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Lance Armstrong
An award-winning cyclist at 25, Lance Armstrong became a cancer survivor at the same age. It’s Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life (2000) is his story of overcoming obstacles, on the bike and in the hospital. It is also the story of the women in his life, particularly his mother, who stood by him, along with his friends, supporting him in all his endeavours.
More by Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong: Images of a Champion. 2004.
Every Second Counts. 2003.
Lance Armstrong Performance Program: The Training, Strengthening, and Eating Plan behind the World’s Greatest Cycling Victory. 2000.
About Lance Armstrong
Abt, Samuel. Lance Armstrong’s Comeback from Cancer: A Scrapbook of the Tour de France Winner’s Dramatic Career. 2000.
Abt, Samuel. A Season in Turmoil. 1995.
Armstrong, Kelly. No Mountain High Enough: Raising Lance, Raising Me. 2005.
Armstrong, Kristin. Happily Ever After: Walking with Peace and Courage through a Year of Divorce. 2007.
Coyle, Daniel. 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. 2005.
Dugard, Martin. Chasing Lance: The 2005 Tour de France and Lance Armstrong’s Ride of a Lifetime. 2005.
Kearns, Brad. How Lance Does It: Put the Success Formula of a Champion into Everything You Do. 2007.
Wilcockson, John. Lance Armstrong & the 1999 Tour de France: Featuring the Tour Diary of Frankie Andreu. 2004.
Wilcockson, John. The 2000 Tour de France: Armstrong Encore. 2000.
Wilcockson, John. The 2001 Tour de France: Lance x 3. 2001.
Wilcockson, John. 23 Days in July: Inside Lance Armstrong’s Record-breaking Tour de France Victory. 2004.
Awards for It’s Not about the Bike
Christopher Award for Adult Books 2001
William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2000
http://www.williamhillmedia.com/sportsbook_history.asp#2000
Reviews of It’s Not about the Bike
Abt, Samuel, International Herald Tribune, June 28, 2000.
BookBrowse
Bradbury-Horton, Ruth. iafrica.com writers’ club
Campbell, Anthony
ExperiencePlus! A Passion for Travel, Learning and People
http://www.experienceplus.com/reading_room/books/its_not_about_the_bike_my_journey_back_to_life.html
Frommer, Harvey. Travel-Watch.com
Farringer, Janice A. “It’s Not about the Easy Path,” January Magazine, November, 2000.
Lightner, Jill, ScienceDaily
Malaysian Atheist, March 7, 2007.
Shafer, Audrey, Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database, October 31, 2002.
Stein, Anne E., “Life Cycles,” Caremark Health Resources, October 20, 2000.
Bicycle
It’s difficult to imagine moving forward beyond this book without considering the bicycle. Following are a number of options for either reading stories involving the bicycle, or learning more about its workings and its history.
Breaking Away. 1979. [film]
Bicycling Magazine editors. The Noblest Invention: An Illustrated History of the Bicycle
Hayes, Kevin J. An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887. 2002.
Moody, Greg. Two Wheels: A Cycling Murder Mystery. 1998- [series]
by the editors of Bicycling Magazine. 2003.
Pedal Pushers Online
Strickland, Bill. Ten Points: A Father’s Promise, a Daughter’s Wish—How a Magical Season of Bicycle Riding Made It All Come True. 2007
Cancer
Of course this story is not just about the bicycle; it is also the story of one man’s cancer. But Armstrong wants all those with cancer to be able to inform themselves about the disease and the patient’s options. With a view to this he founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Following are a very few selections on cancer, and how some people deal with it.
Gordimer, Nadine. Get a Life. 2005. [Fiction]
LIVESTRONG: Lance Armstrong Foundation
Nielsen, Jerri. Icebound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole. 2001.
Shapiro, Dan. Mom’s Marijuana: Insights about Living. 2000.
Wishart, Adam. One in Three: A Son’s Journey into the History and Science of Cancer. 2007.
Relationships/Family
Armstrong speaks openly about his mother’s struggles as a single parent, and with great warmth about her unfailing devotion to his cause. He is also candid about his relationships with other women, his wife in particular, and with his friends.
Engber, Andrea and Leah Klungness. The Complete Single Mother. 2006.
Lamott, Anne. Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year. 1993.
Schaffer, Dylan. Life, Death & Bialys: A Father/Son Baking Story. 2006.
Sidel, Ruth. Unsung Heroines: Single Mothers and the American Dream. 2006.
Trillin, Calvin. About Alice. 2006.
Sports
One of the many issues facing Armstrong in his comeback was the spectre of doping—in sports in general, in the Tour de France in particular, and specifically in accusations against himself. The profession of sports presents great challenges to most professionals, as witnessed by the stories listed below.
Lefko, Perry. Sandra Schmirler: The Queen of Curling. 2000.
Ralston, Aron. Between a Rock and a Hard Place. 2005.
Rampersad, Arnold. Days of Grace. 1994.
Rendell, Matt. The Death of Marco Pantani: A Biography. 2006.
Starkell, Don. Paddle to the Amazon: The Ultimate 12,000-mile Canoe Adventure. 1989.
(Created with the help of the Orangeville Workshop participants. All sites accessed May, 2007
Maureen O’Connor, WordsWorthy/Connecting Books and Readers/ maureen@wordsworthy.com )
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