No Mountain High Enough. Raising Lance, Raising Me

Cover Type: Paper Back
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Bantam Book
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2005
Edition: Reprint

Description: 272 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Funny, Down To Earth And Inspiring,this Is A Testament To Dreaming Big And Making A Difference.

Publishers Description: The old adage that 'behind every strong man there is a stronger woman' has never been more true than in the case of Lance Armstrong, six-time Tour de France winner, cancer survivor and bestselling author. Anyone who knows Lance is in no doubt about where he found his inspiration. A force of nature, his mother Linda's determination and sheer joie de vivre not only nurtured one of our era's greatest athletes, but fuelled her transformation from poverty-stricken teen to powerful role model. Kicked out of home at 17 after refusing to get an abortion, dismissed from high school for being pregnant, and trapped in an abusive relationship as an unmarried mother, Linda was a candidate for disaster. But, armed with a fierce belief in herself as a work in progress and buoyed by a tidal wave of love for her little boy, she beat the odds as a struggling single parent and, despite her lack of education, went on to become a highly successful telecommunications executive and a no-nonsense, empowering mother whose desire to excel was contagious. Her resolve to make every setback an opportunity set an extraordinary example for Lance and her remarkable story is a testament to dreaming big - and

ISBN: 1863254722