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Stronger : the untold story of muscle in our lives / Michael Joseph Gross.
An account of the history and science of muscle and weight training, from the Trojan War to modern-day research, highlighting how strength-building exercises can prevent and treat chronic diseases, improve quality of life, and challenge age-old biases against muscle.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525955238
- ISBN: 0525955232
- Physical Description: xxv, 451 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Dutton, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-431) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Introduction -- Part I: Mark the field : how words and work make muscle and mind. Give and receive -- Break and build -- Live and die -- Part II: Run the risk : how strength shapes identity -- Born and made -- Big and small -- Old and new -- Part III: Gain the prize : how muscle is a matter of life and death. Heavy and light -- Push and pull -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Source notes -- List of illustrations -- Index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Muscles. Musculoskeletal system. Human physiology. Muscles. Appareil locomoteur. Physiologie humaine. |
| Genre: | Informational works. Illustrated works. Informational works. Illustrated works. Documents d'information. Ouvrages illustrés. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | 612.74 GRO (Text) | 000177676 | New Books | Available | - |