{"product_id":"the-straight-dope-updated-edition-the-inside-story-of-sports-biggest-drug-scandal-paperback","title":"The Straight Dope Updated Edition: The Inside Story of Sport's Biggest Drug Scandal - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChip Le Grand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe greatest drugs scandal in Australian sport goes well beyond who took what. What happened at Essendon, what happened at Cronulla, is only part of the story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the basement office of a suburban football club to the seedy corners of Peptide Alley to the polished corridors of Parliament House, \u003ci\u003eThe Straight Dope\u003c\/i\u003e is an inside account of the politics, greed and personal feuds that fuelled an extraordinary saga. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClubs and coaches determined to win, a sports scientist who doesn't play by the rules, a generation of footballers injected with who knows what, sport administrators hell bent on control, an anti-doping authority out of its depth, an unpopular government that just wants it to end ... for three years until the final, crushing judgement handed down by an international tribunal, this was the biggest game in Australia.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChip Le Grand \u003c\/b\u003eis a journalist who has written about sport, crime and politics for more than 20 years. His coverage of the Essendon drugs scandal won awards from the Melbourne Press Club and the Australian Sports Commission.\u003ci\u003e The Straight Dope\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the 2015 Walkley Book Award and the William Hill Australian Sports Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45773561364677,"sku":"9780522870275","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/EBroCd66s09780522870275.webp?v=1770510417","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-straight-dope-updated-edition-the-inside-story-of-sports-biggest-drug-scandal-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}