Terri O'Connell,Dick Barbour
This is not a book about Transgender, Terri O'Connell IS NOT Transgender, Dangerous Curves: The Terri O'Connell Story is the revealing memoir about the most dynamic and controversial athlete in the world who was born with a rare biological issue called "Disorders of Sexual Development" and rare DNA (Intersex). She had the biological anomaly corrected in 1994 as written about in the later pages of this most amazing memoir. AS a model, author, and professional race driver with over 500 career wins and stint in NASCARâ€™s top series Sprint Cup, O'Connell became a pop culture media darling when her shocking and inspiring life story broke through out the international media. She has appeared in most main stream magazines and news papers like the New York Times, News Week and People as well as all the "A" list talk shows in including Larry King, 20/20 and the Bio Channel. Her life story has been called "A Great American Story" and the new bench mark for Southern memoirs by the media elite! Now being released as an e book with many revisions, updates and edits ramping the drama and danger up even more. DC is sure to generate more debate and inspiration than ever before with stories about model Bianca Jaggar, actor Don Johnson, NASCAR legend Darrell Waltirp and many more well known celbs that connected with Terri O's ICONIC LIFE, including well know national politicians who she dated and had business deals with. This inspiring and dynamic tale is the story race officials and big time national politicians don't want told, but the story fans through out the world cannot wait to read. Full of celebs, high profile athletes and well known politicians, O'Connell takes the reader on a journey right out of Gulliverâ€™s Travels intertwined with Days of Thunder and bookended with War and Peace and To Kill a Mocking Bird. Well written, beautifully inspired with true grit and a will to always beat the odds, Dangerous Curves transcends sports and motorsports to become that one memoir that drives reality and actually into the homes and hearts all around the world. Racing is the back drop for the shocking life story, but the life events, the family dynamics and the pop culture implications surely places Dangerous Curves in the midst of the great memoirs in American history. O'Connell, has left no stone un turned in getting her iconic life on to the pages of DC. Civil rights, professional sports, bullying, black listing, gender and womenâ€™s issues set in the midst of deep South social politics ramps up her real life drama. She takes great risk and shows amazing courage by enlighting everyone about rare cutting edge medical technology concerning her Disorders of Sexual Development issue and a willingness to expose her heart to the world in the midst of a unique and rare biological anomaly that challenged her health, her social safety and her iconic and rising career in professional motorsports. This daunting issue among many other real life challenges that connects with men and women from all walks of life encapsulates the shocking story of O'Connell's life. This is the true beating the odds story of our time that will inspire people from all walks of life to rally, cry, scream out and cheer for Terri as she takes the reader on the most daunting and unique journey in American if not international history. There is no one on planet earth quite like Terri O'Connell, she has made world history and it's safe to say there is not another memoir quite like Dangerous Curves on planet earth either. That's why she has her very own TrivIal Pursuit question in the offical game. Buckle up and enjoy the ride. Where there is Danger, there is drama" -- Martin Scorsese
Dangerous Curves: The Terri O'Connell Story - Revised Edition