Steroid Hormones

Steroid Hormones (1979)
D.B. Gower · Croom Helm · Hardback

Step aside, protein shakes and gym-bro guesswork—this is the real science of steroids.

In Steroid Hormones, D.B. Gower dives deep into the molecular mechanics of the body’s most potent chemical messengers. Published in 1979, this scholarly yet surprisingly readable volume explores biosynthesis, metabolic pathways, receptor interactions, and physiological effects with the kind of academic thoroughness that only a pre-digital era could demand. Think vintage diagrams, typewritten precision, and an unapologetic love of endocrinology.

Our Crappy Old Books copy may be a little yellowed at the edges—like a hormone chart left in a centrifuge too long—but inside it’s pure biochemical gold. Whether you’re a student, a nostalgic lab rat, or just curious about what your adrenal cortex is really up to, this is the retro scientific deep cut your bookshelf didn’t know it needed.

Warning: contains absolutely no advice on bulking season.

contains an envelope and letter inviting a person for an interview at Imperial College of Science and Technology on Tuesday at 2pm, but date and year not detailed, although post stamp suggests 29 April 1983, althugh the 3 is not very clear, it might be a 1 or something else.

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