Crooked
A History of Cheating in Sports
Seiten
2009
Taylor Trade Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-58979-385-9 (ISBN)
Taylor Trade Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-58979-385-9 (ISBN)
As long as people have played games, there has been a temptation to win (or intentionally lose) by cheating. Infamous cases throughout the history of sport abound, from the "thrown" 1919 World Series to the recent doping confessions of track star Marion Jones. In this entertaining and informative book, sports historian Fran Zimniuch recalls the notorious scandals that have tainted our most popular sports, concluding that such incidents are often a reflection of the times. Benefiting from personal interviews with many figures either involved in or on the periphery of recent scandals, including BALCO's Victor Conte, Crooked presents a pageant of infamy as rich as the history of modern sports itself.
Fran Zimniuch is an award-winning journalist and columnist who has written for various newspapers and national magazines for more than two decades. He is the author of five books, including Going, Going, Gone: The Art of the Trade in Major League Baseball. He lives in Sicklerville, New Jersey.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.6.2009 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Maury Allen |
| Verlagsort | Lanham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 327 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-58979-385-4 / 1589793854 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-58979-385-9 / 9781589793859 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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