Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports
Fainaru-Wada, Mark; Williams, Lance
ISBN 10: 1592401996 ISBN 13: 9781592401994
Published by Gotham, 2006
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Chronicles the 2004 federal investigation that led to the exposure of performance-enhancing drug use by some of the nation's most famous baseball athletes, documenting how self-proclaimed nutritionist Victor Conte penetrated top levels of professional sports by exploiting corrupt practices. 100,000 first printing.
About the Author: MARK FAINARU-WADA and LANCE WILLIAMS are investigative reporters for the San Francisco Chronicle. After fifteen months of covering steroid use in sports, in December 2004 they reported in the Chronicle on the secret grand jury testimony of pro baseball players Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds, making headlines around the world. Fainaru- Wada and Williams won the Dick Schaap Excellence in Sports Journalism Award, the George Polk Award, and the White House CorrespondentsÂ’ AssociationÂ’s Edgar A. Poe Award for their reporting.
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Title: Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the...
Publisher: Gotham
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: like_new