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Making the American body : the remarkable saga of the men and women whose feats, feuds, and passions shaped fitness history /

If you thought the fitness craze was about being healthy, think again. Although Charles Atlas, Jack LaLanne, Jim Fixx, Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons, and Jillian Michaels might well point the way to a better body, they have done so only if their brands brought in profits. In the first book to tell the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Black, Jonathan, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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