TONYA HARDING -- revealing for the first time the whole truth of her difficult and amazing life on and off the ice. Based on actual, extensive interviews with Tonya Harding, and written with her collaboration, this is her story!

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  • Paperback: 300 pages
  • Publisher: World Audience, Inc. (April 21, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1934209805
  • ISBN-13: 978-1934209806
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #851,992 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A deep look into the real life of Tonya Harding, May 26, 2008
By Linda L. Lewis (Manor Texas) - See all my reviews
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My husband Greg and I have known Tonya for almost 14 years, and have been with her through many trials in her life. Author Lynda Prouse, captures the depth of personal truma as well as triumph in Tonya's life. If you have had an opinion one way or the other about her, this book will either confirm or change that opinion. In all the years that we have been close to her, she has NEVER wavered from the facts, which you will read. This book is an inspiraton for anyone who has ever suffered abuse at the hands of another, and wants to give up. Tonya has gone through so much, yet through her Faith, has gone on, as she beleives there is a better life. Tonya should be cheered, not jeered. I recommend you read this book, as it will inspire you in so many ways.
Linda Lewis
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good "story", November 30, 2008
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I did not think this book was a good read at all. It is written like a magazine interview instead of a story, which makes it hard to get into and easy to skip alot of really boring stuff. There is too much that Tonya claims to not remember, so alot seems to be missing and everything seems a little sketchy. I'm not saying she is lying in the book but the way that it is written is just like reading people talking and I lost interest very fast and was not able to finish it three quarters through.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Big Tonya Supporter, but Book is Difficult To Get Through, February 15, 2009
The book is basically Lynda Prouse's conversations with Tonya transcribed. It's not really a story, but reading two people's conversations. They are divided according to topics, but it is still difficult to get through because some of it is not in chronological order.

First off, I admire Lynda Prouse and Tonya Harding for transcribing her recorded tapes verbatim, and not leaving anything out. (Except there are parts that are edited out because she is embarrassed to make it public.)

However, there is a lot of unnecessary, mundane information that is not interesting and could've been cut to make a more smooth and easy consumption. It's frustrating when events are mentioned out of chronological order, and as a reader, I become confused at what happened when.

At times, I wished the book was a biography so it would be more straightforward, summarized and easy to get through.

Tonya is candid, and I support her.

I wished this was an easier book to get through.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tonya on Oprah tells the story in this book
Tonya was on Oprah on 23 April and told her true harrowing tale about abuse at the hands of her ex-husband. Disagree with the nay-sayers, most of whom haven't read the book. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Matthew Glenn Ward

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Bother
This book is disorganized, whinny, incoherent, almost unreadable. In fact, at some point I stopped trying to swim through this sludge, and threw the book away.
Published 9 months ago by L. Standridge-Santopietro

3.0 out of 5 stars Misunderstood
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5.0 out of 5 stars Into the Heart and Soul of a Champion
"The Tonya Tapes" tells the world what skating insiders and Tonya's fans knew all along: she's more than a champion, she's a SURVIVOR. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Fruit Loop

3.0 out of 5 stars Geraldo Said It Best In Interview May23 2008
Geraldo said it best in an interview May 23 2008 on Fox News (right before Tonya appeared the same day), "She (Tonya) is white trailer trash". Nuff said. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Rude Boy 1979

5.0 out of 5 stars "The Tonya Tapes" is Excellent!!
In full disclosure, I am the publisher. But I am speaking from the heart when I say you will love this book, written by Lynda Prouse, an award-winning Canadian author. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Michael Strozier

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