Books by Mark Johnson

Spitting in the Soup: Inside the Dirty Game of Doping in Sports

Spitting in the Soup investigates the history of drugs in sport–athletes turning to dope to go faster, longer, and higher. From pro cycling to the NFL, Major League Baseball to track and field, Spitting in the Soup reveals why elite and amateur athletes have always turned to pharmaceuticals. The book also explores why, in a society that encourages the wholesale use of performance enhancing drugs like Viagra and Adderall, it is so difficult to change athletes’ chemical ways. Press coverage and chapter excerpts

Spitting in the Soup: Inside the Dirty Game of Doping in Sports (VeloPress, 2016)

Argyle Armada: Behind the Scenes of the Pro Cycling Life

Mark Johnson spent 2011 traveling with the Garmin pro cycling team. In words and photos, Argyle Armada takes readers along from early season training camps in Girona, Spain to victories at Paris-Roubaix and the Tour de France to fall racing in Quebec, Canada. Along the way  learn why it is so hard to finance a pro cycling team, why riders don’t form a union, and what it takes to be a pro cyclist. Argyle Armada book review.

Argyle Armada: Behind the Scenes of the Pro Cycling Life (VeloPress, 2012)

The Art of Spanish Guitar: A Method by Celino Romero

We photographed this book for internationally renown classical guitarist Celino Romero. 


The Art of Spanish Guitar: A Method by Celino Romero (Amsco, 2007)