{"product_id":"a-delicate-game-hana-walker-brown","title":"A Delicate Game - Hana Walker-Brown","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"frills_showing frills_shown\"\u003eBrain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice - Sports Book Award Special Commendation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecially Commended at the William Hill Sports Book Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA footballer dies of dementia, younger than he should.\u003cbr\u003eA 14-year old-rugby player is told to play on through multiple blows. He never wakes up from the last one.\u003cbr\u003eA scientist reveals endemic brain disease in NFL players and is discredited.\u003cbr\u003eA survivor of domestic abuse can't remember details when standing up in court.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the story of the degenerative brain disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). This is a story of power, of science and sport, and of the bodies that society deems worth sacrificing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2019, Hana Walker-Brown created The Beautiful Brain, an award-winning podcast about West Bromwich Albion hero Jeff Astle and CTE. A Delicate Game continues that story, exploring a hidden disease that the powerful don't want you to know about. It uncovers miscarriages of justice, violence against women, racial discrimination, institutional corruption, privilege, greed, hope and redemption. For fans of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe Said\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBad Blood.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eReviews\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'This book is vital, compassionate and fascinating. It has and will continue to change lives all over the world' - Steve Thompson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Moving...persuasive...timely...absorbing...well-researched...required reading' Sunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Walker-Brown takes us on a gripping and heartbreaking journey through the human debris of sport' The Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Hana Walker-Brown is a powerful new voice in narrative non-fiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Delicate Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is sensitive, crushing, vivid and unforgettable' Will Storr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A MUST read book for anybody involved in sports, the facts and truth needs to be common knowledge for everyone.' - Alix Popham\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45663735644314,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/a-delicate-game-9781529348071.jpg?v=1744425348","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/a-delicate-game-hana-walker-brown","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}