A Delicate Game: Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice - Sports Book Award Special Commendation

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Hana Walker-Brown

A Delicate Game

Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice - Sports Book Award Special Commendation

Hana Walker-Brown

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Coronet Books
13 September 2022

Personal injury; Sports injuries & medicine; Rehabilitation: brain & spinal injuries; Sports & outdoor recreation

Specially Commended at the William Hill Sports Book Awards

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From the creator of the award-winning podcast A Beautiful Brain.

This is the story of the degenerative brain disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), concussive and sub-concussive trauma. It is also a story of power, of science and sport, and of the bodies that society deems worth sacrificing.

It is an investigation that explores the truth about concussion in sport and beyond it, from the social dynamics that send young men into violent sports, to the scientists searching for truth and the families living with consequences. This story belongs to those families.

A Delicate Game explores the passion and fury of sport, truth and justice, violence against women, privilege, love, greed, hope and redemption. It's going to change the way you think about sport forever.

Reviews

'This book is vital, compassionate and fascinating. It has and will continue to change lives all over the world' - Steve Thompson

'Moving...persuasive...timely...absorbing...well-researched...required reading' Sunday Times

'Walker-Brown takes us on a gripping and heartbreaking journey through the human debris of sport' The Guardian

'Hana Walker-Brown is a powerful new voice in narrative non-fiction. A Delicate Game is sensitive, crushing, vivid and unforgettable' Will Storr

'A MUST read book for anybody involved in sports, the facts and truth needs to be common knowledge for everyone.' - Alix Popham

'A Delicate Game is a beautifully written, deeply moving and absolutely mind-blowing read.

Hana Walker-Brown gives such deep insights that it often feels like you are right next to her in her encounters, privileged enough to be listening. A Delicate Game combines excellent investigative reporting with a uniquely passionate voice that is calling for immediate action. Everyone should read this book!' - Julia Ebner

'A heartbreaking but really important book. I can hugely recommend to all' Fi Glover

'Sharp, smart and vital. Walker-Brown is a super duper mega talent' - Anneka Harry

'It is hard to summarise the level of skill required to execute a multifaceted book like this. A book with real depth that will stay with me for a long time. The literary world of investigativ

By: Hana Walker-Brown
Imprint: Coronet Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781529348064
ISBN 10: 1529348064
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 13 September 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hana Walker-Brown is a multi-award-winning audio documentary maker, writer and the Creative Director for Broccoli Productions, a London based podcast production company founded in direct response to the lack of opportunities for minority talent both in front of and behind the mic. In 2019, Hana Walker-Brown created the Audible original, The Beautiful Brain, a multi-award-winning podcast docuseries about West Bromwich Albion hero Jeff Astle and CTE. Hana is a fearless and passionate advocate of multi-media storytelling and has covered an exceptional range of stories, taking the big world stuff and making it human. She is a guest lecturer at Goldsmiths College, University of London and has given talks and masterclasses around the world about her work and creative processes. Hana has created work for Audible, the BBC, the Guardian, National Geographic, Spotify and Warner Brothers among many others.

Reviews for A Delicate Game: Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice - Sports Book Award Special Commendation

"Praise for The Beautiful Brain 'I can't even tell you how many women and their caregivers found us and joined our support groups thanks to The Beautiful Brain and Hana's work on TBI in Domestic Violence because I have lost count! There is a true power in this work -- Katherine Snedaker, Founder and CEO of Pink Concussions I can't stop thinking about its core message - the breadth or argument and depth of detail are remarkable -- Gillian Reynolds * Sunday Times * It's gripping and essential - if often overwhelmingly poignant and righteously enraging, as much a call-to-arms as a piece of investigative journalism * Esquire * Hana Walker-Brown is an incredible talent, deftly shifting between storyteller, science communicator, and political commentator. Prepare to be informed, devastated, and to find yourself raring to join in the campaign to make sure head trauma is understood and prevented at all costs."" -- Dr Sophie Mort Moving...persuasive...timely...absorbing...well-researched...required reading * Sunday Times * A well-timed and comprehensive publication for all sports men and women * Irish Times * An ambitious and powerful piece of investigative journalism . . . [Walker-Brown's] writing is political in the best sense, protest writing, a clarion call of great conviction and urgency * Irish Examiner *"