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Summary: What about Sandra Bullock?
Review: would have liked some details of his hot fling with speed girl...
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Summary: not worth the price of admission, even at 40% off
Review: the writing stinks, the story has already been told. I was ready for another chapter of "its not about the bike"...what I got was a dumbed-down version replay of a great book....skip it
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Summary: honest and captivating
Review: This book is fearlessly honest as the authors provide an unvarnished glimpse into Armstrong's everyday life, with particular focus on the lasting effects of his struggle with cancer and treatment. It is alternately humorous and sad, uplifting and poignant, while it consistently reminds the reader that life is unpredictable and to be savored. Highly recommended.
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Summary: This book speaks of courage
Review: Courage,determination,endurance. I am not sure what the other reviewers are trying to say...or why one of them is reviewing something that he is yet to read. But i found the book to be powerful and uplifting. His struggles are real...he is human...and has a great deal of courage and determination. Before ridiculing this book, read it.
Also read Nightmares Echo for those of you out there that like to read about courage and determination. I rate both books a 5 star!! Reviewer in Florida
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Summary: can you say "loser"?
Review: Dumps his lovely innocent wife, the two year old twins, Luke, his "pride and joy"? Lance Armstrong is nothing more than an egotistocal POS who will spend the latter years of his life lonely and in regret. If there ever WASN'T a role model for anyone, it would be Lance Armstrong. The only thing sicker than his low-brow, low-life existance, it would be his "cling-ons" who struggle for a bit of stardom by saying "yes" to his every move Each so scard of being "re-dumped" buy a two year old mentality Armstrong, they'd rather drop all parts of character for riding the coattails of a soon-to-be "has been". Lance "who"? The biggest question post 2004.
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Summary: Single mindedness has its costs
Review: In the second chapter of Lance's semi-autobiography he's a lot more introspective than the first (it's not about the bike). This book covers a lot more of Lance's ability (and inability) to deal with balancing his life. I empathise with his burning desire to use each second immediatly, as many people do who've been through circumstances that remind them of how quickly you can lose everything. The problem, as he's realising, is that you can't expect the people around you to be able to cope with that.The final appendix is a little disappointing, having watched the stages of the 2003 TdF some of his vierws on it seem a little narrow. It's pretty obvious that Ulrich did sit up, and you can't lose all that fluid in one hour. The book doesn't really give any detail on the failure of his marriage. Maybe this is a good thing, as it'd be shame if it dissolved into a trashy gossip piece. I think it probably wrranted a little more cover though, Lance, what have you learnt from the experience? Overall, I thought the book was worth having on the shelf, if you're a Lance fan it's on the must-read list. If you want to see a little more inside the mind of a sportsman with the drive to win the TdF, and to see what that drive can cost personally, it's a good read.
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Summary: Second book is second rate
Review: If the proceeds from this book were going to a cancer research foundation, then I'd say buy this book. Absent that enticement, there's really no reason to pick up volume two the Lance Armstrong story unless the money is just burning a hole in your pocket. For one thing, there is absolutely nothing new in here. Everything covered in this book has been beaten to death in the press, and if you haven't seen, heard, or read it yet, a quick Google through the various professional cycling news sources (CyclingNews, Velonews, etc) will fill in the blanks. Additionally, Sally Jenkins' writing misses the mark with this second effort. Her scattered, frenetic, formless style was appropriate for the first piece, completely capturing Armstrong's feelings and moods as he fought cancer. In this follow-up effort, this lack of organization merely leaves the reader with the impression that the entire book is merely random daily journals as told to a reporter, devoid of any insight or deeper meaning. Finally, Armstrong has made it perfectly clear that he didn't sign up for this whole role model thing, and he begrudgingly has been going through the motions for some unknown and unexplained reason. He inadvisably includes two snippets from the '03 Tour de France, two incidents that show that he is incapable of seeing the world from anyone else's vantage point. He essentially blames his dehydration in the first long time trial as the result of riding with a malfunctioning and rubbing brake the entire day before -- even though this mechanical problem was more likely causes by a small crash with one of his teammates approximately 80% into that day's stage. Then, he continues to disrespect his rival Jan Ulrich for failing to wait for him after his entanglement with a spectator on the final road stage, when the replays clearly show that Ulrich allowed the entire lead pack to catch up to him while Armstrong recovers. If tackled by a more thorough journalist, these incidents could have been fleshed out to help explain just what makes an elite athlete tick. Instead, they are merely a part of the hit-and-miss package of random musings, leaving the reader wondering why any particular page wasn't left on the editing room floor. In a nutshell, there just isn't any compelling reason to buy this book. If you haven't read It's Not About the Bike, then go there instead. And if you have read it, this second offering is superfluous.
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Summary: Catch the Winning Spirit
Review: What I loved about this book is Mr. Armstrong's sense of urgency -- this man knows how precious life is, and that we must make the greatest use of the little time we have on earth. That love and intimate closeness is so vitally important. (...) Your loved one will thank you.
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Summary: Message to the MIS-reader
Review: What on earth is the San Fran reviewer driveling about? The 2001 Stage in question didn't go to Luz Ardiden (and it's not Ardidan by the way). If you want to know what happened in the race, and in Lance's life and thoughts, an accurate portrait, read the book.
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Summary: Every second counts...errors
Review: I have read both of Lance's books---I enjoyed the first one very much. The new book is okay with some interesting, behind the scene's stuff about the different stages of the tour. However, he kinda lost me on page #119, when Lance talks about the 2001 Tour, Stage 14 (Luz Ardidan) and he says that, "...Ullrich slipped ahead of me across the finish line to win the stage." That stage is one of my very favorites. I've watched and re-watched the video several times. But Ullrich didn't win the stage. Roberto Laiseka did. Ullrich got third in the stage....and yeah, Lance may have let him get the points since he had such a decisive lead---but Ullrich didn't win the stage. Is it a typo? Which race is Lance talking about. His book will go on to be an account in history and it is annoying to have it misrepresented.
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