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©2006 Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams; (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

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THE book on steroid use by pro athletes.

This book definitely shows how so many top athletes used steroids that were undetectable for many years or used pro hormones that were still unregulated at the time but are now considered steroids.

The whole concept how it came to be is what makes this book so appealing.