It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life
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| Author | Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Putnam |
| Publication date | May 22, 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback), Audio CD, Audio cassette |
| Pages | 288 pp (Hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-399-14611-3 (Hardcover edition) |
| OCLC Number | 43684677 |
| Dewey Decimal | 796.6/2/092 B 21 |
| LC Classification | GV1051.A76 A3 2000 |
| Followed by | Every Second Counts |
It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life is a 2000 autobiographical book by cyclist Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins.
The book was written shortly after Armstrong had won the 1999 Tour de France: he went on to win it six further times in successive years, establishing a record. In 1996, he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer, which spread to his lungs, abdomen and brain, and was only given a 40 percent chance of living. This disrupted his career, but his success on his return prompted elements in the media to accuse him of doping.
The book covers his story from childhood to the 1999 Tour, and the subsequent birth of his first child.[1] [2][3] A subsequent autobiographical instalment, entitled Every Second Counts and also with Sally Jenkins as co-author, continues the narrative until his 2003 Tour victory.
[edit] Awards
It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award in 2000.[4] It was also number one on the New York Times Best Seller list.[5] This book was also awarded the Christopher Award for Adult Books in 2001.[6] It also appeared in the Texas Tayshas Reading List from 2001 to 2002.[7]
It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life is in the process of being made into a movie to be released in the next few years.
[edit] References
- ^ Books:It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong (English). Barnes & Noble. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ Clark, Shelton (2000). "BookPage Nonfiction Review: It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life" (in English). BookPage. http://www.bookpage.com/0006bp/nonfiction/its_not_about_the_bike.html. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ^ Books:It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong (English). Barnes & Noble. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ "William Hill Spots Book of the Year winners". http://www.williamhillmedia.com/sportsbook_history.asp#2000.
- ^ "BEST SELLERS: September 16, 2001". New York Times. September 16, 2001. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E2DC1339F935A2575AC0A9679C8B63. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ^ "The 2001 Christopher Award Winners". http://www.christophers.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=261&srcid=191.
- ^ "Books:It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong" (in English). Barnes & Noble. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=9780425179611&z=y. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
