Dunks, Doubles, Doping: How Steroids Are Killing American Athletics

by Nathan Jendrick

Book Overview

Steroids have been made out to be the modern plague of the day. The media chastize athletes who use them and sentence users to an early death. Outspoken critics claim there's a laundry list of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592289029
• ISBN13: 9781592289028
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Like a boulder rolling down a hill...

... this book nails the haters in the sack. Like a slam dunk or a quarterback sack, this book hits hard. Figured the hype was overated but its actually good stuff. Probably 4 1/2 stars is most accurate because I would have liked to see more stuff on the pro wrestlers, but for what its after it accomplishes. Definitely was educated by reading this.

Better than Game of Shadows

Game of Shadows revolved too much around Balco which, I suppose is why you'd read that book... but I was hoping for more as the hype was really, really astounding. This book talks about Balco, but also talks steroids, the real changes we're seeing in sports because of them, and some really good interviews that really made me feel as if I were talking to these people myself. The Valentino interview and piece is a MUST read, even if only to further engrain into ones own mind that Gregg Valentino is an idiot. Funny, but an idiot. If you're into sports, buy this book. If you don't care about sports but want some facts about steroids, but this book. If you're a hippie-loving FOX News watching bias-moron, don't buy this book.

Hits the target

Seems like this book aimed to disprove a lot of supposed facts about steroids... it hits the target. It's funny. You don't really hear any television personalities quoting studies when they bag on juice, but people believe it... this book totally changes that. Yes, it says steroids aren't as bad as they're made out to be for adult guys... and it uses studies to prove it. What a novel concept! it also makes some quality points on what juice is doing to sports. I personally think that steroids are an athletes right, but rules are rules i guess. Still a book that should be read.

Good book

Pretty unique information... not your everyday steroid bash, but I didn't get the feel anywhere that was like, "Wow this guy really likes juice." That's the feeling I get reading Yesalis stuff. This coupled with Game of Shadows were great. Game of Shadows more for the specific stuff on Bonds, this book Dunks, Doubles, Doping for the low-down on steroids, side effects, great interviews. The anonymous stuff was pretty crazy too with the Olympic athlete and the coach.

A very different point of view

I heard this author on a local radio show and he sounded like he was presenting a good premise, and it was an interesting show, so I figured I'd pick it up. It isn't terribly long so I was able to go through it pretty quick, and I've got to say I was pretty surprised. I learned a lot of things from this book that, just like it says, you don't hear from the media. I think it's very different, but because there's a lot of experts and studies backing it, I tend to believe quite a bit of this well before I believe Geraldo's factless statements. The book also had a lot of funny points; the interview with Gregg Valentino ("Man with the World's Biggest Arms") is hilarious and quite thought-provoking. Interviews with Gary Hall Jr and Megan Quann also gave some insight I hadn't had before. And there's a pretty good section on gene doping which was pretty educational. Overall, even just the interviews with all the physicians and athletes make it a well-worth-it read.