{"product_id":"9781838955779","title":"Concussed : Sport's Uncomfortable Truth","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Peters, Sam (author) \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMedicine\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 31 August 2023 by ATLANTIC BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e165 x 242 x 40 | 766g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*FOREWORD BY SIR CLIVE WOODWARD*The definitive account of sport's concussion crisis, how its 'dirty secret' was finally made public and what rugby union must now do to save itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Peters' work is in the greatest tradition of British journalism: fearless, unstoppable and committed to righting a profound wrong.' DAN SNOW'Sam Peters has fought a truly magnificent campaign on concussion in rugby . . . sport will be safer because of it.' STEPHEN JONESBy recounting the untold story of the most influential sports campaign in British newspaper history, which turned concussion in professional rugby from a niche issue into front and back page news, Concussed poses the questions all sports lovers need answering as evidence grows linking sports-related concussions to premature deaths and dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpanding his research from rugby to football, NFL and other contact sports, Sam Peters brings an unparalleled breadth of experience, depth of knowledge and journalistic rigour to a subject he has written about and campaigned over for a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow sport's 'dirty secret' is out in the open, Peters asks: how can rugby and other sports save themselves from the vested interests which threaten their very existence?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44238568030467,"sku":"9781838955779","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781838955779_a8fdff9c-6f39-4644-849f-74c7fe7f09df.jpg?v=1731327104","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781838955779","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}