The Edge: The War against Cheating and Corruption in the Cutthroat World of Elite Sports
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1938901576
ISBN 13
9781938901577
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Publication Year
2016
Publisher
Pages
330
Description
Roger Pielke reveals how sports stars break the rules in their search for a competitive edge.Both entertaining and thought-provoking, THE EDGE not only visits the battlefields in the war against cheating and corruption, but also explores ways to ensure that the spirit of sport” can survive in today’s high-tech, highly professional world.Drawing on controversies straight out of the headlines, Pielke looks at doping, match fixing, fake amateurism, and other ways of breaking the rules. But are those rules--and the values they reflect--hopelessly outdated?Wonderfully readable and scrupulously researched, THE EDGE blends science and journalism to produce an unforgettable account of sport in crisis. - from Amzon
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