{"product_id":"becoming-batman-e-paul-zehr-9780801890635","title":"Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero","description":"\u003cp\u003eBattling bad guys. High-tech hideouts. The gratitude of the masses. Who at some point in their life hasn't dreamed of being a superhero? Impossible, right? Or is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePossessing no supernatural powers, Batman is the most realistic of all the superheroes. His feats are achieved through rigorous training and mental discipline, and with the aid of fantastic gadgets. Drawing on his training as a neuroscientist, kinesiologist, and martial artist, E. Paul Zehr explores the question: Could a mortal ever become Batman? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZehr discusses the physical training necessary to maintain bad-guy-fighting readiness while relating the science underlying this process, from strength conditioning to the cognitive changes a person would endure in undertaking such a regimen. In probing what a real-life Batman could achieve, Zehr considers the level of punishment a consummately fit and trained person could handle, how hard and fast such a person could punch and kick, and the number of adversaries that individual could dispatch. He also tells us what it would be like to fight while wearing a batsuit and the amount of food we'd need to consume each day to maintain vigilance as Gotham City's guardian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fun foray of escapism grounded in sound science, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Batman\u003c\/i\u003e provides the background for attaining the realizable--though extreme--level of human performance that would allow you to be a superhero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. Paul Zehr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801890632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801890635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/22\/2008 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2009 pg. 12","brand":"E. Paul Zehr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044874055935,"sku":"9780801890635","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a982195a-8d06-4870-b54e-7d0cf6c5f133.jpg?v=1684975411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-batman-e-paul-zehr-9780801890635","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}