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| | Amazon.ca: The Ride of My Life: Books: Mat Hoffman,Mark Lewman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) |
 | | Hoffman tells his story from the time he dropped out of school to ride in BMX tournaments professionally until late 2002, when he was 30 and he, skateboarder Tony Hawk, and many other extreme sports superstars took the "Boom Boom Huck Jam" music and sports production on the road. |
 | | Two things struck me about Mat's story: One, his commitment and utter refusal to take "that's impossible" for an answer (sometimes to the point of self-destruction), and two, the earnest, humble way in which it was related. |
 | | Mat's book is a very human account of an unorthodox life in progress--he freely admits his faults, lovingly celebrates the friends and family (and doctors) who have helped him succeed, and gives the reader generous access to what goes on in his mind. |
| www.amazon.ca /Ride-My-Life-Mat-Hoffman/dp/0060094168 (964 words) |
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