{"product_id":"9781614649779","title":"Lance Armstrong, 60 Minutes Bio, Part 1 - A Hyperink Quicklet","description":"\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've been aware of the various controversies surrounding Lance Armstrong for many years. Friends of mine, and various acquaintances, are cyclists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA couple of them were semi-pro in the eighties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are all fiercely devoted to the sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy that I mean they revere the process of cycling – the practice, the technical details, the adventure, the community spirit – and they honor those who take the sport to the next level, Eddy Merckx to site just one example.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on what I know from talking to my friends, Lance Armstrong is a polarizing figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has been a phenomenal cyclist, but his detractors say he's an egotistical phony who is good at only one thing (e.g., hills) and without his team he's nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey say his arrogance trumps any good he did for the sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis supporters say he's a great athlete and knows how to manage winning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's a cancer survivor who works on behalf of those who suffer from cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMEET THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Charles has over a decade’s worth of experience as a research analyst. Scott spent 11 years at a Fortune 500 company providing research and analytical services to marketing teams, product managers, R\u0026amp;D staff, and executives. His specialty is doing comprehensive deep dives to support ideation processes, identifying business opportunities, market analysis and business development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEXCERPT FROM THE BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's the most striking thing about the whole interview – the slow, determined speaking, the ghost-like delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe knows what he is saying is true, but he's lived a lie for so long he seems to be having trouble believing that it's finally being put to words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis own words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June of 2010 he was served a subpoena, and forced to appear before a Grand Jury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis comment that if he could have erased his memories he would have done so rings true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is absolutely no detectable conceit in the man at this point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy a copy to keep reading!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyperink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148309119216,"sku":"9781614649779","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614649779_p0.jpg?v=1763847679","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614649779","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}