Muscle: A Writer's Trip Through a Sport With No Boundaries
"Is there not something heroic in the single-minded pursuit of the maximally developed human body? Jon Hotten's superb book offers some answers" -- Steven Poole The Guardian "When it isn't alarming, [it's] merely amazing... Balanced, respectful, non-judgmental and rendered in an admirably muscular, entirely fat-free prose" -- Giles Smith The Times "A compelling and often alarming through the darker side of gym culture" Time Out "A compelling piece of reportage" Daily Telegraph "Like a hardboiled detective story... The first must-buy book on its subject" Men's Health