{"product_id":"fixed-9780878331925","title":"Fixed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA study of the point-shaving scandal involving the 1978-1979 Boston College basketball team, a case that dropped a bombshell on the sports world in the winter of 1981. Using background research as well as interviews with the principal characters, the book offers a reconstruction of the case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[This book] is an ambitious recap of the point-shaving scandal that struck Boston College in the 1978-79 season...Porter's reporting is meticulous and his narrative brisk... * Chicago Tribune *\u003cbr\u003eIn this well-researched book, Porter...offers a disturbing glimpse of a gambling scandal that involved the Mafia and the 1978-79 Boston College basketball team.  [A] compelling story... * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eBig-time mobsters, All-American athletes and high-powered lawyers are but a few of the intriguing characters who appear in Porter's well-researched, action-packed account of the 1978-1979 Boston College point-shaving scandal. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e...a lively book. * Philadelphia Daily News *\u003cbr\u003eFixed is compelling drama. * Chicago Sun-Times *\u003cbr\u003e[An] eye-opening account of a point-shaving scandal involving the Boston College basketball team in the 1978-79 season...Porter exhaustively studies the entire history of this scandal. * Sacramento Bee *","brand":"Taylor Trade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742350278999,"sku":"9780878331925","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780878331925.jpg?v=1758384413","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fixed-9780878331925","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}