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“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 Irv does. Underwater<\/em> is a shining example of his work. It’s horrifying stuff that we desperately need to know.”<\/strong>
\n– Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle<\/em> columnist and 13-time California Sportswriter of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pre-orders of UNDERCOVER: The Greed-Soaked Tale of Sexual Abuse in USA Swimming and Around the Globe<\/em> are available at the links below. Official publication date is September 10, 2024, but copies are likely to start getting shipped from these outlets shortly after the late-July start of the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n

AMAZON US<\/a><\/p>\n

AMAZON CANADA<\/a><\/p>\n

BARNES & NOBLE<\/a><\/p>\n

ECW Press<\/a><\/p>\n

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