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1) The new David Espinoza

Author

Aceves, Fred

Language

English

Appears on these lists

BDD Teen Audiobooks
December YA
K&T - Hispanic Heritage Month
LSS - Hispanic Heritage

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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Obsessed with the idea that he is not muscular enough and tired of being bullied, David, age seventeen, begins using steroids, endangering his relationships with family and friends.

2) My father's diet

Author

West, Adrian Nathan

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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"The void at the heart of an economically insecure fmaily is laid bare when an analytical son agrees to help his oblivious father compete in a bodybuilding competition. Instantly relatable, impeccably realized, and grimly hilarious, My Father's Diet is eual parts Kierkegaard, This Side of Paradise, and Pumping Iron: an autopsy of antiquated notions of manhood, and the perfect, bite-sized novel for a world always keen to mistake narcissism for introspection."...

3) American Dragon: A Novel

Author

Bagwell, Brandon

Language

English

Description

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Recreational bodybuilder and Oklahoman Chris shines bright in his beige world of IT. After years of hard work, he pursues the darker side of bodybuilding. What starts as casual steroid use soon grows into a small drug manufacturing empire. When a business trip brings him to San Francisco during Dore Alley, a prominent BDSM/leather fair, Chris plunges into the experience guided by Ryan, a high-profile meth dealer he met on a gay hook-up site. San Francisco...

4) Willy the wimp

Author

Browne, Anthony

Series

Willy books (Anthony Browne) volume 1

Language

English

Description

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A young chimpanzee, tired of being bullied by the suburban gorilla gang, decides to build up his muscles so he won't be a wimp anymore.

5) Lifting heavy things: healing trauma one rep at a time

Author

Khoudari, Laura

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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In this innovative title, celebrated trainer and trauma practitioner Laura Khoudari brings a fresh approach to healing after trauma, using strength training as an embodied movement practice. Compassionate, witty and fastidiously researched, Khoudari's debut, Lifting Heavy Things, is a breakthrough title that will empower and inspire you to develop resilience and build emotional and physical strength through working out with weights, while mindful...