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His research and interviews with coaches, doctors, scholars, and athletes on and off the island is impressive. Fascinating reading for track fans. Usain Bolt taps into our human fascination with speed, giving this book high appeal to track and Olympics fans and curious readers beyond the sports world. A fascinating account of how a Caribbean island came to rule the world in the art and science of running very fast indeed. Compelling . . . thoughtful and wide-ranging . . . leaves you feeling optimistic. What this book does is capture the spirit of the sport in Jamaica. Moore clearly reveled in this grass roots exuberance and it is hard, reading this book, not to do so too. Entertaining.

Entertaining. His research and interviews with coaches, doctors, scholars, and athletes on and off the island is impressive. Fascinating reading for track fans. Usain Bolt taps into our human fascination with speed, giving this book high appeal to track and Olympics fans and curious readers beyond the sports world. A fascinating account of how a Caribbean island came to rule the world in the art and science of running very fast indeed. Compelling . . . thoughtful and wide-ranging . . . leaves you feeling optimistic. What this book does is capture the spirit of the sport in Jamaica. Moore clearly reveled in this grass roots exuberance and it is hard, reading this book, not to do so too.

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Richard Moore, a former racing cyclist, is a journalist and the author of several books, and has been longlisted for the William Hill Award. He is the author of Slaying the Badger and lives in the United Kingdom.

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