Description: A tracking of the most explosive collisions between athletic reputation and public scandal
Brief description: David C. Ogden is associate professor of communication at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is coeditor of Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace; A Locker Room of Her Own: Celebrity, Sexuality, and Female Athletes; and Reconstructing Fame: Sport, Race, and Evolving Reputations, all published by University Press of Mississippi.
Review Quotes: A strong and readable book with intriguing and insightful essays on compelling figures including LeBron James, Tiger Woods, Tonya Harding, and Shaquille O'Neal, The Circus Is in Town is definitely worth the time of sports scholars and nonacademic fans who want to learn more about how heroes and GOATs are made and remade again in the world of big-time athletics.--Michael Ezra, professor of American multicultural studies at Sonoma State University