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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357640973 EAN: 9780670034451 ISBN: 0670034452 Label: Viking Books Manufacturer: Viking Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: July 07, 2005 Publisher: Viking Books Studio: Viking Books Sales Rank: 886797
Rating: - A fair & objective analysis of a complicated subject
Howard Bryant is a talented and tireless journalist. His book, "Juicing the Game; Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball," is a fair and objective analysis of a complicated subject. It is also the most comprehensive book to date about the sensitive subject of steroids and its enormous impact on our treasured national pastime.
The author is also a teacher. He reports important historical baseball information that is critical to understanding the complexities of the crisis today. In particular, he properly dissects the semi-explosive variables that make for a tense relationship between the major league baseball owners and the powerful players union. The owner/union behavior pattern is a key factor in understanding ... Read More: