The Happiness Of Pursuit. A Father's Courage, A Son's Love, And Life's Steepest Climb

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Hasrcourt
Publisher Place: Boston.Mass
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: First Edition

Description: 217 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. Signed By Author A Father's Courage, A Son

Publishers Description: For two decades, Davis Phinney was one of America's most successful cyclists. He won two stages at the Tour de France and an Olympic medal. But after years of feeling off, he was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's. The body that had been his ally was now something else: a prison. The Happiness of Pursuit is the story of how Davis sought to overcome his Parkinson's by reaching back to what had made him so successful on the bike and adjusting his perspective on what counted as a win. The news of his diagnosis began a dark period for this vibrant athlete, but there was also light. His son Taylor's own bike-racing career was taking off. Determined to beat the Body Snatcher, Davis underwent a procedure called deep brain stimulation. Although not cured, his symptoms abated enough for him to see Taylor compete in the Beijing Olympics. Davis Phinney had won another stage. But the joy, he discovered, was in the pursuit. show more

ISBN: 9780547315935