{"product_id":"the-body-shop-parties-pills-and-pumping-iron-or-my-life-in-the-age-of-muscle-hardcover","title":"The Body Shop: Parties, Pills, and Pumping Iron - Or, My Life in the Age of Muscle - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Solotaroff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a scrawny college freshman in the mid-1970s, just before Arnold Schwarzenegger became a hero to boys everywhere and \u003cem\u003ePumping Iron\u003c\/em\u003e became a cult hit, Paul Solotaroff discovered weights and steroids. In a matter of months, he grew from a dorky beanpole into a hulking behemoth, showing off his rock hard muscles first on the streets of New York City and then alongside his colorful gym-rat friends in strip clubs and in the homes of the gotham elite. It was a swinging time, when \"Would you like to dance?\" turned into \"Your place or mine?\" and the guys with the muscles had all the ladies--until their bodies, like Solotaroff's, completely shut down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this isn't the gloom-and-doom addiction one might expect--Solotaroff looks back at even his lowest points with a wicked sense of humor, and he sends up the disco era and its excess with all the kaleidoscopic detail of \u003cem\u003eBoogie Nights\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Fever\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with candor and sarcasm, THE BODY SHOP is a memoir with all the elements of great fiction and dazzlingly displays Paul Solotaroff's celebrated writing talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Solotaroff\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written features for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and he was nominated for a National Magazine Award in 2004. His work has been included in \u003ci\u003eBest American Sports Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. The author of two books, \u003ci\u003eGroup\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe House of Purple Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.52 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556409274661,"sku":"9780316011013","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/qtatOKg86a9780316011013.webp?v=1781371639","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-body-shop-parties-pills-and-pumping-iron-or-my-life-in-the-age-of-muscle-hardcover","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}