Juiced : wild times, rampant 'roids, smash hits, and how baseball got big / Jose Canseco.

By:

Canseco, Jose, 1964-

Publication details: New York : ReganBooks, c2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: 290 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0060746408

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

796.357/092 B 22

LOC classification:

GV865.C313 A3 2005

Summary: When Jose Canseco burst into the Major Leagues in the 1980s, he changed the sport--in more ways than one. No player before him possessed his mixture of speed and power. He shattered the mold of the out-of-shape baseball player and ushered in a new era of superathletes who looked like bodybuilders, made outrageous salaries, and enjoyed rock-star lifestyles. And the ticket for this ride? Steroids. Canseco cultivated a secret just about everyone in major league baseball knew about, one that would alter the game and the way we view our heroes forever.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	GV865 .C313 A3 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039000987247

Includes index.

When Jose Canseco burst into the Major Leagues in the 1980s, he changed the sport--in more ways than one. No player before him possessed his mixture of speed and power. He shattered the mold of the out-of-shape baseball player and ushered in a new era of superathletes who looked like bodybuilders, made outrageous salaries, and enjoyed rock-star lifestyles. And the ticket for this ride? Steroids. Canseco cultivated a secret just about everyone in major league baseball knew about, one that would alter the game and the way we view our heroes forever.

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