Crooked
a history of cheating in sports
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Word Count
48,250 words, Guess
Page Count
193 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivecrookedhistorych00zimn
- Internet Archivecrookedhistoryof0000zimn
- ISBN-101589793854
- ISBN-101589794192
- ISBN-139781589793859
and 8 more
- ISBN-139781589794191
- LibraryThing8228638
- Goodreads6343615
- Library of Congress Control Number2008041646
- OCLC Control Number259754322
- Better World Books9781589793859
- Better World Books9781589794191
- Open LibraryOL22560443M
Classifications
- DDC174.9796
- LCCGV706.3 .Z56 2009
- LCCGV706.3.Z56 2009
Description
Product Description: 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.
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