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Start by believing : Larry Nassar's crimes, the institutions that enabled him, and the brave women who stopped a monster / John Barr & Dan Murphy.

By: Barr, John (Sportswriter) [author.].
Contributor(s): Murphy, Dan (Sportswriter) [author.].
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First edition.General Notes: Includes index.Description: xiv, 338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780316532150; 0316532150.Subject(s): Nassar, Larry | Women athletes -- Abuse of -- United States | Child sexual abuse -- United States | Child molesters -- United States | Sex crimes -- United States | Sexual abuse victims -- United States | Sports -- Corrupt practices -- United States | Universities and colleges -- Corrupt practices -- United StatesDDC classification: 364.15/3092
Contents:
The awkward introvert -- The absolute monarch -- Pushing the boundaries -- What price glory? -- Absolute fury -- All that glitters -- The ranch -- Money and medals -- The pitbull -- Spartan silence -- Hide-and-seek -- Statute of limitations -- "Souls fall...like snowflakes" -- The perfect storm -- Fierce five -- What's wrong with this picture? -- A formal complaint -- "A great bullshitter" -- The cover story -- Damage control -- Cracking under pressure -- Coming forward -- Breaking news -- Fallout begins -- Trash day -- Victim-centered -- Critical testimony -- Defensive posture -- The national spotlight -- Uncivil actions -- Striking a deal -- Armed and ready -- Expanding ranks -- A rare gift.
Summary: "From ESPN journalists whose investigation garnered a Peabody Award, the full devastating story of former physician Larry Nassar's serial abuse of America's elite gymnasts and others, revealing the win-at-all-costs culture in youth athletics and higher education that enabled him"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: Barr and Murphy tell the full devastating story of former physician Larry Nassar's serial abuse of America's elite gymnasts and others -- for over a quarter century. They reveal the win-at-all-costs culture in youth athletics and higher education that enabled him. When warnings were raised, self-serving leaders chose to protect their organizations' reputations over the well-being of young people. -- adapted from jacket
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Includes index.

The awkward introvert -- The absolute monarch -- Pushing the boundaries -- What price glory? -- Absolute fury -- All that glitters -- The ranch -- Money and medals -- The pitbull -- Spartan silence -- Hide-and-seek -- Statute of limitations -- "Souls fall...like snowflakes" -- The perfect storm -- Fierce five -- What's wrong with this picture? -- A formal complaint -- "A great bullshitter" -- The cover story -- Damage control -- Cracking under pressure -- Coming forward -- Breaking news -- Fallout begins -- Trash day -- Victim-centered -- Critical testimony -- Defensive posture -- The national spotlight -- Uncivil actions -- Striking a deal -- Armed and ready -- Expanding ranks -- A rare gift.

"From ESPN journalists whose investigation garnered a Peabody Award, the full devastating story of former physician Larry Nassar's serial abuse of America's elite gymnasts and others, revealing the win-at-all-costs culture in youth athletics and higher education that enabled him"-- Provided by publisher.

Barr and Murphy tell the full devastating story of former physician Larry Nassar's serial abuse of America's elite gymnasts and others -- for over a quarter century. They reveal the win-at-all-costs culture in youth athletics and higher education that enabled him. When warnings were raised, self-serving leaders chose to protect their organizations' reputations over the well-being of young people. -- adapted from jacket

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