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Mr. America : How Muscular Millionaire Bernarr Macfadden Transformed the Nation
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- ISBN
- 9780060594763
- Book Title
- Mr. America : How Muscular Millionaire Bernarr Macfadden Transformed the Nation Through Sex, Salad, and the Ultimate Starvation Diet
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Education, Health & Fitness, Sports & Recreation, Language Arts & Disciplines
- Topic
- Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Rich & Famous, Publishing, Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition, Work-Related Health, Bodybuilding & Weight Training, General, Physical Education
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 9.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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"A remarkable story. . . . It is to Mark Adams's great credit that, in Mr. America, he has rescued from obscurity a man whose influence is still felt in this country more than a century after he muscled his way onto the national scene." -Wall Street Journal "Hilarious. . . . Delightful. . . . If Macfadden hadn't existed, we would have had to invent him." -Washington Post Mr. America is the fascinating true story of Bernarr Macfadden, a self-made millionaire and founding father of bodybuilding, alternative medicine, and tabloid culture. Madfadden's impact on popular American culture is everywhere, from yoga to raw food diets to US Weekly, and Mr. America vividly brings to life this charismatic and intriguing character.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060594764
ISBN-13
9780060594763
eBay Product ID (ePID)
77128214
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mr. America : How Muscular Millionaire Bernarr Macfadden Transformed the Nation Through Sex, Salad, and the Ultimate Starvation Diet
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Rich & Famous, Publishing, Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition, Work-Related Health, Bodybuilding & Weight Training, General, Physical Education
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Education, Health & Fitness, Sports & Recreation, Language Arts & Disciplines
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz
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In this entertaining, briskly written biography, journalist Adams rescues from obscurity the history of Bernarr Macfadden. . . . Macfadden can claim to be the first person who hired and spotlighted the gossip columns of Walter Winchell and Ed Sullivan—creating another huge impact on American culture., A witty, perfectly pitched re-creation of a long-forgotten and madly outsized figure. Adams will make you laugh with fresh information on every page, and in this age of flabby, overlong biography, his delightful production has a leanness that Macfadden himself would approve of., As recounted by Adams (who self-tested some of Macfadden's occasionally extreme advice about fasting and exercise), the improbable saga of this eccentric self-made guru shows that our mania for fad diets and get-fit-quick schemes has deep, and deeply weird, roots. Grade: A-, Imagine if Rupert Murdoch, Jack LaLanne, and Dr. Andrew Weil all got together and had a baby, then raised that child on wheat germ and 100 pushups a day. Only such a prodigy could give you a sense of the sheer eccentric magnificence of Bernarr Macfadden., When you read this book, you'll be astonished you hadn't heard of Bernarr Macfadden--one of the most fascinating, brilliant, bizarre, and influential characters in American history. I know I was. I want to thank Mark Adams for bringing him to light in this great biography., With such a great eccentric as his subject, Mark Adams shrewdly gets out of the way (and gives Macfadden's extreme weight-loss regimens a try., A remarkable story. . . . It is to Mark Adams's great credit that, in Mr. America, he has rescued from obscurity a man whose influence is still felt in this country more than a century after he muscled his way onto the national scene., When you read this book, you'll be astonished you hadn't heard of Bernarr Macfadden-one of the most fascinating, brilliant, bizarre, and influential characters in American history. I know I was. I want to thank Mark Adams for bringing him to light in this great biography., Fascinating. . . . Adams spins a lively yarn in this biography of pioneering health-and-fitness guru Bernarr Macfadden. . . . A funny, informative history of a true American eccentric and the national preoccupation with health and fitness., In this impressive biography, Adams chronicles how, in the first half of the 20th century, Macfadden opened some of the country's original health food restaurants and communes, assembled early bodybuilding shows, and built a $30 million magazine empire., An entertaining, enlightening read that . . . gives Macfadden his overdue legacy. . . . Adams deftly wrestles this messy, Herculean life into shape. . . . Even from the grave, it seems, Bernarr Macfadden continues to educate and shape America., In this entertaining, briskly written biography, journalist Adams rescues from obscurity the history of Bernarr Macfadden. . . . Macfadden can claim to be the first person who hired and spotlighted the gossip columns of Walter Winchell and Ed Sullivan--creating another huge impact on American culture., When you read this book, you'll be astonished you hadn't heard of Bernarr Macfadden—one of the most fascinating, brilliant, bizarre, and influential characters in American history. I know I was. I want to thank Mark Adams for bringing him to light in this great biography., In the first half of the twentieth century, Bernarr Macfadden was central to American popular culture. . . . Bravo to Adams for enabling the rediscovery of this phenomenal American., Terrific. . . . A briskly paced, fascinating biography. . . . Mr. America reads like the strangest F. Scott Fitzgerald novel never written. . . . An entertaining look at the journey from meat and potatoes to veggies and soy milk., A biography of one of the more amazing people whom few of us today have heard of. . . . Adams's writing style and the fascinating life of Macfadden make this book hard to put down. Highly recommended for all libraries., Every decade ushers in a new 'revolutionary' exercise fad (or three). But as Mr. America points out, most of them probably owe a nod to Bernarr Macfadden and his magazine Physical Culture., In this entertaining, briskly written biography, journalist Adams rescues from obscurity the history of Bernarr Macfadden. . . . Macfadden can claim to be the first person who hired and spotlighted the gossip columns of Walter Winchell and Ed Sullivan-creating another huge impact on American culture., Bernarr Macfadden was the ultimate life coach and one of the great influencers of his generation. He set the stage for the world of health and self help as we know it today. Mr. America is required reading for anyone committed to increasing the quality of their life.
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613.7092 B
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Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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