
The edge
the war against cheating and corruption in the cutthroat world of elite sports
Edición de la obra The edge
| Autor | Roger A. Pielke, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Roaring Forties Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2016 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 327 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781938901577 |
| ISBN-10 | 1938901576 |
| OCLC | 956984063 |
| LCCN | 2016031936 |
| Número de Cutter | R722e |
"How do 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 But are those rules - and the values they reflect - hopelessly outdated?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"--Publisher.