Picture 1 of 1

Riding with the Blue Moth by Bill Hancock (Paperback / softback, 2015)

Be the first towrite a review.

Book Hub Australia (170274)
99.7% positive Feedback

Price:

AU $43.87

+ AU $5.98 postage

Estimated delivery Fri, 21 Jun - Fri, 28 Jun

Returns:

30-day returns. Buyer pays for return postage.

Condition:

Brand new

He married his high-school sweetheart. He had two successful sons and a beautiful grand-daughter. On January 27, 2001, everything changed: a small Oklahoma State University airplane crashed in a snowstorm.

About this product

Product Information

Bill Hancock led a charmed life. He married his high-school sweetheart. He had two successful sons and a beautiful grand-daughter. He ran the NCAA men's basketball tournament. In the ascension of his career of college athletics, he moved within the echelons of the top sports figures in the world. On January 27, 2001, everything changed: a small Oklahoma State University airplane crashed in a swstorm. Ten people died that evening; one of the passengers was Bill's son, Will Hancock. Bill and his wife, Nicki, coped with how to survive the loss. Yet, they knew that they had to go on living for one ather, for their marriage, as well as for their son, Nate, for Will's wife, Karen, and for their young grand-daughter, Andrea. Bill, who had run 15 marathons, chose to bicycle across the United States in an effort to confront his grief, head-on. He and Nicki started the journey in Huntington Beach, CA and concluded at Tybee Island, GA. Ultimately, the 2,747-mile journey from the Pacific to Atlantic coasts, became something much more important than a cycling trip of coping. It became a journey in discovery as well as one of recovery. RIDING WITH THE BLUE MOTH (Publication Date: June 2, 2015; ISBN: 978-1-936946-57-0; Price: $17.95; Nautilus Publishing) is part-memoir, part-travelogue, and part-homage to a son, whose life was taken from him, in a short moment in time. It is a story of example, of how a person can recover from tragedy, and loss, and then find peace and stability. On his journey, Bill battled searing heat and humidity, aggressive dogs, unforgiving motorists and dead armadillos. As he rode, his thoughts continued to return to two common points: Will being gone forever and the prospect of how their family would move forward. As he rode across the country on his bike, he began to term his grief the blue moth, riding on his shoulder, as he powered through nine different states and landscapes, as Nicki drove the highways before him to set-up for their evenings at camp-sites. The pesky moth that fluttered around Bill was a modified beaming lamp in an empty parking lot. Some suggested, before he hit the road, that he use medication instead of exercise; some suggested he get back to his job. Bill chose to battle his situation as an emotional journey, as an infantry solider on a Canndale bike. After 36 days, traveling through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, Bill put his foot in the Atlantic Ocean. He made the journey, and the blue moth remained on his shoulder, in the same way that his son always would remain in his heart. Yet, he had made it, both physically and emotionally, and he had proved to himself and anyone else who has suffered through grief, that people have the mettle to stand-up, dust-off, and get on with life, if they actually want it bad eugh. RIDING WITH THE BLUE MOTH is an example of how a man was determined to beat-it, did it, and was brave eugh to write about it in a way to inspire people, all people, who have faced challenges, head-on.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Nautilus
brand
Nautilus
GTIN
9781936946570
ISBN-10
1936946572
ISBN-13
9781936946570
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214431487

Product Key Features

Author
Bill Hancock
Format
Trade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback / Softback
Language
English
Topic
Autobiography: General
Type
Autobiography
Genre
Autobiography: General

Dimensions

Weight
440g
Depth
17 mm
Height
229mm
Width
152mm

Additional Product Features

Spine
17mm
Regional Cuisine
American
Subjects
Sports
Audience
General
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Region
Texas, California, Texas,California,Arizona,World, World, Arizona
Author Biography
Bill Hancock has achieved a unique triple at the upper echelons of intercollegiate athletics. He was the first full-time director of the NCAA Final Four; the first Executive Director of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and is currently the first Executive Director of the College Football Playoff. Bill served for 13 years as director of the NCAA's Division I Men's Basketball Championship-the three-week March Madness, event that culminates with the Final Four Basketball Championship Tournament. Bill is a 1972 journalism graduate of the University of Oklahoma. In the fall of 1971, he joined the staff of the university's athletics department as assistant sports information director. After his newspaper-publisher father died in 1974, Bill spent four years as editor of his family's daily newspaper, the Hobart, OK Democrat-Chief. He has been inducted into the halls of fame of the College Sports Information Directors and the All-College Basketball Classic. In 2010, the Kansas City Sports Commission honored him with its Outstanding People in Sports award. He was a 2012 winner of the Regents Alumni Award at the University of Oklahoma. Bill has served on the United States Olympic Committee staff at 11 Olympic Games and two Pan American games. His hobbies include grand-parenting, cycling, running, classical music and American history.
Recommended Age Range
0-12 months
Date of Publication
11/05/2015
PublicationDate
11-May-15
Publication Year
20150000
Country of Publication
United States

No ratings or reviews yet.No ratings or reviews yet.

Be the first to write a review.

Best Selling in Books

See all

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Books

The Salt Path: The 80-week Sunday Times bestseller that has inspired over half a million readers by Raynor Winn (Paperback, 2019)
4.7 out of 5 stars based on 3 product ratings
AU $23.43 New
AU $17.33 Used
The Concise 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene (Paperback, 2002)
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 21 product ratings
AU $22.95 New
AU $17.86 Used
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (Paperback 2020)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 product rating
AU $17.99 New
AU $16.00 Used
War Without End by Games Workshop (Paperback, 2017)
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 2 product ratings
AU $33.83 New
---- Used
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Paperback, 2000)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 6 product ratings
AU $59.46 New
---- Used
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby by Dav Pilkey (Paperback, 2002)
No ratings or reviews yet.
AU $15.80 New
AU $10.39 Used
First Day by Andrew Daddo (Paperback, 2014)
No ratings or reviews yet.
AU $10.00 New
---- Used

Save on Books

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Books

Air Fryer Cookbook for Beginners - 550 simple Easy & Delicious Air Fryer Recipes
AU $19.52
Trending at AU $19.88
2022 CAMPS 12 AUSTRALIA WIDE BOOK CARAVAN CAMPING MAP GUIDE SPIRAL BOUND PARTS
AU $79.00
Trending at AU $81.46
Natural Remedies For All Kind of Disease Inspired by Barbara O'Neill's Teachings
AU $23.45
Trending at AU $24.09
Air Fryer Cookbook 1000 Day Recipes by Robert Jones | PAPERBACK
AU $9.44
Trending at AU $10.84
The Book of Enoch Paperback Free Shipping AU
AU $17.97
Trending at AU $18.56
The Complete Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners 2023: 2000 Days of Quick,
AU $15.05
Trending at AU $16.53

Shop by category

Picture 1 of 1

Riding with the Blue Moth by Bill Hancock (Paperback / softback, 2015)

About this product

Product Information

Product Identifiers

Product Key Features

Dimensions

Additional Product Features

Best Selling in Books

The Salt Path: The 80-week Sunday Times bestseller that has inspired over half a million readers by Raynor Winn (Paperback, 2019)

The Concise 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene (Paperback, 2002)

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (Paperback 2020)

War Without End by Games Workshop (Paperback, 2017)

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Paperback, 2000)

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby by Dav Pilkey (Paperback, 2002)

First Day by Andrew Daddo (Paperback, 2014)

Save on Books

Air Fryer Cookbook for Beginners - 550 simple Easy & Delicious Air Fryer Recipes

2022 CAMPS 12 AUSTRALIA WIDE BOOK CARAVAN CAMPING MAP GUIDE SPIRAL BOUND PARTS

Natural Remedies For All Kind of Disease Inspired by Barbara O'Neill's Teachings

Air Fryer Cookbook 1000 Day Recipes by Robert Jones | PAPERBACK

The Book of Enoch Paperback Free Shipping AU

The Complete Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners 2023: 2000 Days of Quick,

You may also like

Blues Non-Fiction Paperback Fiction & Books

Bill Granger Fiction & Non-Fiction Books

Paperback Books, Comics & Magazines

Paperback Fiction Books

Australian Paperbacks

Paperback Calendars (Current)