The Unlikely Story Of Dr. Bennet Omalu, The Pathologist Who Made One Of The Most Significant Medical Discoveries Of The Twenty-first Century, A Discovery That Challenges The Existence Of America's Favorite Sport And Puts Him In The Crosshairs Of Football's Most Powerful Corporation: The Nfl. In 2002 Forensic Pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu Picked Up A Scalpel In A Pittsburgh Morgue And Made A Discovery That Would Rattle America. The Body On The Slab In Front Of Him Belonged To A Fifty-year-old Named Mike Webster, Aka Iron Mike, A Hall Of Fame Center For The Pittsburgh Steelers. After Retiring In 1990, Webster Had Suffered A Dizzyingly Steep Decline. The Search For Answers Put Omalu In The Crosshairs Of One Of The Most Powerful Corporations In America: The National Football League. Iron Mike's Mental Deterioration Caused By Blows To The Head That Could Affect Everyone Playing The Game-- The One Truth The Nfl Wanted To Ignore. Obscurity -- Running -- Spiral -- America -- Fancy -- The Morgue -- Discovery -- Belonging -- Attack -- Scramble -- Oddball -- Comfort Zone -- Word -- Daddy. Jeanne Marie Laskas. A Random House Trade Paperback Original--title Page Verso. The [2015] Motion Picture Concussion Is Based On The Gq Article Game Brain By Jeanne Marie Laskas, Published September 2009--title Page Verso.
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Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Author : Laskas, Jeanne Marie
Language : English
Edition : Media tie-in
Published :2015-11-24
Number Of Pages : 297
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0812989260
ISBN-13 : 9780812989267
Item weight : 0.49 lb
Dimensions : 0.87 in x 5.2 in x 7.95 in
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