On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
by Bonnie Tsui
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"Cardiac, smooth, skeletal--these three different types of muscles in our bodies make our hearts beat; push food through our intestines, blood through our vessels, babies out the uterus; attach to our bones and allow for motion. Tsui also traces how muscles have defined beauty--and how they have distorted it--through the ages, and how they play an essential role in our physical and mental health."--Tags
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A little more memoir than I expected, but still a quick and broad look at what our muscles are capable of and what might compel us to use them.
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Bonnie Tsui is a former Associate Editor at Travel + Leisure magazine. A recipient of the Radcliffe Traveling Fellowship and a graduate of Harvard University in 1999, she has written for numerous publications including Travel + Leisure, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Sydney Morning Herald. She lives in New York City
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- Original publication date
- 2025-04-22
- People/Characters
- Bonnie Tsui; Jan Todd; Matthew Sanford; Ku Stevens
- Dedication
- For Andy, who knows what strength is
- First words
- Make me a muscle.
- Blurbers
- Yong, Ed; Roach, Mary; McDougall, Christopher; Orenstein, Peggy; Bruni, Frank; Linden, Des
- Original language
- English
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- Genres
- Health & Wellness, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Sports and Leisure
- DDC/MDS
- 611.73 — Applied science & technology Medicine & health Human anatomy, cytology, histology Motor and Integumentary System Muscular System; Myology
- LCC
- QM151 .T79 — Science Human anatomy Human anatomy General
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- 69
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- 454,095
- Reviews
- 1
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- (3.65)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
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