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Spitting in the Soup : Inside the Dirty Game of Doping in Sports by Mark Johnson (2016, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUlysses Press
ISBN-101937715272
ISBN-139781937715274
eBay Product ID (ePID)210335653
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSpitting in the Soup : inside the Dirty Game of Doping in Sports
SubjectSports Medicine, General, History, Olympics & Paralympics
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSports & Recreation, Medical
AuthorMark Johnson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight27.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-022701
ReviewsPraise for Argyle Armada by Mark Johnson 'eoeA happy medium between writing and photography'e¦An insightful journey.'e� 'e" BikeRumor.com 'eoeJohnson goes behind the scenes, beautifully documenting the ups, downs and sideways moments of Slipstream Sports'e(tm) 2011 season.'e� 'e" Paved magazine 'eoeMark Johnson has done a great job portraying an unrestricted view of the inner workings of the annual traveling circus that is pro cycling.'e� 'e" Peter Stetina, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda 'eoeJohnson weaves a narrative of physical pressures and business stresses'e¦Johnson takes full advantage of his special access.'e� 'e" American Society of Media Photographers 'eoeJohnson is a fine writer.... secondly, he is a truly excellent photographer in both technical and observational senses. The illustrative part of this volume is finely judged and highly entertaining.'e� 'e" TheWashingMachinePost.net 'eoeThe photography in this volume is excellent and the quality of the writing rises to meet the level of artistry set by the images. The story of the season and the unfolding ups and downs, on and off the bike, is gripping.'e� 'e" BikeRumor.com 'eoeJohnson rides inside the left ventricle of the team for a full year and the reader is rewarded with a raw and visceral look at how professional cycling is adapting to post-millennium strategies. A smart book written and photographed by a smart guy.'e� 'e" Scott Tinley, teacher, author, and former professional triathlete 'eoeArgyle Armada [is] an important book for all who are curious about what is going on behind the scenes in cycling. It'e(tm)s a look at the sport itself, through moments in one team'e(tm)s season.'e� 'e" Cyclismas, 'eoeJohnson'e(tm)s book explores the history of doping in sports, going back 150 years.'e� 'e" Men'e(tm)s Journal 'eoeJohnson's book shows that doping is so intertwined with sports that it will take a long time for Olympic athletes 'e" and their federations 'e" to quit using drugs to win.'e� 'e" Public Radio International'e(tm)s The World 'eoeIn Spitting in the Soup , Mark Johnson argues that blaming only the athletes ignores larger cultural influences; teams, coaches, sports federations, and even spectators play a role. He also points to the problem of singling out the use of performance-enhancing drugs in a society in which Prozac and Adderall are prescribed routinely.'e� 'e" Publishers Weekly 'eoeIn his new book, Spitting in the Soup, Mark Johnson dives into the history of performance-enhancing drugs and investigates the political, commercial, medical, social, and athletic currents that have shaped our attitudes toward them.'e� 'e" VeloNews magazine 'eoe Spitting in the Soup is a hard-hitting, comprehensive, and highly readable analysis of the varying societal and historical forces driving our love-hate relationship with sports and doping'e¦ It'e(tm)s is a fascinating book that should be of interest to anyone heavily invested in sports, whether as an athlete, coach, sport scientist, or fan.'e� 'e" Pezcyclingnews.com 'eoe Spitting in the Soup takes us on a deep dive into the evolution of the problem and what it has done to the sports we love.'e� 'e" Dr. Mark Shapiro, Explore the Space 'eoeSuspend all your previous thoughts about Lance Armstrong, Floyd Landis, and Tyler Hamilton! Mark Johnson'e(tm)s new book helps us find answers to doping questions and also gives us a much more balance view of how we'e(tm)ve come to the way we view drugs in sports today.'e� 'e" Outspoken Cyclist, Praise for Argyle Armada by Mark Johnson "A happy medium between writing and photography...An insightful journey." -- BikeRumor.com "Johnson goes behind the scenes, beautifully documenting the ups, downs and sideways moments of Slipstream Sports' 2011 season." -- Paved magazine "Mark Johnson has done a great job portraying an unrestricted view of the inner workings of the annual traveling circus that is pro cycling." -- Peter Stetina, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda "Johnson weaves a narrative of physical pressures and business stresses...Johnson takes full advantage of his special access." -- American Society of Media Photographers "Johnson is a fine writer.... secondly, he is a truly excellent photographer in both technical and observational senses. The illustrative part of this volume is finely judged and highly entertaining." -- TheWashingMachinePost.net "The photography in this volume is excellent and the quality of the writing rises to meet the level of artistry set by the images. The story of the season and the unfolding ups and downs, on and off the bike, is gripping." -- BikeRumor.com "Johnson rides inside the left ventricle of the team for a full year and the reader is rewarded with a raw and visceral look at how professional cycling is adapting to post-millennium strategies. A smart book written and photographed by a smart guy." -- Scott Tinley, teacher, author, and former professional triathlete "Argyle Armada [is] an important book for all who are curious about what is going on behind the scenes in cycling. It's a look at the sport itself, through moments in one team's season." -- Cyclismas, Praise for "Argyle Armada" by Mark Johnson A happy medium between writing and photography An insightful journey. BikeRumor.com Johnson goes behind the scenes, beautifully documenting the ups, downs and sideways moments of Slipstream Sports 2011 season. Paved magazine Mark Johnson has done a great job portraying an unrestricted view of the inner workings of the annual traveling circus that is pro cycling. Peter Stetina, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda Johnson weaves a narrative of physical pressures and business stresses Johnson takes full advantage of his special access. American Society of Media Photographers Johnson is a fine writer....secondly, he is a truly excellent photographer in both technical and observational senses.The illustrative part of this volume is finely judged and highly entertaining. TheWashingMachinePost.net The photography in this volume is excellent and the quality of the writing rises to meet the level of artistry set by the images. The story of the season and the unfolding ups and downs, on and off the bike, is gripping. BikeRumor.com Johnson rides inside the left ventricle of the team for a full year and the reader is rewarded with a raw and visceral look at how professional cycling is adapting to post-millennium strategies. A smart book written and photographed by a smart guy. Scott Tinley, teacher, author, and former professional triathlete Argyle Armada [is] an important book for all who are curious about what is going on behind the scenes in cycling. It s a look at the sport itself, through moments in one team s season. Cyclismas"
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal362.29/088796
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1 The Origins of Doping 2 Pierre de Coubertin and the Fair-Play Myth 3 The Fall of Coubertin's Ideal 4 The Hot Roman Day When Doping Became Bad 5 Doping Becomes a Crime 6 The Birth of the World Anti-Doping Agency 7 Doping and the Cold War 8 Anabolic Steroids: Sports as Sputnik 9 The Reds Are Winning 10 Spinning Olympic Gold: L.A. 1984 11 The Sports Act Delivers: Gold in '84 12 Dr. Ferrari Was Right 13 Fear Makes Good Copy 14 The War on Drugs 15 Amphetamines for All 16 Supplements: Government-Approved Dope 17 Charlie Francis: Take It to Make It 18 DSHEA, Steroids, and Baseball's Salvation 19 If It's Inherited, Is It Cheating? 20 Moral Drift and the American Way Epilogue: The Spirt of Sport Acknowledgments Notes Index About the Author
SynopsisDoping is as old as organized sports. From baseball to horse racing, cycling to track and field, drugs have been used to enhance performance for 150 years. For much of that time, doping to do better was expected. It was doping to throw a game that stirred outrage.Today, though, athletes are vilified for using performance-enhancing drugs. Damned as moral deviants who shred the fair-play fabric, dopers are an affront to the athletes who don't take shortcuts.But this tidy view swindles sports fans. While we may want the world sorted into villains and victims, putting the blame on athletes alone ignores decades of history in which teams, coaches, governments, the media, scientists, sponsors, sports federations, and even spectators have played a role. The truth about doping in sports is messy and shocking because it holds a mirror to our own reluctance to spit in the soup-that is, to tell the truth about the spectacle we crave.In Spitting in the Soup, sports journalist Mark Johnson explores how the deals made behind closed doors keep drugs in sports. Johnson unwinds the doping culture from the early days, when pills meant progress, and uncovers the complex relationships that underlie elite sports culture-the essence of which is not to play fair but to push the boundaries of human performance.It's easy to assume that drugs in sports have always been frowned upon, but that's not true. Drugs in sports are old. It's banning drugs in sports that is new. Spitting in the Soup offers a bitingly honest, clear-eyed look at why that's so, and what it will take to kick pills out of the locker room once and for all., Doping is as old as organized sports. From baseball to horse racing, cycling to track and field, drugs have been used to enhance performance for 150 years. For much of that time, doping to do better was expected. It was doping to throw a game that stirred outrage.Today, though, athletes are vilified for using performance-enhancing drugs. Damned, Doping is as old as organized sports. From baseball to horse racing, cycling to track and field, drugs have been used to enhance performance for 150 years. For much of that time, doping to do better was expected. It was doping to throw a game that stirred outrage. Today, though, athletes are vilified for using performance-enhancing drugs. Damned as moral deviants who shred the fair-play fabric, dopers are an affront to the athletes who don't take shortcuts. But this tidy view swindles sports fans. While we may want the world sorted into villains and victims, putting the blame on athletes alone ignores decades of history in which teams, coaches, governments, the media, scientists, sponsors, sports federations, and even spectators have played a role. The truth about doping in sports is messy and shocking because it holds a mirror to our own reluctance to spit in the soup--that is, to tell the truth about the spectacle we crave. In Spitting in the Soup , sports journalist Mark Johnson explores how the deals made behind closed doors keep drugs in sports. Johnson unwinds the doping culture from the early days, when pills meant progress, and uncovers the complex relationships that underlie elite sports culture--the essence of which is not to play fair but to push the boundaries of human performance. It's easy to assume that drugs in sports have always been frowned upon, but that's not true. Drugs in sports are old. It's banning drugs in sports that is new. Spitting in the Soup offers a bitingly honest, clear-eyed look at why that's so, and what it will take to kick pills out of the locker room once and for all., Doping is as old as organized sports. From baseball to horse racing, cycling to track and field, drugs have been used to enhance performance for 150 years. For much of that time, doping to do better was expected. It was doping to throw a game that stirred outrage. Today, though, athletes are vilified for using performance-enhancing drugs. Damned as moral deviants who shred the fair-play fabric, dopers are an affront to the athletes who don't take shortcuts. But this tidy view swindles sports fans. While we may want the world sorted into villains and victims, putting the blame on athletes alone ignores decades of history in which teams, coaches, governments, the media, scientists, sponsors, sports federations, and even spectators have played a role. The truth about doping in sports is messy and shocking because it holds a mirror to our own reluctance to spit in the soupthat is, to tell the truth about the spectacle we crave. In Spitting in the Soup, sports journalist Mark Johnson explores how the deals made behind closed doors keep drugs in sports. Johnson unwinds the doping culture from the early days, when pills meant progress, and uncovers the complex relationships that underlie elite sports culturethe essence of which is not to play fair but to push the boundaries of human performance. It's easy to assume that drugs in sports have always been frowned upon, but that's not true. Drugs in sports are old. It's banning drugs in sports that is new. Spitting in the Soup offers a bitingly honest, clear-eyed look at why that's so, and what it will take to kick pills out of the locker room once and for all.
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