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A Delicate Game - Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice - Sports Book Award Special Commendation (Paperback)
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A Delicate Game - Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice - Sports Book Award Special Commendation (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 140
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A footballer dies of dementia, younger than he should. A teenage
rugby player plays on through multiple blows - and never wakes up
from the last one. A scientist reveals endemic brain disease in NFL
players and is discredited. From the gladiator arenas of history to
the rugby pitches of today, athletes have always forfeited their
bodies for sport, with grievous bodily contact consistently
celebrated as the ultimate performance of toughness and
masculinity. But at what cost? This is the story of Chronic
Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) - a degenerative brain disease
caused by repeated blows to the head, and whose impact in the
sporting world is only now coming to light. A Delicate Game is a
searing investigation that explores the truth about brain injury in
sport and beyond it, from the social dynamics that send young men
into violent and dangerous pursuits, to the scientists searching
for truth and the families living with the consequences - and it
will change the way you think about sport forever. 'Beautifully
written, deeply moving and absolutely mind-blowing' Julia Ebner 'A
clarion call of great conviction and urgency' Irish Examiner
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