A delicate game : brain injury, sport and sacrifice /
by Walker-Brown, Hana.
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BookPublisher: London : Hodder Studio, 2022Description: xii, 340 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781529348064 (hbk.) :; 1529348064 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 617.1027 WALSubject(s): Sports injuries | Chronic traumatic encephalopathy | Sports -- Corrupt practices | Health and Fitness | Health and Wellbeing | Personal injury | Sports injuries & medicine | Surgery | Rehabilitation: brain & spinal injuries | Sports & active outdoor recreationSummary: This is the story of the degenerative brain disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). This is a story of power, of science and sport, and of the bodies that society deems worth sacrificing. In 2019, Hana Walker-Brown created The Beautiful Brain, an award-winning podcast about West Bromwich Albion hero Jeff Astle and CTE. This book continues that story, exploring a hidden disease that the powerful don't want you to know about. It uncovers miscarriages of justice, violence against women, racial discrimination, institutional corruption, privilege, greed, hope and redemption.
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| 617.092 NOT War doctor : surgery on the front line / | 617.1027 BMA The BMA guide to sports injuries | 617.1027 COA Running repairs: | 617.1027 WAL A delicate game : brain injury, sport and sacrifice / | 617.4809 KAL When breath becomes air / | 617.481 JAN Life on a knife's edge : a brain surgeon's reflections on life, loss and survival / | 617.481 MAR Do no harm: stories of life, death and brain surgery |
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This is the story of the degenerative brain disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). This is a story of power, of science and sport, and of the bodies that society deems worth sacrificing. In 2019, Hana Walker-Brown created The Beautiful Brain, an award-winning podcast about West Bromwich Albion hero Jeff Astle and CTE. This book continues that story, exploring a hidden disease that the powerful don't want you to know about. It uncovers miscarriages of justice, violence against women, racial discrimination, institutional corruption, privilege, greed, hope and redemption.
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