Sara Black Bücher

Through striking, sensual black-and-white photography and beautiful full-color illustrations, “The Supple Body” targets specific areas, such as the back or the face, that most absorb tension. The simple stretching exercises, drawn from a wide variety of sources (including yoga, t'ai chi, the martial arts, and sports medicine) which lead to physical well-being and inner relaxation.

Nineteenth-century drug consumption permeated French society and encouraged the chemical enhancement of modern life. Drugging France highlights the medical histories of these drugs, chronicling how doctors transformed exotic botanicals and unpredictable chemicals into substances that reconfigured how people experienced their minds and bodies.