Swole
By Michael Andor Brodeur
By Michael Andor Brodeur
By Michael Andor Brodeur
By Michael Andor Brodeur
Category: Nonfiction
Category: Nonfiction
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$28.95
May 28, 2024 | ISBN 9780807059364
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May 28, 2024 | ISBN 9780807059371
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Praise
“A memoir, history, and critical essay in one, sure to captivate anyone who’s ever pumped—or dreamed of pumping—iron.”
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Brodeur maintains a sharp focus on the way Western culture’s perceived mind-body divide has shaped ideas about masculinity . . . Punchy, entertaining, and perceptive, this delivers.”
—Publishers Weekly
“[A] semiotic history that doubles as an autobiography in lifting . . . Brodeur writes witty, allusive prose about an enthusiasm not today considered highbrow.”
—Washington Post
“Brodeur’s glorious, insightful, and cackle-out-loud hilarious book is destined to be a classic.”
—Kevin Alexander, author of Burn the Ice
“A timely, unprecedented survey of an unexpected, often overlooked figure in body politics: the meathead. . . . Necessary . . . Crucial . . . For anyone engaged in the Sisyphean pursuit of muscle and bulk—and to anyone interested in engaging with a critical examination of masculinity—Swole is an invitation to broaden our view on what it means to want to get big.”
—Colin Self, artist and composer
Table Of Contents
Introduction: Mikey
I
Adam: Form
II
Peter: On Manly Health
III
Lou: Wild at Heart
IV
Friedrich: Flex
V
Arnold: To Failure
VI
Angelo: The Alphas
VII
Henry: The Drag of Big
VIII
Touko: Beauty and the Beef
IX
Big Little: The Pump
X
Zeus: Membership
XI
Greg: Real Men
XII
Bones
Acknowledgments
Works Cited
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