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Summary: Way to go Lance! A very encouraging read
Review: The second part of the title says it all, "My journey back to life." While quite a bit is said about bicycling, the book is more about survival and a tremendous comeback and a soaring spirit: a spirit that is not defeated. This book is very encouraging and I think especially cancer patients will find in it tremendous comfort and even hope. Healthy folks will love to read this book too, and they'll come away thanking God for their health. Another book that I found extremely encouraging and uplifting is Dietmar Scherf's "I Love Me: Avoiding and Overcoming Depression."
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Summary: Simply Inspiring
Review: I bought the book on a Friday and had it finished by Saturday afternoon. Each chapter presents a new stage and an identifiable struggle, which is every bit as tangible as the challenges life serves us, even to given athletes. By the end, you will have experienced the struggle and may even taste a bit of the success brought by the '99 Tour De France rider, Lance Armstrong.
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: I have followed Lance's progress since his Tour Du Pont days and thought that I knew much more about him than I actually did. He is an american hero and his story would be compelling enough if only for that. Instead this story moves you to tears and then has you laughing again all in one page. You will not be able to put this down and when the last page is turned you will be sad it is over and wish you had not read it so quickly. You will hope for a sequel. Maybe a 2000 Tour de France win. But you WILL NOT be dissapointed in this book.
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Summary: Lance Armstrong - The Greatest Hero, Cyclist, Human!
Review: just an amazing book. Lance's battle and story he has to tell is just amazing. A must for any cyclist or anyone interested in bike racing, and learning about Lance Armstrong
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Summary: re-defines comeback
Review: This is a must read for anyone interested in honest courage. The Tour De France has been called the most grueling of all athletic events and Lance Armstrong's comeback is argueably the greatest in all of sport. I could not put this book down. I bought several books for friends.
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Summary: A great read!
Review: I picked up this book and couldn't put it down until I finished. A great read, not about the bike, as the title states. It's about a strong, courageous and stubborn man who, although quite human and with many of the same weaknesses of the "ordinary" person, achieves that which only the the "extraordinary" person can achieve. Well written, this book does a great job in taking the reader through the changes in Armstrong's life, and the evolution of his attitude. A definite inspirational read!
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Summary: A great, inspiring book
Review: I read this book in one day. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It WASN'T just about the bike-- it was about Lance's struggles--his trials and tribulations as a person. I truly hope Lance Armstrong wins again on the bike, and continues to "win" in life. I recommend this book! I didn't want it to end.
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Summary: Inspirational
Review: As an autobiography, Lance's story is one of the best that I've read, although he plays a little fast and loose with the facts regarding bike racing and his career. I found a few inaccuracies, (such as when he stated he won the 1995 Clasica San Sebastian before the 1995 Tour, when in reality the Spanish race is in August or September, while the Tour de France takes place in July). These minor inaccuracies do nothing to detract from the far more powerful and more important part of his story, which is his struggle with testicular cancer, how he met and married his wife, and fathered a child, in addition to overcoming his disease and callous French employers and journalists who first thought he was finished as a professional cyclist, and when he proved that he wasn't, accused him of using drugs. Lance overcame all of these to win the 1999 Tour de France, 10 years after Greg LeMond's (the only other American to win the Tour) own incredible comeback after being shot and nearly losing his life in a hunting accident. Like the title says, "It's not about the bike." This story should prove to be inspiring not only for bike riders and racers, but for cancer patients and anyone who has overcome ultimate adversity to achieve a dream.
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Summary: IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE: My Journey Back to Life
Review: This is a wonderful book that will make you cry, make you laugh, make you cheer. It's the best told-to book in history. Sally Jenkins has captured Lance Armstrong's voice perfectly and together they have written a masterpiece. You'll romp through it in one evening, and buy another one for a friend. Maybe two or three.
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Summary: Even if you're not a cycling fan, you will love this book!
Review: A well-written, compelling human interest story. I'm an avid cyclist; my wife is not. But we both devoured the book in one weekend. Long-time fans of Lance will appreciate the insights into his life both on and off the bike. Those who know nothing about bicycle racing will get a very readable introduction to a great sport. And anyone who knows and loves someone with cancer will appreciate the warm and human portrayal of those who face this all-too-common disease with courage and hope. This is a great book for anyone.
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