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Title: Making the American Body( The Remarkable Saga of the Men and Women Whose Feats Feuds and Passions Shaped Fitness History) <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: JonathanBlack <>Publisher: UniversityofNebraskaPress
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“Making the American Body is a fascinating and informative sprint through the history of body worship from the classical Greeks to the present-day fanatics of fitness.”―Pat Jordan, author of A False Spring
Author: Pat Jordan
"In Making the American Body, Jonathan Black masterfully explores the many twists and evolutions of the fitness industry, from barbells to exercise machines to today's health clubs."―Jeff Friend, Foreword Reviews Author: Jeff Friend Source: Foreword Reviews
"An interesting history of physical fitness in America."—Karen Sutherland, Library Journal Author: Karen Sutherland Source: Library Journal
"An engrossing history of fitness in the United States. . . . A must-read for fitness buffs and beefy enough to whet the appetite of even the most inert couch potato."—Kirkus Reviews Source: Kirkus Reviews
"The antecedents of the American fitness industry are varied and fascinating, and journalist Black . . . does a superb job of chronicling them."—Publishers Weekly Source: Publishers Weekly
"As a book for a popular audience, it will be of interest to diverse readers."―J. L. Croissant, CHOICE Author: J. L. Croissant Source: CHOICE
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Jonathan Black is a veteran of magazine editing, and his work has appeared in the New York Times, Inc., Forbes, GQ, and the American Spectator. He is the author of Yes, You Can! Behind the Hype and Hustle of the Motivation Biz and has taught at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
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- PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0803243707
- ISBN 13 9780803243705
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages264
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