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Lords of the Rings by Vyv Simson & Andrew Jennings & Patrick Nally
Power, Money and Drugs in the Modern Olympics
Details how the Corinthian ideals of the Olympic Games have been destroyed by corruption, greed, politics and turning a bureaucratic blind eye to drugs. It looks at the way the face of sport has been changed, fuelled by huge sums of money from some of the world's best-known companies.This book details how the Corinthian ideals of the Olympic Games have been destroyed by corruption, greed, politics and turning a bureaucratic blind eye to drugs. In collaboration with Patrick Nally, an important name in sports sponsorship, the authors expose the dubious Olympics organization - the way the International Olympics Committee functions, the way millions are raised ans spent, the lifestyles of the senior sports administrators - in short, the way the face of sport has been changed over the last few decades, fuelled by huge sums of money from some of the world's best-known companies. |
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| Author(s) : Vyv Simson & Andrew Jennings | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0671711229 | ISBN-13 : 9780671711221 |
| RRP : £14.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 27/04/1992
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Ltd
Page Length : 288mm
Page Size : 234mm