{"product_id":"the-body-shop-paul-solotaroff-9780316011013","title":"The Body Shop: Parties, Pills, and Pumping Iron - Or, My Life in the Age of Muscle","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But 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 \u003ci\u003eBoogie Nights\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Fever\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with candor and sarcasm, \u003ci\u003eThe Body Shop\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir with all the elements of great fiction and dazzlingly displays Paul Solotaroff's celebrated writing talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Solotaroff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316011010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316011013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.44w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/03\/2010 pg. 28","brand":"Paul Solotaroff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913694904575,"sku":"9780316011013","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_12bb1c76-2809-4d3e-baad-8fd5d593cc6e.jpg?v=1680621754","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-body-shop-paul-solotaroff-9780316011013","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}