About the Author

Mark Fainaru-Wada is an investigative reporter for ESPN. With his colleague Lance Williams, he co-authored the New York Times best-seller "Game of Shadows -- Barry Bonds, BALCO and the Steroids Scandal That Rocked Professional Sports." He lives in Petaluma, California, with his wife Nicole, son Max and daughter Ella.
Steve Fainaru is an investigative reporter for ESPN. While covering the Iraq war for the "Washington Pos"t, he received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for his investigation into the U.S. military s reliance on private security contractors. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife Maureen Fan, and son Will."

Reviews

"Journalistically bruising." "-- Peter King
""It is meticulously researched, artfully structured, engaging and well written...this is an informative, intriguing and sobering book about power and control. I recommend it strongly." - Nate Jackson, "The Washington Post
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"Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru's book 'League of Denial' should be required reading in secondary schools for all athletes. Those of us outside the lines will be wiser, as well, for having invested just a few hours to read it."" - Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News
""Meticulously documented and endlessly chilling." - "The New York Times
" 'League of Denial' may turn out to be the most influential sports-related book of our time."" -The Boston Globe, Best Sports Books of 2013""

"Journalistically bruising." "-- Peter King

""It is meticulously researched, artfully structured, engaging and well written... this is an informative, intriguing and sobering book about power and control. I recommend it strongly." - Nate Jackson, "The Washington Post
"
"Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru's book 'League of Denial' should be required reading in secondary schools for all athletes. Those of us outside the lines will be wiser, as well, for having invested just a few hours to read it."" - Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News

""Meticulously documented and endlessly chilling." - "The New York Times

""'League of Denial' may turn out to be the most influential sports-related book of our time."" -The Boston Globe, Best Sports Books of 2013"