Stronger

When I heard about Stronger, I was in heaven. The history, science, and practice of lifting weights, all in one place? That’s my kind of book … Even if you’ve never picked up a weight - Stronger is for you – Arnold SchwarzeneggerAt once a meditation on the relationship between soul and body and a practical guide to growing old. It is thoughtful, richly reported and totally compelling. The first thing I did after finishing it was buy a set of weights – Elizabeth Kolbert * author of The Sixth Extinction *If history, anthropology, and lifting are down your alley, you will enjoy Stronger. Find out how our ancestors have shaped our views on muscle and strength in unexpected ways – Pavel Tsatsouline * founder and CEO of StrongFirst.com and author of Kettlebell Simple & Sinister *The very definition of cutting-edge … Stronger is an elegant, sophisticated, and substantial piece of work… It’s absolutely enthralling, written with a masterly zip and zing - an eye for the arresting visual detail and an ear for the striking quotation * The American Spectator *I started lifting weights in 1956, when I was fourteen. When Stronger is in readers’ hands, I’ll be eighty-three - I’ll still be lifting. From the Histories by Herodotus to Pumping Iron - from Ancient Greece to Arnold Schwarzenegger - this is the enlightening history of weight training. I’m a full-time writer. I spend every day sitting on my glutes. Do your glutes a favour - read Stronger – John Irving * awardwinning author of The World According to Garp *A pioneering narrative - a fascinating exploration, years in the making, of a hugely important part of human life and culture. It raises the question that great books do: Why has this not been written before? – William Langewiesche

A longtime Vanity Fair contributing editor, Michael Joseph Gross has published investigative reporting, essays, and books about culture, technology, politics, religion and business. He was raised in rural Illinois and lives in New York City.