No Mountain High Enough: Raising Lance, Raising Me - Hardcover

Linda Armstrong Kelly

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9780786276646: No Mountain High Enough: Raising Lance, Raising Me

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ISBN 10: 0786276649 ISBN 13: 9780786276646

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2005

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From the mother of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, winner of six straight Tour de France championships, comes an extraordinary story of the resilience of the human spirit and the remarkable effect of great parenting. Funny, resonant, down-to-earth, and utterly unforgettable, No Mountain High Enough is exhilarating proof that sheer willpower can - and occasionally does - triumph over adversity.

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Lance Armstrong has dazzled the world with his six straight Tour de France championships, his winning personality, and his poignant victory over life-threatening cancer. Yet the adage that "behind every strong man there is a stronger woman" has never been more true than in Lance's case. His mother, Linda Armstrong Kelly, is a force of nature whose determination, optimism, and sheer joie de vivre not only nurtured one of our era's greatest athletes but fueled her own transformation from a poverty-stricken teen in the Dallas projects to a powerful role model for mothers everywhere. This luminous memoir, written with humor and compassion, tells Linda's story of survival.

Kicked out of her home at the age of seventeen when she refused to get an abortion, dismissed from high school for being pregnant, and mired in an abusive relationship, Linda was a perfect 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, Linda flouted statistics and became both a corner-office executive and a no-nonsense, empowering mom whose desire to excel was contagious. Her resolve to find "the diamond in the Dumpster, the blessing in every bummer" set an extraordinary example for Lance—and will inspire everyday moms to dream big and make a difference.

Funny, resonant, down-to-earth, and utterly unforgettable, No Mountain High Enough is exhilarating proof that sheer willpower can—and occasionally does—triumph over adversity.

About the Author

LINDA ARMSTRONG KELLY is a retired telecommunications executive. She lives in North Texas. JONI RODGERS is the author of Bald in the Land of Big Hair: A True Story (HarperCollins, 2001). She lives in Houston, Texas.

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