Life In The Left Lane

Life in the Left Lane is a short and lively nonfiction book about what its really like for expatriates to live in a tropical island paradise. Written by a journalist who has lived in the islands for more than thirty-five years, it is an honest, affectionate and humorous report on all aspects of the adventure, from adjusting to island time to making a living, building a dream house and coping with hurricanes. Her vivid descriptions of carnival, the Creole language, gardening and island food, and her insightful observations about minority status, politics, religion and crime, are enlightening reading for anyone curious about life in the Caribbean. The author writes about the islands in general, but specifically her island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands, where driving in the left lane in cars designed to drive on the right is but one of the idiosyncrasies of quirky island style.

Life in the Fast Lane By: Jim Burton Author Jim Burton has lived his life in the fast lane. This book is a few entertaining and humorous short stories from his life. He was recruited by the mafia and worked with them for years. He became one of the largest art dealers in the country. He made millions on insider trading and lost it all on Black Tuesday. While he was in the business, Burton became friends with John Gotti. He did foreign currency deals with stolen money from the Vatican. In Argentina, the Feds put him in an underground prison and took 12 million dollars for his release. He became one of the largest cocaine dealers on Long Island for ten years and never got caught due to family ties. The law set him up and planted things to put Burton away. He was put in jail for years without a break or trial and he still beat them. Only the law can break the law.

Living in the fast lane isn’t something that happens overnight. It takes years to develop such a lifestyle, and one never stops it on a dime. Living in the fast lane is an acquired lifestyle that opens a person up to all sorts of proclivities. In Life in the Fast Lane, author Lutrell Mungin Greenaway shares what happens when one follows the wrong path. Through the story of a young man recruited to a gang and challenged to kill a child as initiation, this rendering brings awareness to parents by showing the many things society introduces to children. Citing an array of scriptural examples, Greenaway provides advice for adults on actions they can take to be better informed and how they can be proactive in the defense of evil forces and influences. Life in the Fast Lane demonstrates that sin knows no age limits and no ethnicity preferences. We shouldn’t feel defeated for we are on the offense because of Jesus. We should take every opportunity to aggressively push this cascade of evilness away from our society.

“Surely make you lose your mind…” So the Eagles warn us about the outrageous and ruthless lifestyle of the ambitious rock-n-roller. In fact, Don Henley could barely listen to the track “Life in the Fast Lane” when they were recording it. He was so high that it made him sick. The band that embodied the American dream with globe-straddling success, impossibly luxurious lives, and almost supernatural talent also descended into nightmare with bloodletting betrayal, hate-filled hubris, the skeletons of perceived enemies, brutally discarded lovers and former band mates left unburied in the road behind them. The Eagles’ story is a truly gothic American fable: one of ultimate power and rivers of money; of sex and drugs at a time when both were the lingua-franca of sophisticated So-Cal living; of a band who sang of peaceful easy feelings in public while threatening to kill each other in private. Now, legendary rock journalist Mick Wall delivers definitive insight into America's best-selling band of all time, a band that has sold more records than Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones combined, exploring their meteoric rise to fame and the hedonistic days of the 70s music scene in LA, when American music was taking over the world.

In the late 1960s, a new sport emerged in Canada that would change the lives of many people: wheelchair sports. In Life in the Fast Lane, Chris Stoddart recounts the rise of wheelchair racing, with him as one of its pioneers. Born with spina bifida—a condition that affects the development of the spine—Stoddart witnessed the extraordinary transformation of the wheelchair from a heavy and unwieldy functional contraption to a light and sleek design meant for the racetrack. From his beginnings as a wheelchair basketball player to his evolution into a three-time Paralympian and fifty-mile marathon racer, Stoddart shares his life journey as it parallels Canada’s rise in wheelchair sports. With a matter-of-fact but approachable tone, Stoddart shines a light on the many veterans of wheelchair sports who may have been forgotten over the years. Most notably, however, is this athlete’s dedication to people who live with disabilities. During his successful career as an amateur athlete, Stoddart worked for the War Amps of Canada for almost thirty years. Learn about the history of wheelchair racing in Canada, where we stand today, and what we need to do to make sure people with disabilities share the spotlight with able-bodied athletes.

If you read the first book, Life in the Fast Lane, you may think you know Jess's best friend, Liz. However, this book is a more in-depth version about Liz's life from her own point of view. Find out about what happened to her before she met Jess and discover why she had such a bad attitude. You'll also learn what happens to her after she and Jess go their separate ways. Not only does Liz have to move several times, but she also finds herself in many uncomfortable situations that cause her to grow up a little too fast. Liz struggles with her weight, alcohol and drugs, making friends, and guys. People are who they are because of their life experiences. Who ended up having the better life?

If you think living with one foot in the streets and the other in the business world is simple, just ask Tyrone Philpott. A self-made hustler from rural Virginia, Tyrone is on an intense paper chase that threatens to take away what he cherishes most; life with his soon-to-be baby's mother, Telina. Well aware that he's playing with fire, Tyrone knows he has to give up a big part of his hustle in order to save his struggling relationship, but that union takes a backseat when he realizes what he wanted all along was right in front of him. Tina, Tyrone's sexy and sassy side-piece, is a round-the-way girl who has no problem keeping her mouth closed about a few secrets that could disrupt Tyrone's life and open up a few doors for her. With all the baby's momma drama, Tina pushing her way into his heart, and his hustle being cut short, you'd assume Tyrone was being pushed hard enough. Yet it wasn't until that last nudge that he decided to go forward by taking a step back and handing over the reins to his protege. It's then that The Left Lane hits a winding curve."

An early love for karting to the World Championship-herein the life and times of this very fast and personable Frenchman.