The Charles Atlas Story

The Charles Atlas Story is a right treat! Ever since I was a little kid in the early 80’s reading comic books-Charles Atlas was both an inspiration,and source of mystery to me. At times, I wondered if he was a real person,or as fictional as the comic books I was reading.Over the years I discovered he was a real man,and this book tells more about his story,which is very interesting and inspiring.He truly lived the lifestyle he preached,and inspired countless people to adopt a healthier lifestyle-myself included. For I took to the Atlas Dynamic Tension exercises with serious determination for I was on a quest to build some serious muscle. The book has scores of photos of Atlas,and the breakdown of that famous court case against Atlas. I feel an entire book of letters from his pupils from over the years would make for a very interesting read! There’s loads of information and even on Atlas and World War II etc...... This book is the complete book on the famous Charles Atlas

The author made a few mistakes in this booklet with it's poor quality paper. The first one I knew about was that Atlas did not come to America in 1903 but in Feb. 1904 alone with his mother. Also his mother's maiden name was not "Palomeni" (which he says came from a 1940 census), but her name was Fiorelli, as her birth record says. A lot of mistakes were made by census takers! Also several typos, and just not written very well, I'm sure most of these stories can be found in other articles or biographies of Atlas with more detailed information and without some of the authors' embellishments. Definitely not worth the $20.