Books by Mark Adams and Complete Book Reviews
Mark Adams, Author . Harper $24.95 (292p) ISBN 978-0-06-059475-6
In this entertaining, briskly written biography, journalist Adams rescues from obscurity the history of Bernarr Macfadden, a man whose life would seem almost implausible if it were not true. An orphan born in 1869 Missouri and raised in abject...
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Mark Adams. Dutton, $26.95 (336p) ISBN 978-0-525-95224-4
Journalist Adams, whose previous Mr. America was an entertaining rediscovery of the life of early 20th-century fitness guru Bernard Macfadden, explores the weird crevasses of American exploration. In this fascinating history/travelogue, Adams looks...
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Mark Adams. Penguin/Dutton, $27.95 (336p) ISBN 978-0-525-95370-8
Adams (Turn Right at Machu Picchu) joins the ever-popular field of “Atlantology,” exploring the evidence and the diverse cast of characters in his chronicle of the hunt for the lost city of Atlantis. He begins with a layman’s guide to the origin...
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