Running The Gauntlet—Here at Last! RUNNING THE GAUNTLET


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HERE AT LAST!

Jim Ward's much anticipated book Running the Gauntlet—An Intimate History of the Modern Body Piercing Movement is now available.

Deluxe, large-format HARDCOVER
Over 180 pages
More than 150 COLOR photos!
Over 100 photos in black and white
Every book ordered through this website will be personally inscribed and signed by the author.

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The cover price of the book is $49.95. There is an additional charge for shipping and handling (and tax within the State of California). Books will be shipped via priority mail within the U.S. Please allow two to three weeks for delivery.

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Running the Gauntlet—An Intimate History of the Modern Body Piercing Movement began as a series of articles written for BMEzine.com between 2003 and 2005 (see them here), the book tells the detailed story of how Jim discovered his own fascination with body piercing and went on to found the industry. Check back often for up-to-the-minute information on the book's release.

The Leather Archives & Museum in Chicago has a clip on their web site from Gauntlet's first Pierce with a Pro video. You can view it here.

Jim appeared and was interviewed on BoingBoing.net regarding heavily pierced Louis Rove the adoptive father of notorious Karl Rove. The features appeared August 18 and August 21, 2007. On August 23, he was interviewed by Rachel Maddow on Air America regarding the same subject.

Jim's presentation on the history of the Gauntlet at the Association of Professional Piercers conference May 6, 2010 can be seen in its entirety here.