{"product_id":"seven-deadly-sins-my-pursuit-of-lance-armstrong-9781501133190","title":"Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe basis for the upcoming major motion picture \u003ci\u003eThe Program\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Stephen Frears (\u003ci\u003eHigh Fidelity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhilomena\u003c\/i\u003e), starring Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh and Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France in 1999, the sports world had found a charismatic new idol. Journalist David Walsh was among a small group covering the tour who suspected Armstrong's win wasn't the feel-good story it seemed to be. From that first moment of doubt, the next thirteen years of Walsh's life would be focused on seeking the answers to a series of hard questions about Armstrong's astonishing success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Walsh delved ever deeper into the shadow world of performance-enhancing drugs in professional athletics, he accumulated a mounting pile of evidence that led a furious Armstrong to take legal action against him. But he could not make Walsh--or the story--go away, and in the autumn of 2012, Walsh was vindicated when the cyclist was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith this remarkable book, Walsh has produced both the definitive account of the Armstrong scandal, and a testament to the importance of journalists who are willing to report a difficult truth over a popular fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalsh, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - David Walsh is chief sportswriter with \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. A four-time Irish Sportswriter of the Year and four-time UK Sportswriter of the Year, he was also named the 2012 British Journalist of the year. Coauthor \u003ci\u003eof L.A. Confidential: The Secrets of Lance Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France, \u003c\/i\u003ehe is married with seven children and lives in Suffolk, England.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50389838201106,"sku":"9781501133190","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_900bea81-b390-4d73-ae83-b725b7cc64c2.jpg?v=1728931185","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seven-deadly-sins-my-pursuit-of-lance-armstrong-9781501133190","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}