''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 From the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle that will change the way you think about how we move and why it matters. 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, attach to our bones and help us move. Individually, they do different things. Collectively, they drive us through our days. Join athlete and writer Bonnie Tsui as she jumps headfirst into the intriguing world of muscle from the five angles of strength, form, action, flexibility and endurance. 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, giving 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. On Muscle is a powerful reminder that using our muscles promote longevity, joy, and, most important, the feeling that we can do anything.

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A though-provoking deep dive into the world of muscle from the five angles of strength, form, action, flexibility and endurance, by the bestselling author of WHY WE SWIM.

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Bonnie Tsui is a longtime contributor to The New York Times and the bestselling author of Why We Swim, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Time magazine and NPR Best Book of the Year; it is currently being translated into ten languages. Bonnie is also the author of American Chinatown, which won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and Sarah and the Big Wave, a children's book about the first woman to surf Mavericks and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. Her work has been recognized and supported by Harvard University, the National Press Foundation, the Mesa Refuge, and the Best American Essays series. She lives, swims, and surfs in the Bay Area.

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'A truly moving ode to the tissues that move us' Ed Yong, bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain Multitudes

From the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle that will change the way you think about how we move through the world.

In On Muscle, Bonnie Tsui blends 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 and allow for motion. Tsui also traces how muscles have defined beauty through the ages and how they play an essential role in our physical and mental health.

In a globe-trotting journey of discovery, 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, giving 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.

On Muscle is a powerful reminder of the many ways muscle shows what we're truly capable of.

**'You're about to learn more about yourself and your world than you could ever imagine' Christopher McDougall, bestselling author of *Born to Run

'On Muscle left me with a new appreciation for the mind-body connection and a better understanding of my place in the world' Des Linden, bestselling author of Choosing to Run