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Lungs, Aging, and the Touring Body

How lungs work, why they falter with age, and the touring-industry pressures that keep performers onstage when their bodies signal stop.

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6 booksJune 22, 2026
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  1. Breath Taking

    1. Breath Taking

    Michael J. Stephen
    A pulmonary expert’s overview of lungs and breathing that explains physiological causes for sudden onstage oxygen need.
    Shelf signal: Respiratory Diseases
  2. Breathing Lessons

    2. Breathing Lessons

    MeiLan K. Han M. D.
    A practical, authoritative guide to lung function and protecting respiratory health relevant to singers and older...
    Shelf signal: Respiratory Diseases
  3. The Oxygen Advantage

    3. The Oxygen Advantage

    Patrick McKeown
    Breathing training and oxygen-use techniques that contextualize nonemergency interventions performers may use.
    Shelf signal: Respiratory Diseases
  4. Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old

    4. Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old

    Steven Petrow
    Aging-focused essays that help readers understand stereotypes, risks, and everyday realities of growing older as a...
    Shelf signal: Aging & Later Life
  5. Heartbreaker

    5. Heartbreaker

    Mike Campbell, Ari Surdoval
    A musician’s memoir about touring pressures and health challenges that illustrates the lived experience behind onstage...
    Shelf signal: Musicians' Lives
  6. Ticket Masters

    6. Ticket Masters

    Dean Budnick, Josh Baron
    An account of the ticketing and touring industry that shows the commercial and scheduling pressures that push artists...
    Shelf signal: Entertainment Industry
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