On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters - Couverture souple

Tsui, Bonnie

 
9781035429288: On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1035429284 ISBN 13 : 9781035429288
Editeur : Headline Press, 2026

Synopsis

A thought-provoking deep dive into the world of muscle from the five angles of strength, form, action, flexibility and endurance, by the bestselling author of WHY WE SWIM.

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À propos de l?auteur

Bonnie Tsui is a longtime contributor to The New York Times and the bestselling author of Why We Swim, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Time magazine and NPR Best Book of the Year; it is currently being translated into ten languages. Bonnie is also the author of American Chinatown, which won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and Sarah and the Big Wave, a children's book about the first woman to surf Mavericks and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. Her work has been recognized and supported by Harvard University, the National Press Foundation, the Mesa Refuge, and the Best American Essays series. She lives, swims, and surfs in the Bay Area.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'A truly moving ode to the tissues that move us' Ed Yong, bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain Multitudes


'You're about to learn more about yourself and your world than you could ever imagine' Christopher McDougall, bestselling author of Born to Run

Join athlete and bestselling author of Why We Swim, Bonnie Tsui, as she jumps headfirst into the intriguing world of muscle. Through the five angles of strength, form, action, flexibility and endurance, Tsui blends cutting edge research with remarkable human stories to explore the importance of muscle in both our physical and mental health.


From weightlifting in the Scottish Highlands to a 50-mile run in the Nevada desert, Tsui's globe-trotting journey of discovery reveals how muscle moves us through the world, promotes longevity and most importantly makes the impossible feel possible. On Muscle is your guide to unlocking the immense potential of your body.

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Éditeur
Headline Press
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1035429284
ISBN 13 
9781035429288
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781643753089: On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1643753088 ISBN 13 :  9781643753089
Editeur : Algonquin Books, 2025
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