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020 | _a9781405197786 | ||
060 | _aQV 38 MC 2010 | ||
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_aMckay , Gerard A. _98577 |
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245 | _aClinical pharmacology and therapeutics. | ||
250 | _a8th ed. | ||
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_aUK : _bWiley Blackwell, _c2010. |
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_avii,336 p. : _bill. ; _c26 cm. |
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504 | _aIncludes index. | ||
520 | _aA veteran hockey writer takes on hockey culture and the NHL--addressing the games most controversial issue Whether its on-ice fist fights or head shots into the glass, hockey has become a nightly news spectacle--with players pummeling and bashing each other across the ice like drunken gladiators. And while the NHL may actually condone on-ice violence as a ticket draw, diehard hockey fan and expert Adam Proteau argues against hockeys transformation into a thuggish blood sport. In Fighting the Good Fight, Proteau sheds light on the many perspectives of those in and around the game, with interviews of current and former NHL stars, coaches, general managers, and league executives, as well as medical experts. One of the most well-known media figures on the hockey scene today, famous for his funny, feisty observations as a writer for the Toronto Star and The Hockey News and commentator on CBC radio and TV, Adam Proteau is also one of the few mainstream media voices who is vehemently anti-fig | ||
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_aReid, John L. _98578 |
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_aWalters, Matthew R. _98579 |
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