Jamaica's sprint sensation Usain Bolt kicked off his book tour in London yesterday with a stop on The One Show, which has an average viewing of 4.5 million people.

Bolt's biography, Usain Bolt My Story 9.58, features the story of eight days ... three gold medals ... three world records ... one amazing reputation firmly established. While in London, Bolt will visit all radio and TV sections of the BBC on the top programmes, and will also pay a visit to the Olympic Stadium where the London 2012 Summer Olympics will be held.

Bolt co-authored the book with British journalist Shaun Custis. As part of his tour, he will edit a few columns at the headquarters of the The Sun newspaper.

Although largely a media tour, Bolt will engage the public in a two-hour signing at the Waterstone's Piccadilly facility, on Thursday.

The book is over 280 pages and is complete with photographs, some of which have never been published before. Published by Harper Collins, UK, the book will be distributed by Ian Randle Publishers in the Caribbean. It will sell for £20, or approximately J$2,600.

The book is about a skinny kid from the parish of Trelawny, where they harvest the best yams in the world. It is about growing up playing cricket and football in the warm Jamaican sun, then discovering that he could run fast, very fast. It is about family, friends and the laid-back Jamaican culture; Auntie Lillian's pork and dumplings and Dad's grocery store in the sleepy village of Sherwood Content.

The book explores what makes him tick, where he gets his motivation and where he takes his inspiration. It is about the highs and the lows, the dedication and sacrifices required to get to the top. It is about fast food, partying, dancehall music, fast cars and that 'lightning bolt' pose. It is about radiating sport's biggest smile.