Lance Armstrong's War: One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061783714 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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“A velvety mix of vivid, sophisticated prose, Raymond Carver’s unerring eye for nuance, and John Irving’s irreverent, unflinching humor….An intimate look inside the maelstrom of professional cycling.”—Boston Globe Daniel Coyne’s New York Times bestseller Lance Armstrong’s War takes a fascinating, in-depth look at a staggeringly talented yet flawed sports hero as he faced his greatest test: a record sixth straight Tour de France victory. Now with a new epilogue covering Armstrong's quest to win an 8th Tour de France, this “intimate, insightful, unflinching look at the greatest athlete of our time” (Jon Krakauer) explores the remarkable drive and accomplishments of a controversial champion—a must read for fans of John Feinstein and David Halberstam, as well as readers of Lance Armst
"A Great Book Fof Lance's Cycling Fans!" according to T Newman. Finally - the book that cycling fans of Lance Armstrong have been waiting to read! Lance Armstrong's War is a detailed and immensely readable account of Armstrong's preparation for an unprecendented sixth Tour de France victory. Unlike Lance's autobiographical accounts, this one focuses on Cycling - including the Boss, his team, his opponents, his vast support network, and, of course, the trollsWhen I read Lance's Every Second Counts, I found myself wishing for the details of training, racing, and strategy that accompany Armstrong's amazing string of TdF laurels. LA's War comes through in spades. Here we learn about LA's sophisticated suppo. Brilliant insight into a complicated man Andy Orrock Daniel Coyle is a former editor at Outside magazine and a two-time National Magazine Award finalist, and that pedigree shows itself in spades in his riveting book "Lance Armstrong's War." The book reads like one of one of those tighly written magazine articles that catches your interest and locks you in for the durationexcept that this 'article' happens to extend for 325 pages. Never once do you say to yourself "okay, this part is boring, let's move on." Chapter after chapter fascinates, whether its about Armstrong, his mother and latest husband (archly referred to as Mr. Four/Five by the clever Mr. Coyle), "the nicest guy Tyler Hamilton," . M. Hallisey said A Compelling Read, Now I Know Why I'm So Ambivalent About Armstrong. Daniel Coyle is quite a journalist/author. The book is phenomenally well-written so that the reader is easily able to excuse the few editing errors that appear.Like other readers, I found the book compelling and difficult to put down. No need to restate what so many of the other reviewers have said, suffice it to say, the book is worth the cost.Having now read the book, I am able to finally put a finger on why I feel so ambivalent about Armstrong - on one hand, he is a superb cyclist. However, on the other, he is a distinctly unsympathetic fellow - socially polite, but cold & distant to those not in his circle off the bike, while clinical,
Coyle sweeps over the basics of Armstrong's Texas childhood and fight with cancer, concentrating on his obsessive training—this is a sport where results are measured in ounces and microseconds. From Publishers Weekly When an athlete is as celebrated as Lance Armstrong, journalists tend to approach either with staggering awe or malicious schadenfreude. This work is honest, personal and passionate, with plenty to chew on for fans and novices alike. He's sometimes too loose with his writing, digressing as though he had all the time in the world, but he tightens up for the grand finale: the Tour. . All rights reserved. Refreshingly, Coyle (Hardball) displays neither. Armstrong emerges from these pages as neither the cancer-surviving saint his American fans admire, nor the soulless, imperialist machine his European detractors hate. The journalist moved to Armstrong's training base in Spain to cover the months leading up t