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Steroids

Lisa Angowski Rogak

Discusses the use and dangers of steroids and other drugs used by athletes.

A Balancing Act

Gary D. Funk

Companions in Courage

Pat LaFontaine

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Russell Freedman

in memory of Eleanor K. Embt., A biography of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes.

A Sporting Chance

Andy Steiner

Explores the relationship between athletics and gender. The author analyzes how girls and women reconcile the conflicts between society's expectations of feminine behavior and sports' demands.

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Peak Performance

Charles A. Garfield

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Athletes for Sale

Ken Denlinger

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Drugs in Sports

Edward F. Dolan

Describes the widespread use of anabolic steroids, brake drugs, amphetamines, cocaine, and marijuana by athletes and discusses what the sports world has done to cope with drug abuse.

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