Congratulations on a riveting, panoramic read. God knows where you found the will, energy, patience and focus to write something this ambitious and definitive!” Paul Solotaroff, Men’s Journal Rollingstone
Nine and one half years of research, literally hundreds of interviews, one of the most thoroughly researched books on the Iron Game History. This is Vol. II of “Muscle, Smoke, & Mirrors.” Vol. I set the standard and Randy has hit this one out of the park! History, back stories, conflicts, supplements, Arthur Jones, Ben […]
Received the following endorsement today: “Muscle Smoke and Mirrors” is well written, comprehensive and thorough. It will stand witness to what took place in the broad scheme of the muscle world and is a great credit to its writer. I have now read the first two volumes with interest and look forward to the third. […]
Randy Roach has written a bodybuilding revelation; a well-documented odyssey through the good, bad, ugly, sex, cheating, conniving, contest rigging, back-stabbing, vote-rigging and characters at the core of modern bodybuilding. A remarkable work and bodybuilding masterpiece fit for the general marketplace.
Terry Strand sent me theseshots of Bob Gajda reading the latest Volume: “Bob Gajda is a huge fan of a huge book: Muscle, Smoke, and Mirrors Volume 2, coming in at 701 pages of fine print by author Randy Roach….here he is reading it today at his physiotherapy clinic, Gajda Health Plus, in Palatine, Illinois. […]
I read the whole thing, cover to cover. I don’t even know where to begin. It was interesting, good, well-written, and completely unique. In some ways you could say it was 4 or 5 different books, all wrapped into one. Its appeal should be to all kinds of different types of people, as there is […]
Randy, I am amazed, impressed and altogether dumfounded by your talent, skill, passion and tenacity. Your contributions to the history of bodybuilding can never be overstated. -Shawn Perine, Muscle & Fitness
Randy Roach’s newest book, ‘Muscle, Smoke and Mirrors’ vol 2, is, in my view, even better than vol 1 which was in itself exquisite! There are authors who can write contest reports, others who handle facts well, others who write good fiction (even though they think they are writing facts). But there is not another […]
CONGRATULATIONS RANDY!!! I am already almost one third of the way through it!!!!!! Once again you have displayed remarkable writing skills !! I just cannot imagine the time that you put into first acquiring all the information and then consolidating it into the intensely meaningful narrative that you have!!! It is another MASTERPIECE!!!! The World […]