It's Not about the Truth The Untold Story of the Duke Lacrosse Case and the Lives It Shattered

Name: It's Not about the Truth The Untold Story of the Duke Lacrosse Case and the Lives It Shattered
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ISBN: 9781416551492

ISBN-10: 1416551492

ISBN-13: 9781416551492

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Authors: Don Yaeger, Mike Pressler

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Mike Pressler walked into the bottomfloor meeting room of the Murray Building and, as he had done hundreds of times over a sixteen-year career at Duke University, prepared to address his men's lacrosse team. Forty-six players sat in theater-style chairs, all eyes riveted forward. It was 4:35 P.M. on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. The program's darkest hour had arrived in an unexpected and explosive announcement. Pressler, a three-time ACC Coach of the Year, informed his team that its season was canceled and he had "resigned," effective immediately. While his words reverberated off the walls, hysteria erupted. Players cried, confused over a course of events that had spun wildly out of control.…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Threshold Editions
Publication date: 6/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English

Don Yaeger is the coauthor of The New York Times bestselling Under the Tarnished Dome and the critically acclaimed Pros and Cons: The Criminals Who Play in the NFL. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife, son, and daughter.

Mike Presslerwas the head coach of the Duke Lacrosse team. Under his leadership the team won three Atlantic Coast Conference championships,ten NCAA tournament berths, and made an appearance in the 2005 Division I men's lacrosse championship game. He now coaches the lacrosse team at Bryant College in Rhode Island.



Author's Note



The Perfect Storm



Don't Worry, This Will Blow Over



Duke and Durham



Lacrosse at Duke



The Strippers



The Cops



I-I and Done



Blue Wall of Silence



Who Is Mike Nifong?



Press Hound



The President



Perfect Offenders, Perfect Victim



Agendas All Around



The Media



"It's Not About the Truth Anymore"



No Match



Politics of Race



All In



Crumbling Case



Summer Camp



General Election



"No Penetration"



"You Can't Make Me"



Cruelest of Ironies



Duke Lacrosse 2007



Exonerated



Moving On


Epilogue


A Timeline of Events


The Cast of Characters