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The scandal that keeps on giving by dennis johnson. Earlier this week, an employee at an australian library put up a tongueincheek sign announcing that lance armstrongs books would be relocated in. Library jokes itll move lance armstrong books to fiction section. How uk libel laws undermined sunday times in lance. And how much does it really mean when readers know the book consists of untruths. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. A parttime staff member at an australian library set up a prank sign stating that all the nonfiction lance armstrong books would be moved to. Since lance armstrong admitted to oprah that he had taken performance enhancing drugs, former fans have struggled to find an outlet for their.
The fallout from lance armstrongs confession to using performanceenhancing drugs continues. Lance armstrongs books in joke move to the the fiction section. It was supposed to be a joke, but a worker at the manly library in suburban sydney, australia got into trouble after posting a sign in the stacks saying that lance armstrongs books in which he expounds upon his theories about cycling and life had been moved to the fiction section. An australian library has announced it will reclassify books by lance armstrong as fiction. Lance armstrong books moved to fiction section in libraries. Worlds greatest championwill soon be moved to the fiction section. Bookstore labels lance armstrong memoir as fiction photo. Turns out that the library sign in manly, australia, directing readers to the fiction section to find any lance armstrong books, was a prank. Every second counts by by lance armstrong, sally jenkins. Alas, lance armstrongs book will remain in the nonfiction section. I was 15 and he was 42 chapter one of my dark vanessa, the debut novel from kate elizabeth russell. Australia library in armstrong pledge prank bbc news. Lance armstrong has 48 books on goodreads with 70290 ratings.
Even without an official sanction, though, its a satisfying, straightshooting solution. According to ford, the library would need permission from libraries australia to shelf the armstrong books in the fiction section. Author interview lance armstrong, author of its not. Lance armstrong books moved to fiction section the daily beast. If youre keen on picking up a copy of the tome, you can do so for only one pound. Is lance armstrong merely a lying narcissist, or is he, as several media outlets have speculated not to mention the twitterverse, a psychopath. Get the latest funniest memes and keep up what is going on in the memeosphere. Following lance armstrongs doping confession to oprah on thursday, an australian library has moved all books about the american cyclist from the. Australian library plans to move lance armstrong books to the fiction section sydneys manly library is not.
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Apparently, no one can reclassify a books genre without changing the isbn number issued by the national library. A library in australia posted this placard informing customers that if theyre looking for lance armstrong books in the nonfiction, theyd better look again the head librarian instructed staff to move all of armstrongs books to the fiction section ouch. Australian librarys lance armstrong fiction notice revealed as a. Library baffled as prankster reclassifies lance armstrong. The sign was posted in manly library in sydney over the weekend.
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