It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

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Summary: The book more impressive than the man?
Review: I am a purely recreational cyclist and have honored what this young man has accomplished as an athlete. I had hoped, however to see more sense of greatness and a personal transformation story than what we get in this well-written book, but no, it would seem that besides the ability to withstand the most horrific of treatments, his recovery and comeback are both the result of good medicine, a seemingly endless supply of money, and a lot of Texas-style bravado; and the proud claim to be an agnostic, after all this, is frankly beyond the realm of cluelessness. I wish him well, actually, I wish him better.

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Summary: Viva Lance!
Review: So,admit it-how many of you were weeping and laughing and cheering when Lance crushed the field and powered to the top of Hautecaum (sp?) in stage 10 this year?!!! I read the book after this year's Tour and found it riveting. Lance's self-centeredness, arrogance, and crudity are front and center with his courage, determination and heroism. It's very honest and direct, and I wanted to read more. Fortunately the story goes on.

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Summary: Thanks Lance
Review: Unlike Lance Armstrong, I never have had cancer, and I had both of my parents, so in a certain sense I have been "luckier" than he was. And do I ever feel lucky that there is a guy like this in the world and that he chose to share this incredible story with us. For all of us who feel that life is giving us a "bad deal" or when we're just having a bad day, remembering this book and Lance's story is enough to keep me going. And yes, he got me back on my bike, too! Read this book, you will be richer for it.

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Summary: The Wake-up Call
Review: I am not a great reader. But Armstrong's book is hard to put down, easy to read, and incredibly inspirational. He puts real-life skin on old standards: tragedy and triumph. While Armstrong's honesty and frankness, at times, reveals a young maturity level, they also reveal a growing character, and a hard to come by balance between a satisfaction in whatever life may bring and a determination to make the absolute most with it. I cried when I read his encounter with an "angel," and e-mailed the passage to my friends. The wake-up call?: Get back in the saddle... and ride.

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Summary: Incredibly Moving
Review: Lance Armstrong gives an incredibly moving and heart-wrenchingly honest account of what it's like to have cancer, to go through the unfathomable degradation of chemotherepy and to come out the other side. I went through much of what he specks of with my sister when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and my husband when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. While my sister did not survive the disease she left a gift for each of us who went through it beside her. Lance has given his readers the same gift. It is not something you can name but when you read the book you will recognize it. This is a must read for anyone who may ever encounter this horrifying disease in anyone they know. That would be just about all of us. You will cry, you will ache for Lance and all the millions of others who have gone through what he faced and you will feel joy for the triumph of each new day. Thank you, Lance for sharing your disease and survival with the rest of us.

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Summary: A heart warming book
Review: An inspirational book, especially considering his latest achievment!

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Summary: If you are alive, you NEED to read this book!
Review: This book held me almost breathless throughout. It is not for any specific type of reader or person, athelete or scholar. It is a book for anyone and everyone. It is a book that can truly be appreciated by anyone that has ever taken a breath of human life. I had never thought much about cycling or the Tour de France before I had read this book and was worried that parts would bore me. I could not have been more wrong. It traces his life in an interesting and entertaining way, but most of all lets you know what it is like to face death and survive. Lots have done it, but few have put it so eloquently as Mr. Armstrong and his co-author. This is truly a book that should be read by anyone that wants to live a life of purpose and meaning.

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Summary: Read between the lines
Review: I have read books autobiography's and the closest this one comes to was one on Arnonld Schwarzenegger and this one reminds me of that. To say that this man is self absorbed would be an understatement. I have not finished the book and it does read well. The only thing I see redeaming about him is he knows how to ride a bike well. He sounds pompus and spoiled and of course from what I heard he is not well spoken either. He maybe a champion in others eyes but not in my book. Grow up Lance lets talk in 10 years.

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Summary: Inspirational, well-told tale
Review: Mr. Armstrong and his co-author have hit a home run with this inspirational story of the cyclist's life thus far. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and fully appreciate the fact that Mr. Armstrong was so kind as to share something so personal with his fans. Readers (as did I) will find this heartwarming, tearful, motivational and finally exultant, as the authors take you from his humble beginnings, through his near fatal bout with cancer, through remission and to victory in the world's toughest and most prestigious cycling event. Perhaps most enlightening about Mr. Armstrong is his consistent effort to give credit to those who helped him achieve his goals (i.e. his Mother, Wife, Team, friends, etc.) A must read!

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Summary: Good Book
Review: I had the priviledge of actually getting this book signed by Lance Armstrong a couple of days after he won the Tour De France. He was at Niketown near Rodeo Drive a couple of days after he won it and is a very nice guy. It's a great book, it shows all of us you can overcome any obstacle. I definitely recommend this.