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Former Duke Coach Joanne P. McCallie’s New Book Has A Surprising Subject

Former Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie resigned last spring, you’ll remember, after not getting a hoped-for extension.

Well she’s been busy working on a book called Secret Warrior and its subject may surprise you: her long-running battle with mental illness.

Turns out that as a young woman, McCallie was diagnosed with bipolar disorder which leads to several questions.

The first is simple: given her role, if she kept this to herself, was it appropriate? It’s not as if she worked in a vacuum. We haven't read the book (it’s actually not out yet), but it’s possible that she may have deceived her employers, her players and fans of her teams, at least to some extent.