Get Discount 5% Off
Subscribe to our newsletters now and stay up-to-date with new arrivals, updates and deals.
On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
From the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle--from our ancient obsession...
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
SKU:
9781643753089
Product Type:
Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
10 customers are viewing this product
Couldn't load pickup availability
From the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle--from our ancient obsession with the ideal human form to the modern science of this amazing and adaptable tissue--that will change the way you think about what moves us through the world. "Remarkable . . . A singular book about the true meanings of strength and flexibility, about our ability to define who we are and who we might be."
--Ed Yong, New York Times bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain Multitudes In On Muscle, Bonnie Tsui brings her signature blend of science, culture, immersive reporting, and personal narrative to examine not just what muscles are but what they mean to us. Cardiac, smooth, skeletal--these three different types of muscle 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. Tsui introduces us to the first female weightlifter to pick up the famed Scottish Dinnie Stones, then takes us on a 50-mile run through the Nevada desert that follows the path of escape from a Native boarding school--and gives the concept of endurance new meaning. She travels to Oslo, where cutting-edge research reveals how muscles help us bounce back after injury and illness, an important aspect of longevity. She jumps into the action with a historic Double Dutch club in Washington, D.C., to explain anew what Charles Darwin meant by the brain-body connection. Woven throughout are stories of Tsui's childhood with her Chinese immigrant artist dad--a black belt in karate--who schools her from a young age in a kind of quirky, in-house Muscle Academy. On Muscle shows us the poetry in the physical, and the surprising ways muscle can reveal what we're capable of.
Author: Bonnie Tsui
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 04/22/2025
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Size: 9.25h x 6.25w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9781643753089
--Ed Yong, New York Times bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain Multitudes In On Muscle, Bonnie Tsui brings her signature blend of science, culture, immersive reporting, and personal narrative to examine not just what muscles are but what they mean to us. Cardiac, smooth, skeletal--these three different types of muscle 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. Tsui introduces us to the first female weightlifter to pick up the famed Scottish Dinnie Stones, then takes us on a 50-mile run through the Nevada desert that follows the path of escape from a Native boarding school--and gives the concept of endurance new meaning. She travels to Oslo, where cutting-edge research reveals how muscles help us bounce back after injury and illness, an important aspect of longevity. She jumps into the action with a historic Double Dutch club in Washington, D.C., to explain anew what Charles Darwin meant by the brain-body connection. Woven throughout are stories of Tsui's childhood with her Chinese immigrant artist dad--a black belt in karate--who schools her from a young age in a kind of quirky, in-house Muscle Academy. On Muscle shows us the poetry in the physical, and the surprising ways muscle can reveal what we're capable of.
Author: Bonnie Tsui
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 04/22/2025
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Size: 9.25h x 6.25w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9781643753089
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.
Shipping
We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.
When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.
Related Products
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Recently Viewed Products
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
Example product title
- BD$43.52 BMD
- BD$43.52 BMD
- Unit price
- per
- Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.