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Cruising in the Fast Lane: The Unabashed Memoirs of a Woman in a Man's World
Cruising in the Fast Lane The Unabashed Memoirs of a Woman in a Man's World Author:Mary M. Overton All girls donÂt go to New York City to live and work. All women do not  try everything. All single women do not Âmake it in New York. This book reveals the highlights and pitfalls of such a life. Opportunities opened because of relationships  but not through sex. Sex had othe... more »r results. Some were good. Friends were many and enemies were numerous, vengeful and tough. Both were justified in their feelings. With awe and respect for knowledge or talent, patience was rarely shown for stupidity and slow wits. Achievement and valor seemed too natural to be worthy of notice. This writerÂs agenda was always about the next challenge. All men were competition but very good company. The effort to make money failed; money came with hard work for good causes. Maybe the reluctance to have children stems for the genesis of prolific forefathers. My grandfather had sixteen children, numerous siblings and he was sixth or seventh generation in the U.S. Although General Robert Overton, the alleged sixteenth century forebear of the clan, was a British politician, England apparently has few by that name. Life in the fast lane ranged from obeying the speed limit to permitting no passers.« less