The Straight Dope Updated Edition - The Inside Story of Sport's Biggest Drug Scandal (Paperback, Updated B-Format Edition)


What happened at Essendon, what happened at Cronulla, is only part of the story. From the basement office of a suburban football club to the seedy corners of Peptide Alley to the polished corridors of Parliament House, The Straight Dope is an inside account of the politics, greed and personal feuds which fuelled an extraordinary saga. Clubs and coaches determined to win, a sports scientist who doesn't play by the rules, a generation of footballers held hostage by scandal and injected with who knows what, sport administrators hell bent on control, an anti-doping authority out of its depth, an unpopular government that just wants it to end. For two tumultuous seasons this was the biggest game in Australia. The Straight Dope is here updated to include the most current and up-to-date material on this ongoing and seemingly never-ending saga.

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What happened at Essendon, what happened at Cronulla, is only part of the story. From the basement office of a suburban football club to the seedy corners of Peptide Alley to the polished corridors of Parliament House, The Straight Dope is an inside account of the politics, greed and personal feuds which fuelled an extraordinary saga. Clubs and coaches determined to win, a sports scientist who doesn't play by the rules, a generation of footballers held hostage by scandal and injected with who knows what, sport administrators hell bent on control, an anti-doping authority out of its depth, an unpopular government that just wants it to end. For two tumultuous seasons this was the biggest game in Australia. The Straight Dope is here updated to include the most current and up-to-date material on this ongoing and seemingly never-ending saga.

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General

Imprint

Melbourne University Press

Country of origin

Australia

Release date

May 2016

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

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Dimensions

202 x 145 x 26mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

336

Edition

Updated B-Format Edition

ISBN-13

978-0-522-87027-5

Barcode

9780522870275

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LSN

0-522-87027-9



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