The Resource Natural born heroes : how a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance, by Christopher McDougall
Natural born heroes : how a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance, by Christopher McDougall
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- Summary
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- "Author of the phenomenal national best seller, Born to Run, Christopher McDougall now travels to the Mediterranean where he discovers that the secrets of ancient Greek heroes are still alive and well on the island of Crete and in the muscles and minds of fitness enthusiasts everywhere. While researching Born to Run, Chris McDougall encountered the story of Pheidippides, the legendary ancient Greek 'all-day runner.' Later, when McDougall met a dedicated amateur historian, he saw a connection to one of the most fascinating mysteries of World War II: How did a small band of Resistance fighters surrounded by German troops kidnap a top German general? What he discovered is that ancestral techniques for extraordinary endurance, natural movement, and nutrition allowed ancient Greek soldiers and Cretan shepherds to race across mountains on all-night missions. Inspired by their heroic acts, McDougall sets off to discover the lost art of the hero, both throughout history and across the world. Just as Born to Run inspired casual runners to get off the treadmill, out of their shoes, and into nature, Natural-Born Heroes will inspire casual athletes to leave the gym and take their fitness to nature doing cross-training, mud runs, parkour and free-running to bound--and climb, swim, skip, wade, and jump--their way to heroic feats"--
- The author of the best-selling Born to Run describes his investigation into ancestral training techniques that have enabled Mediterranean athletes to achieve extraordinary levels of strength and fitness
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9780307962287
- Label
- Natural born heroes : how a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance
- Title
- Natural born heroes
- Title remainder
- how a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance
- Statement of responsibility
- by Christopher McDougall
- Subject
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- Athletics -- Philosophy
- Electronic books
- Greece
- Greece -- Crete
- Heroes
- Heroes -- Greece | Crete -- History -- 20th century
- Heroes -- History
- History
- Kidnapping
- Kreipe, Karl
- Kreipe, Karl -- Kidnapping, 1944
- Long-distance running
- Athletics -- Philosophy
- Physical fitness
- Physical fitness -- Greece -- History
- Physical fitness -- Philosophy
- Physical fitness -- Philosophy
- Soldiers
- Soldiers -- Greece | Crete -- History -- 20th century
- Underground movements, War
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Greece | Crete
- Long-distance running -- Greece -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "Author of the phenomenal national best seller, Born to Run, Christopher McDougall now travels to the Mediterranean where he discovers that the secrets of ancient Greek heroes are still alive and well on the island of Crete and in the muscles and minds of fitness enthusiasts everywhere. While researching Born to Run, Chris McDougall encountered the story of Pheidippides, the legendary ancient Greek 'all-day runner.' Later, when McDougall met a dedicated amateur historian, he saw a connection to one of the most fascinating mysteries of World War II: How did a small band of Resistance fighters surrounded by German troops kidnap a top German general? What he discovered is that ancestral techniques for extraordinary endurance, natural movement, and nutrition allowed ancient Greek soldiers and Cretan shepherds to race across mountains on all-night missions. Inspired by their heroic acts, McDougall sets off to discover the lost art of the hero, both throughout history and across the world. Just as Born to Run inspired casual runners to get off the treadmill, out of their shoes, and into nature, Natural-Born Heroes will inspire casual athletes to leave the gym and take their fitness to nature doing cross-training, mud runs, parkour and free-running to bound--and climb, swim, skip, wade, and jump--their way to heroic feats"--
- The author of the best-selling Born to Run describes his investigation into ancestral training techniques that have enabled Mediterranean athletes to achieve extraordinary levels of strength and fitness
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McDougall, Christopher
- Dewey number
- 940.53/4959
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D766.7.C7
- LC item number
- M535 2015eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kreipe, Karl
- Kreipe, Karl
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945
- Soldiers
- Heroes
- Long-distance running
- Physical fitness
- Heroes
- Physical fitness
- Athletics
- Athletics
- Heroes
- Kidnapping
- Long-distance running
- Physical fitness
- Physical fitness
- Soldiers
- Underground movements, War
- Greece
- Greece
- Label
- Natural born heroes : how a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance, by Christopher McDougall
- Link
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780307962287
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- ee29c892-7f43-449b-9e75-16e15fe1a9c6
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)906029991
- (OCoLC)ocn906029991
- 1163157
- Label
- Natural born heroes : how a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance, by Christopher McDougall
- Link
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780307962287
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- ee29c892-7f43-449b-9e75-16e15fe1a9c6
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)906029991
- (OCoLC)ocn906029991
- 1163157
Subject
- Athletics -- Philosophy
- Electronic books
- Greece
- Greece -- Crete
- Heroes
- Heroes -- Greece | Crete -- History -- 20th century
- Heroes -- History
- History
- Kidnapping
- Kreipe, Karl
- Kreipe, Karl -- Kidnapping, 1944
- Long-distance running
- Athletics -- Philosophy
- Physical fitness
- Physical fitness -- Greece -- History
- Physical fitness -- Philosophy
- Physical fitness -- Philosophy
- Soldiers
- Soldiers -- Greece | Crete -- History -- 20th century
- Underground movements, War
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Greece | Crete
- Long-distance running -- Greece -- History
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