Lance Armstrong's Comeback from Cancer: A Scrapbook of the Tour De France Winner's Dramatic Career [Paperback]

Samuel Abt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 1999

Even more miraculous than winning the Tour de France seven times in a row, was Lance Armstrong's first win - after his bout with testicular cancer. It made his feat a beacon of hope for other cancer survivors. Armstrong's Comeback from Cancer is a lively account by veteran cycling writer Samual Abt of his first career, his cancer period, and his memorable recovery and first Tour victory.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The sport of bicycling has been tarnished with numerous drug scandals in recent years. What cycling needed was a hero, someone to inspire people. American athlete Armstrong came to the rescue. This is a heart-warming story of a man who climbed a mountain to overcome cancer and reached the pinnacle of the cycling world, winning the arduous Tour de France. Beginning his career in 1992, Armstrong soared like an eagle. However, his career came to a crashing halt when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996. True to Armstrong's character, he fought back, beat the odds, and claimed cycling's most prestigious crown. Abt, the author of seven books, contributing to the sport for over two decades, and well-known photographer Startt combine to produce a dramatic and engaging biography of a cyclist and the cycling community. Recommended for all public libraries. [See Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike, previewed in Prepub Alert, p. 64--Ed.]--Larry Robert Little, Penticton P.L., B.
---Larry Robert Little, Penticton P.L., BC
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Samuel Abt is an editorial journalist who has, as an interesting sideline, been covering the Tour de France for nearly 20 years for newspapers including the New York Times and for the cycling magazine Velo News. James Startt is an American photographer living in Paris, whose cycling photographs have been featured in several Paris photo galleries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Cycle Publishing; 1st edition (October 26, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892495252
• ISBN-13: 978-1892495259
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #558,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ace journalist goes for the fast buck with old clippings, August 13, 2000

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This review is from: Lance Armstrong's Comeback from Cancer: A Scrapbook of the Tour De France Winner's Dramatic Career (Paperback)

A book on the most dominant american cyclist of his generation by the only mainstream american sports journalist that actually understands the sport. the problem is that this book is nothing more than a compilation of old articles, and obviously done in a rush as well. typos litter the book, the images are far from impressive (the majority are from the '99 tour, and have as much quality as a fans pics taken with a disposable camera). altogether a waste of my money. if you want to learn about armstrong, then buy 'it's not about the bike', and don't waste your time or money on this.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It's Lance that made this interesting, February 14, 2000

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This review is from: Lance Armstrong's Comeback from Cancer: A Scrapbook of the Tour De France Winner's Dramatic Career (Paperback)

If you like Lance, you might enjoy this. It reads like a series of articles rather than a cohesive story. You'd get a fact stated in one paragraph and then restated as if it were new two paragrahs later.

Although interesting, I can't think of much in the book that we didn't hear from the TDF TV coverage.

The copy editing was probably the worst I've ever come across in any published book. It drove my wife so batty that she had to stop reading it.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lance Armstrong's Best, July 25, 2000

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This review is from: Lance Armstrong's Comeback from Cancer: A Scrapbook of the Tour De France Winner's Dramatic Career (Paperback)

Of the various books about Lance Armstrong, this is easily the most readable and the most atractively presented. It tells the story of Armstrong's early career as well as his painful recovery and amazing comeback and victory in the 1999 Tour de France. Author Samuel Abt and photographer James Startt have put together a personally involved work that makes the reader feel intimately familiar with Armstrong.