Underwater

“The subject matter makes for grim reading, but the abhorrent institutional wrongdoing Muchnick uncovers deserves to be widely known. This will make waves.” — Publishers Weekly“This is a powerful reminder of the need to speak truth to power and to keep sports practices healthy and safe.” — Booklist“Irvin Muchnick made my carefully selected list of personal heroes long ago. Nobody rakes the muck, nobody shines a searchlight on human cockroaches with a more relentless sense of purpose than Irvin does. Underwater is a shining example of his work. It’s horrifying stuff that we desperately need to know.” — Scott Ostler, sports columnist, San Francisco Chronicle“It may take wide readership of Underwater to push parents to demand reforms that better protect their families. Those involved in such programs should be sure to read this book.” — Beyond Chron

Irvin Muchnick is the author of Wrestling Babylon, Chris & Nancy, Concussion Inc., and Without Helmets or Shoulder Pads: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning. He has written articles for the New York Times, Salon, the Washington Monthly, People, Spy, Sports Illustrated, and other major outlets, as well as for Ireland’s Broadsheet and Village magazine and San Francisco’s Beyond Chron. He lives in Berkeley, CA.