A Delicate Game: Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice - Sports Book Award Special Commendation

Author: Hana Walker-Brown Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 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...Read more