Muscle is the fascinating account--sometimes wildly funny, sometimes wrenching and poignant--of the world of desperate dreamers in quest of the perfect body. Part puritan, part P.T. Barnum, it is filled with colorful rogues and gym rats whose needs and fantasies are surprisingly similar to our own, and whose quests for perfection and growth at whatever cost are quintessentially American. 8 pages of photographs.
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Muscle is the fascinating account--sometimes wildly funny, sometimes wrenching and poignant--of the world of desperate dreamers in quest of the perfect body. Part puritan, part P.T. Barnum, it is filled with colorful rogues and gym rats whose needs and fantasies are surprisingly similar to our own, and whose quests for perfection and growth at whatever cost are quintessentially American. 8 pages of photographs.
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Seller's Description:
Fair. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing (age related spots and browning). May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Near Very Good in Near Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 252 pp. Book has bump to lower edge of rear cover, and is slightly cocked. Jacket is starting to discolor and curl at upper edge. The author's four obsessive years in quest of the perfect body.