Books by Michael Joseph Gross
Michael J. Gross, a longtime contributing editor for Vanity Fair, writes about culture, politics, religion, crime, business, technology and national security.
“As I got deeper into the research, I found that progressive resistance weight training, which is practiced by only a small fraction of the population, is the type of exercise that could deliver the biggest benefits to the largest number of people in the smallest amount of time. One of the most compelling insights of strength training epidemiology, to me, is that the people who can benefit the most from lifting weights are the people least likely to do it: women, older people, and those with chronic diseases. That fact gave my work on this book a mission: to bring strength training out of the margins of our culture and place it where it belongs—at the center of all our lives.” Read more...
Michael Joseph Gross, Journalist
Interviews with Michael Joseph Gross
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Ancient Greek Athletics: Primary Sources in Translation
by Charles Stocking & Susan Stephens -
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Man on His Nature
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Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder
by Arnold Schwarzenegger & Douglas Kent Hall -
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Kettlebell Simple & Sinister
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Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well
by Gabrielle Lyon
The Best Strength Books, recommended by Michael Joseph Gross
The Best Strength Books, recommended by Michael Joseph Gross
In Stronger, Michael Joseph Gross, a longtime contributing editor at Vanity Fair, investigates strength in all its dimensions. Over the decade he spent reporting it, Gross interviewed scientists, athletes, and ordinary people in pursuit of one question: what does it really mean to be strong? In this conversation, he reflects on that journey and introduces five books that illuminate strength and guide us on how to become stronger.
Interviews where books by Michael Joseph Gross were recommended
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Ancient Greek Athletics: Primary Sources in Translation
by Charles Stocking & Susan Stephens -
2
Man on His Nature
by Charles Sherrington -
3
Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder
by Arnold Schwarzenegger & Douglas Kent Hall -
4
Kettlebell Simple & Sinister
by Pavel Tsatsouline -
5
Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well
by Gabrielle Lyon
The Best Strength Books, recommended by Michael Joseph Gross
The Best Strength Books, recommended by Michael Joseph Gross
In Stronger, Michael Joseph Gross, a longtime contributing editor at Vanity Fair, investigates strength in all its dimensions. Over the decade he spent reporting it, Gross interviewed scientists, athletes, and ordinary people in pursuit of one question: what does it really mean to be strong? In this conversation, he reflects on that journey and introduces five books that illuminate strength and guide us on how to become stronger.
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Stronger: The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives
by Michael Joseph Gross -
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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
by James Nestor -
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Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well
by Gabrielle Lyon -
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Outlive: The Art and Science of Longevity
by Peter Attia & with Bill Gifford -
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Music as Medicine: How We Can Harness Its Therapeutic Power
by Daniel Levitin -
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
by Jonathan Haidt
New in Health
New in Health
What's good for your health can be bewildering at times, as new studies reveal new angles on what's good for you and what's bad for you. What to eat can be particularly confusing, as we try to differentiate the latest fad from what actually matters to our long-term health.
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The Greek Revolution and the Violent Birth of Nationalism
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Abortion: A History
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Maria Theresa: Empress
by Richard Bassett -
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Stronger: The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives
by Michael Joseph Gross -
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House of Huawei: The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
by Eva Dou
Notable Nonfiction Books of Early 2025, recommended by Sophie Roell
Notable Nonfiction Books of Early 2025, recommended by Sophie Roell
As March draws to a close, Sophie Roell, editor of Five Books, looks at some of the nonfiction books that have come out in the first three months of 2025, from the biography of one of the world’s great female leaders to better ways to measure a country’s economy.
