{"product_id":"the-great-oom-the-mysterious-origins-of-americas-first-yogi-9780143119173","title":"The Great Oom: The Mysterious Origins of America's First Yogi","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Rollicking and well-researched...A story of scandal, financial shenanigans, bodily discipline, oversize egos and bizarre love triangles.\" -\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e More than fifteen million Americans currently practice yoga (according to \u003ci\u003eYoga Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), but how many of them know the true story of how Downward Dog first captivated America? Resurrecting a fascinating and forgotten tale, journalist Robert Love returns to the Gilded Age, when Dr. Pierre Bernard (né Perry Baker in Iowa) revived a discipline banned in Victorian India, packaged it for Americans, and taught legions of followers, who bankrolled his luxurious Hudson River ashram- the first in the nation. Filled with Jazz Age celebrities, heiresses, spies, and outraged clergy, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Oom\u003c\/i\u003e is the enthralling life story of the unlikeliest of gurus, and a stunning saga of mysticism, intrigue, and the American dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143119173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/05\/2011 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Love was the managing editor of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and executive editor of \u003ci\u003eBest Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. His articles have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, the New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eUtne\u003c\/i\u003e Reader. He lives with his wife in Nyack, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43967229231219,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3e494fb1-2418-459d-a373-233e1f622b58.jpg?v=1760181586","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-great-oom-the-mysterious-origins-of-americas-first-yogi-9780143119173","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}