The secret to superhuman strength
(Book, Graphic Novel)
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Location | Format | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Brooks Memorial Library - Graphic Novel - Mezzanine | Graphic Novel | 741.5 BEC | On Shelf | |
Brooks Memorial Library - Graphic Novel - Mezzanine | Graphic Novel | 741.5 BEC | On Shelf | |
John G. McCullough Free Library - Graphic Novel | Graphic Novel | BIO BECHDEL | Graphic novel | On Shelf |
Royalton Memorial Library - Nonfiction - Main Library | Graphic Novel | 741.597 BEC | On Shelf | |
Rutland Free Library - Graphic Novel - Mezzanine | Graphic Novel | B BECHDEL | On Shelf |
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Morristown Centennial - Biography - Main Library | Book | Graphic 921 BECHDEL | On Shelf |
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Format
Book, Graphic Novel
Physical Desc
231 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Notes
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"Comics and cultural superstar Alison Bechdel delivers a deeply layered story of her fascination, from childhood to adulthood, with every fitness craze to come down the pike: from Jack LaLanne in the 60s ("Outlandish jumpsuit! Cantaloupe-sized guns!") to the existential oddness of present-day spin class. Readers will see their athletic or semi-active pasts flash before their eyes through an ever-evolving panoply of running shoes, bicycles, skis, and sundry other gear. But the more Bechdel tries to improve herself, the more her self appears to be the thing in her way. She turns for enlightenment to Eastern philosophers and literary figures, including Beat writer Jack Kerouac, whose search for self-transcendence in the great outdoors appears in moving conversation with the author’s own. This gifted artist and not-getting-any-younger exerciser comes to a soulful conclusion. The secret to superhuman strength lies not in six-pack abs, but in something much less clearly defined: facing her own non-transcendent but all-important interdependence with others."--,Amazon.com
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bechdel, A., & Taylor, H. R. (2021). The secret to superhuman strength . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bechdel, Alison, 1960- and Holly Rae, Taylor. 2021. The Secret to Superhuman Strength. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bechdel, Alison, 1960- and Holly Rae, Taylor. The Secret to Superhuman Strength Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bechdel, Alison, and Holly Rae Taylor. The Secret to Superhuman Strength Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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