Bill Lambert: World War I Flying Ace, Wilson Samuel J.
Автор: Fussell Samuel Wilson Название: Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder ISBN: 1504002059 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781504002059 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 18380.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A hilarious and harrowing firsthand account of the eccentric world of hardcore bodybuilding When blue-blooded, storklike Samuel Wilson Fussell arrived in New York City fresh from the University of Oxford, the ethereal young graduate seemed like the last person on Earth who would be interested in bodybuilding. But he was intimidated by the dangers of the city-and decided to do something about it. At twenty-six, Fussell walked into the YMCA gym. Four solid years of intensive training, protein powders, and steroid injections later, he had gained eighty pounds of pure muscle and was competing for bodybuilding titles. And yet, with forearms like bowling pins and calves like watermelons, Fussell felt weaker than ever before. His punishing regimen of workouts, drugs, and diet had reduced him to near-infant-like helplessness and immobility, leaving him hungry, nauseated, and prone to outbursts of " 'roid rage." But he had come to succeed, and there was no backing down now. Alternately funny and fascinating, Muscle is the true story of one man's obsession with the pursuit of perfection. With insight, wit, and refreshing candor, Fussell ushers readers into the wild world of juicers and gym rats who sacrifice their lives, minds, bodies, and souls to their dreams of glory in Southern California's so-called iron mecca. "A kind of beefcake Alice in Wonderland . . . Hilarious . . . Marvelous, entertaining." -The Boston Globe "A powerful, funny, and disturbing book, a classic piece of Americana." -Entertainment Weekly "Lively and enjoyable . . . A modern cautionary tale on answered prayers . . . A very good book." -The Washington Post Samuel Wilson Fussell resides in Montana. Since 2004 he has lived as a subsistence hunter and worked as a rescue, recovery, and salvage scuba diver for the Flathead County Sheriff Dive Rescue Team. He is a graduate of the Lawrenceville School, Pomona College, and Oxford University. Since the initial publication of Muscle, his life story has been optioned for film, television, and the stage.
Автор: Anonymous Название: Argument of Hon. Samuel M. Wilson, of San Francisco, on Behalf of Petitioner in the Circuit Court ISBN: 1275098150 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781275098152 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 16320.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Full Title: Argument of Hon. Samuel M. Wilson, of San Francisco, On Behalf of Petitioner in The Circuit Court
Description: The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more. Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those precedent-setting trials associated with key constitutional and historical issues and discover, including the Amistad Slavery case, the Dred Scott case and Scopes "monkey" trial.Trials provides unfiltered narrative into the lives of the trial participants as well as everyday people, providing an unparalleled source for the historical study of sex, gender, class, marriage and divorce.
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Harvard Law School Library c.1890
Автор: Wilson Earl J., Lucas Jim G., Shaffer Samuel Название: Betio Beachhead: U.S. Marines` Own Story of the Battle for Tarawa ISBN: 1258505800 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781258505806 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 33050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
