The Concussion Crisis: Anatomy of a Silent Epidemic
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MEDIA


The Concussion Crisis
in the News
 

ESPN

Gregg Easterbrook hailing the book’s importance on ESPN.com in three of his popular “Tuesday Morning Quarterback” columns   
Read the 8/30/11 column
Read the 9/6/11 column

Read the 10/11/11 column

The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe’s
 “Best Books of the Year” compilation featuring critic Bill Littlefield’s selection of The Concussion Crisis among the 10 best sports books
Read the 12/18/11 “Best of the Year” article

San Francisco Chronicle
Sports editor Al Saracevic’s column headlined “The Book on Sports World’s Concussion Epidemic,” touting it as a “tour de force” of explanatory journalism
Read the 5/6/12 column

The Washington Post
Article promoting the book in The Washington Post’s “Health Scan” department

Read the 3/13/12 article

Publishers Weekly
The trade’s annual “Focus on Health” roundup citing the book’s newsworthiness as a groundbreaking title that puts today’s headlines in human perspective
Read the 8/15/11 article

Metro US
Article promoting the book in all big-city editions of America's leading free daily

Read the 5/28/12 article

Bleacher Report
BleacherReport.com column crediting the book for raising public awareness
Read the 1/21/12 column


Print Interviews with the Authors


The Atlantic
Authors’ Q&A with TheAtlantic.com (posted 9/27/11)
Read the interview

MSNBC

Authors’ Q&A with MSNBC.com (posted 10/6/11)
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Men’s Health
Authors’ Q&A with MensHealth.com (posted 9/16/11)
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National Public Radio Interviews with the Authors

NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show”

Authors’ interview with host Diane Rehm on her live national morning program (aired live 9/12/11)
Listen to the show


NPR’s “Only A Game”
Author interview with host Bill Littlefield on his nationally syndicated weekly program (first aired 10/1/11)
Listen to the segment


NPR’s “Focus”
Authors’ interview with host David Inge on his WILL morning program in Illinois (aired live 1/12/12)
Listen to the show

NPR’s “The Jim Engster Show”
Authors’ interview with host Jim Engster on his WRFK morning program in Louisiana (aired live 9/26/11)


Published Excerpts from the Book

 
MSNBC
Excerpt from Chapter 2 on MSNBC and “Today” Show sites (posted 10/6/11)
Read the MSNBC.com excerpt

Read the Today.com excerpt

Yahoo!
Excerpt from appendix about concussion symptons on Yahoo! (posted 3/27/12)


Articles by the Authors 

Smith College Alumnae Association

Linda Carroll’s “Behind the Book” article explaining the inspiration for the book
Read the article


Reviews of the Book

NEWSPAPERS
The Washington Post (by Frank Deford)
The New York Times (by Abigail Zuger, M.D.)
The Boston Globe (by Bill Littlefield)
The Globe and Mail (weekly “Buzz Book”)
Winnipeg Free Press (by Ursala Fuchs, R.N.)

TRADE MAGAZINES
Publishers Weekly

Kirkus Reviews
Booklist
Library Journal

WEB PUBLICATIONS
New York Journal of Books
Shelf Awareness for Readers

NATIONAL RADIO
NPR (by Bill Littlefield)
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