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Jeff Benedict has a B.A. in history from Eastrern Connecticut University, a M. A. in Political Science from Northeastern University and a J. D. from the New England College of Law. He started out as the director of research at the Center for Study of Sports and Society at Northeastern University vis mere where he conducted research on athletes and violence against women. He went on to publish a series of studies on the topic. He has since written fifteen non-fiction books. Hi title's include: Puvblic Heroes, Private Felons: Athletes and Crimes Against Women, Athletes and Acquaintance Rape. Sage Series on Violence Against Women, Pros and Cons: The Criminals Who Play in the NFL, Without Reservation: The Making of America's Most Powerful Indian Tribe and the World's Largest Casino, and My Name Used to Be Muhammad: The True Story of a Muslim Who Became a Christian. In 2018 he released another bestseller entitled, Tiger Woods. He is also a writer for Sports Illustrated and a television and film producer. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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A tragically fascinating and compulsively readable account of the Jack in the Box e. coli poisonings and deaths of 1993. The lawyer at the center of it all, Bill Marler, helped change the face of food safety and still fights for better standards today. Everyone who eats must read this book.
 
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Salsabrarian | Jul 17, 2023 |
An in depth look at the business and ethics of college football. Given the current coaching scandals at Maryland and Ohio State, this was a timely read. The chapters on Mike Leach were very instructive and cautionary. I felt bad for the young coeds at Tennessee serving as hostesses to recruits who got caught up in a scandal not of their making. College football is a dirty business particularly when it come to recruiting student athletes.

Good read. there were sections of the book where I lost interest and fast forwarded through the pages...… (mere)
 
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writemoves | 5 andre anmeldelser | Oct 26, 2021 |
An interesting look at the life of someone whose parents turned him into a golf robot. The most interesting aspects of the book where the parts about his childhood and how his parents groomed him to be a golf legend and the impact that has on one's personality and ability to act human.

However, this book relies a lot on other articles and books that have previously been written about Tiger Woods because he and so many people close to him refuse to be (or can't be because of nondisclosures) interviewed on the record about him. Because of that at times it feels like a book report and in certain sections heavily referenced articles I had previously read about Tiger. It also has a tendency to repeat things from earlier in the book. I did read this rather quickly, over just a few days, so maybe the repetition is helpful for slower reads because the book is long. I found it to be unnecessary though.

I really enjoyed Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever by Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell and was hoping this book would be similar to that. But I remember their book about Lance Armstrong being much more insightful about Lance Armstrong, his behavior, his doping program and his impact on the sport of cycling, where this book about Tiger is light on insight and more a regurgitation of facts.
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littlemuls | 2 andre anmeldelser | Jan 28, 2021 |
Themes in this book:
* Separation Anxiety
* Performance Anxiety
* Intense drive to win; to be the best
* Competition to be the best; the angsts it creates; reporters fueling the conflict
* Being single
* Competing although injured
* Maintaining high moral standards
* Trust, mutual support
* Commitment
* Faith
 
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bread2u | Jul 1, 2020 |

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