Isbn: 9780770437565 - league of denial: the nfl, concussions, and the battle for truth (19 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . A "meticulously documented and endlessly chilling" (The New York Times) exploration of the NFL's decades-long attempt to deny and cover up mounting evidence connecting brain damage from football with CTE. "A first-rate piece of reporting that adds crucial detail, texture, and news to the concussion story, which despite the NFL's best efforts, isn't going away."-Time ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Boston Globe, NPR "Professional football players do not sustain frequent repetitive blows to the brain on a regular basis." So concluded the National Football League in a December 2005 scientific paper on concussions in America's most popular sport. That judgment, implausible even to a casual fan, also contradicted the opinion of a growing cadre of neuroscientists who worked in vain to convince the NFL that it was facing a deadly new scourge: chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a chronic brain disease that was driving an alarming number of players-including some of the all-time greats-to madness. Everyone knows that football is violent and dangerous. But what the players who built the NFL into a $10 billion industry didn't know-and what the league sought to shield from them-is that no amount of padding could protect the human brain from the force generated by modern football. In League of Denial, award-winning ESPN investigative reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru expose the public health crisis that emerged from the playing fields and examine how the league used its power and resources to attack independent scientists and elevate its own flawed research-a campaign with echoes of Big Tobacco's fight to deny the connection between smoking and lung cancer. They chronicle the tragic fates of players like Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster, who was so disturbed at the time of his death he fantasized about shooting NFL executives, and former San Diego Chargers great Junior Seau, whose diseased brain became the target of a scientific battle between researchers and the NFL. Based on exclusive interviews, previously undisclosed documents, and private e-mails, League of Denial is the story of what the NFL knew and when it knew it-questions at the heart of a crisis that threatens American football-and of the battle for the sport's future.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . A "meticulously documented and endlessly chilling" (The New York Times) exploration of the NFL's decades-long attempt to deny and cover up mounting evidence connecting brain damage from football with CTE. "A first-rate piece of reporting that adds crucial detail, texture, and news to the concussion story, which despite the NFL's best efforts, isn't going away."-Time ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Boston Globe, NPR "Professional football players do not sustain frequent repetitive blows to the brain on a regular basis." So concluded the National Football League in a December 2005 scientific paper on concussions in America's most popular sport. That judgment, implausible even to a casual fan, also contradicted the opinion of a growing cadre of neuroscientists who worked in vain to convince the NFL that it was facing a deadly new scourge: chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a chronic brain disease that was driving an alarming number of players-including some of the all-time greats-to madness. Everyone knows that football is violent and dangerous. But what the players who built the NFL into a $10 billion industry didn't know-and what the league sought to shield from them-is that no amount of padding could protect the human brain from the force generated by modern football. In League of Denial, award-winning ESPN investigative reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru expose the public health crisis that emerged from the playing fields and examine how the league used its power and resources to attack independent scientists and elevate its own flawed research-a campaign with echoes of Big Tobacco's fight to deny the connection between smoking and lung cancer. They chronicle the tragic fates of players like Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster, who was so disturbed at the time of his death he fantasized about shooting NFL executives, and former San Diego Chargers great Junior Seau, whose diseased brain became the target of a scientific battle between researchers and the NFL. Based on exclusive interviews, previously undisclosed documents, and private e-mails, League of Denial is the story of what the NFL knew and when it knew it-questions at the heart of a crisis that threatens American football-and of the battle for the sport's future.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions, and the Battle for Truth This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8-page insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348. . 2014. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 413 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.