Jeanne Marie Laskas

Concussion

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The brilliant young forensic pathologist had no idea that the body on the slab in front of him would change his life, and ultimately change the world.The body belonged to legendary American Footballer Mike Webster, whose mental health had rapidly declined after he had stopped playing - he had ended up Tasering himself to relieve his chronic back pain and fixing his rotting teeth with Superglue.Dr Bennet Omalu found that the psychosis suffered by Iron Mike was no accident. His autopsy unearthed evidence of a trauma-related disease - the direct result of years of blows to the head in games. He knew it would keep killing scores of other sportsme… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-241-97591-6
EAN: 9780241975916
Produktnummer: 18986496
Verlag: Penguin Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 304 S.
Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.8 cm x D2.3 cm 216 g
Abbildungen: s/w. Fotos
Gewicht: 216

Über den Autor

Jeanne Marie Laskas has written for GQ, Esquire and the New York Times. She is director of The Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh, and she lives on a farm in Pennsylvania with her family. She is the author of six books including Hidden America and The Exact Same Moon.