Cosa ci spinge, più volte a settimana, a correre su tappeti semoventi di gomma fino a perdere il fiato? Perché ci tuffiamo in acque ghiacciate, scaliamo montagne, pedaliamo in salita? Da dove nasce la nostra esigenza di muoverci, esercitarci, faticare? In Sudore, Bill Hayes parte da queste domande per comporre una storia dell'esercizio fisico e del rapporto tra l'essere umano e il suo corpo. Questo libro ci conduce in un cammino lungo ma entusiasmante, che prende le mosse oltre duemila ann...

"A lovely weave of memory and science, great characters and compassionate humor" from the author of Sweat: A History of Exercise (Anne Lamott).We often think of sleep as mere stasis, a pause button we press at the end of each day. Yet sleep is full of untold mysteries—eluding us when we seek it too fervently, throwing us into surreal dream worlds when we don't, sometimes even possessing our bodies so that they walk and talk without our conscious volition. D...

Amazon's Best Biographies and Memoirs of the Year ListA moving celebration of what Bill Hayes calls "the evanescent, the eavesdropped, the unexpected" of life in New York City, and an intimate glimpse of his relationship with the late Oliver Sacks."A beautifully written once-in-a-lifetime book, about love, about life, soul, and the wonderful loving genius Oliver Sacks, and New York, and laughter and all of creation."--Anne Lamott

Winner of the New York City Book AwardFrom the beloved author of Insomniac City, a poignant and profound tribute in stories and images to a city amidst a pandemic.When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States in March 2020 and New York went into total lockdown, writer and photographer Bill Hayes hit the largely deserted streets of Manhattan to try to document—through words and photographs—how the city was changing virtually ove...

On Australia day, 26 January 1966, Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont were abducted from Colley Reserve, Glenelg, South Australia and never seen again, leading to one of Australia's most extensive police investigations and manhunts. Five decades later, no trace of the children has ever been found.Over the years, several individuals have been put forward and investigated as suspects, resulting in false leads and dead ends and with no real suspect until now: Harry Phipps.On the ...

Ever wonder how the Hells Angels got their name, or about that little demonic critter on the Pagan's patch? What about the local one-percenter motorcycle club that hangs out at the corner bar? What goes on there? This book answers these questions and more.The One-Percenter Encyclopedia: The World of Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs from Abyss Ghosts to Zombies Elite features concise entries that include information on founding chapters, founding dates, number of chapters and member...

A gripping history of outlaw motorcycle club culture from its beginnings to the present day.In a world where most of us roll over when confronted by the power of authority, the antihero figure of the outlaw biker stands beyond the crowd, a beacon of social freedom. By choosing to live outside of society’s conventions, the one-percenter has the inner strength to act on his own convictions. Though most of us are too timid to venture into these outer margins of societ...

Get the straight facts on the legends and events that surround outlaw motorcycle clubs. Not everything is as it seems when the media is involved.Pretty much everything the world has ever heard about one-percenter motorcycle clubs has been pure, unadulterated lies. Take the so-called Hollister riot of 1947 that started it all. LIFE magazine convinced America that what Hunter Thompson called "The Menace" was about to ride into town spewing rage and 30-weight...

A New Yorker Best Book of the yearAn Esquire Best Nonfiction Book of 2022From Insomniac City author Bill Hayes, "who can tackle just about any subject in book form, and make you glad he did" (SF Chronicle)-a cultural, scientific, literary, and personal history of exercise.Exercise is our modern obsession, and we have the fancy workout gear and fads from HIIT to spi...

Bloomsbury presents Sweat written and read by Bill Hayes.'I was riveted by Sweat and its extraordinary tale of the ups and downs of exercise over millennia' Jane Fonda‘Does what all good history books should do: take the past and make it vastly more human’ The Times_________________________From the author of Insomniac City 'who can tackle just about any subject in book form, and make you glad he did' (San Francisco Chronicle): a cultural, scientific, literar...

一生致力於大腦解密，並以《睡人》、《火星上的人類學家》等著作聞名於世的神經內科醫師奧立佛．薩克斯（Oliver Sacks），曾在2015年出版的自傳首度公開自己的同志身分，並談及他的摯愛——作家比爾．海耶斯。數月後，薩克斯辭世，2017年，海耶斯透過這本《不眠之城》訴說從頭，緬懷與薩克斯相伴的紐約歲月。2009年，海耶斯因伴侶驟逝、傷痛欲絕，搬到紐約重建人生。這城市夜不停歇的節奏撫慰了長期失眠的他，街角過客的人生百態賦予他重生的活水。然後，意想不到地，他和75歲的薩克斯相遇、相知、相惜，一路相伴到生命的盡頭。海耶斯用如詩如歌的文字、照片與日記，描寫紐約街頭巷尾的人情溫暖，並回憶與薩克斯生活的點點滴滴。他善感而富於同理的書寫，見證了兩人超越藩籬的愛，是獻給薩克斯的情書，是獻給紐約的詩歌，也是獻給平凡眾生的禮讚！【感動推薦】　王浩威 / 作家、精神科醫師　王增勇 / 政治大學社會工作研究所教授　呂嘉惠 / 心理師、性諮商師、荷光性諮商專業訓練中心執行長　吳佳璇 / ...

Get an inside look at the real beginning of outlaw biker culture with this "raucous and heartfelt recounting of the early days of biker clubs" (Roadbike). The story starts one weekend in 1947, at a motorcycle race in Hollister, California. A few members of one club, the no-holds-barred "Boozefighters," got a little juiced up and took their racing to the street. Word of the fracas spread, and soon enough Life magazine was on hand to tell the world, with sensational (albeit posed) pictures o...