Steroid Nation : in HerJuiced Home Run Totals, Anti-Aging Miracles, and a Herculescule in Every High School - The Secret History of America's True Drug Addiction by Shaun Assael (2007, Hardcover)

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PublisherESPN Enterprises
ISBN-101933060379
ISBN-139781933060378
eBay Product ID (ePID)60220627

Product Key Features

Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSteroid Nation : in HerJuiced Home Run Totals, Anti-Aging Miracles, and a Herculescule in Every High School - The Secret History of America's True Drug Addiction
Publication Year2007
SubjectSports Medicine, Pharmacy, Sociology of Sports, General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSports & Recreation, Health & Fitness, Medical
AuthorShaun Assael
FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal362.299
SynopsisWhen science lets us fulfill our greatest desires, where do we stop? Should Barry Bonds's startling achievements be listed in the record book with an asterisk because he has been accused of using steroids? Did performance-enhancing drugs play a role in Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France victories? And what does Arnold Schwarzenegger's continued success say about the appeal of his steroid-fueled bodybuilding persona?In the tradition of  And the Band Played On , award-winning journalist Shaun Assael looks at America's complicated love affair with steroids and how it has grown into the country's--and perhaps the world's--most insidious drug addiction. Steroid Nation  presents a chilling portrait of a nation enamored of artificially pumped-up success. Chronicling steroid use far beyond the headlines, it begins with the bodybuilders of Venice Beach in the 1970s and continues through to the NFL's Raiders of the '80s and '90s and the baseball scandals of today. Assael also reveals the dramatic story of the godfather of the steroid movement: Dan Duchaine, who wrote  The Original Underground Steroid Handbook  in 1981. Part detective story, part medical investigation, and part sociological examination,  Steroid Nation  is a groundbreaking work on the most compelling story in the sports world today.
LC Classification NumberRC1230.A857 2007

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