The Resource The edge : the war against cheating and corruption in the cutthroat world of elite sports, Roger Pielke, Jr
The edge : the war against cheating and corruption in the cutthroat world of elite sports, Roger Pielke, Jr
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- Summary
- "How do sports stars break the rules in their search for a competitive edge? Both entertaining and thought-provoking, The Edge not only visits the battlefields in the war against cheating and corruption, but also explores ways to ensure that "the spirit of sport" can survive in today's high-tech, highly professional world. Drawing on controversies straight out of the headlines, Pielke looks at doping, match fixing, fake amateurism, and other ways of breaking the rules. But are those rules - and the values they reflect - hopelessly outdated? Wonderfully readable and scrupulously researched, The Edge blends science and journalism to produce an unforgettable account of sport in crisis"--Publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 327 pages
- Contents
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- Part I: The war for the soul of sport. A little edge can make a big difference
- The spirit of sport
- Cheating, gamesmanship, and going over the edge
- Part II: The battlegrounds. Amateurs: Who is being cheated?
- Cheating to lose
- Lance Armstrong gets the last laugh
- Hacking the athlete and the games
- When Mother Nature cheats
- Part III: Winning the war for sport. Can science save sport?
- Against autonomy
- Governing sport in the twenty-first century
- Isbn
- 9781938901577
- Label
- The edge : the war against cheating and corruption in the cutthroat world of elite sports
- Title
- The edge
- Title remainder
- the war against cheating and corruption in the cutthroat world of elite sports
- Statement of responsibility
- Roger Pielke, Jr
- Subject
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- PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
- trueProfessional sports
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology
- trueSports
- Sports -- Corrupt practices
- trueCheating at games
- Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects
- trueSports corruption
- trueSports organizations
- trueSportsmanship
- trueWinning and losing
- Sports -- Corrupt practices
- trueDoping in sports
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "How do sports stars break the rules in their search for a competitive edge? Both entertaining and thought-provoking, The Edge not only visits the battlefields in the war against cheating and corruption, but also explores ways to ensure that "the spirit of sport" can survive in today's high-tech, highly professional world. Drawing on controversies straight out of the headlines, Pielke looks at doping, match fixing, fake amateurism, and other ways of breaking the rules. But are those rules - and the values they reflect - hopelessly outdated? Wonderfully readable and scrupulously researched, The Edge blends science and journalism to produce an unforgettable account of sport in crisis"--Publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10541099
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1968-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pielke, Roger A.
- Dewey number
- 796.01
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sports
- Sports
- Sports
- Sports
- PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the war against cheating and corruption in the cutthroat world of elite sports
- Label
- The edge : the war against cheating and corruption in the cutthroat world of elite sports, Roger Pielke, Jr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-314) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: The war for the soul of sport. A little edge can make a big difference -- The spirit of sport -- Cheating, gamesmanship, and going over the edge -- Part II: The battlegrounds. Amateurs: Who is being cheated? -- Cheating to lose -- Lance Armstrong gets the last laugh -- Hacking the athlete and the games -- When Mother Nature cheats -- Part III: Winning the war for sport. Can science save sport? -- Against autonomy -- Governing sport in the twenty-first century
- Control code
- 1728512
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 327 pages
- Isbn
- 9781938901577
- Lccn
- 2016031936
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781938901577
- (OCoLC)956984063
- Label
- The edge : the war against cheating and corruption in the cutthroat world of elite sports, Roger Pielke, Jr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-314) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: The war for the soul of sport. A little edge can make a big difference -- The spirit of sport -- Cheating, gamesmanship, and going over the edge -- Part II: The battlegrounds. Amateurs: Who is being cheated? -- Cheating to lose -- Lance Armstrong gets the last laugh -- Hacking the athlete and the games -- When Mother Nature cheats -- Part III: Winning the war for sport. Can science save sport? -- Against autonomy -- Governing sport in the twenty-first century
- Control code
- 1728512
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 327 pages
- Isbn
- 9781938901577
- Lccn
- 2016031936
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781938901577
- (OCoLC)956984063
Subject
- PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
- trueProfessional sports
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology
- trueSports
- Sports -- Corrupt practices
- trueCheating at games
- Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects
- trueSports corruption
- trueSports organizations
- trueSportsmanship
- trueWinning and losing
- Sports -- Corrupt practices
- trueDoping in sports
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