{"product_id":"9781614649816","title":"Quicklet on 60 Minutes: Lance Armstrong, Part 2 (CliffsNotes-like Summaries)","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\u003eWatching Tyler Hamilton talk with 60 Minutes reporter Scott Pelley about Lance Armstrong and the issue of doping in professional cycling was difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamilton had the demeanor of a man with a broken heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was calm, direct, thoughtful – and resigned to the fact that whatever pleasure he took in cycling, whatever glory he enjoyed, was not only gone, it was never really there.\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\u003eSteve Pelley’s opening comment sets the tone for Part II of 60 Minutes interview with Tyler Hamilton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt raises the the essential question: how is it possible that all the riders who were part of Lance Armstrong’s team have admitted the use of illegal substances, have implicated Armstrong directly, and yet he is able to withstand the Grand Jury’s indictment?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePelley goes on to explain that Lance Armstrong’s defense has been that he never tested positive for an illegal substance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Part II of 60 Minutes’ interview with Tyler Hamiliton, he claims that Armstrong did indeed test positive for illegal drugs.\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":47148282708208,"sku":"9781614649816","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614649816_p0.jpg?v=1763849177","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614649816","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}