Crooked: A History of Cheating in Sports - Couverture souple

Zimniuch, Fran

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1589793854 ISBN 13 : 9781589793859

Editeur : Taylor Trade Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1589793854
• ISBN 13: 9781589793859
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas