Christopher McDougall’s journey begins with a story of remarkable athletic prowess: On the treacherous mountains of Crete; a motley band of World War II Resistance fighters—an artist; a shepherd; and a poet—abducted a German commander from the heart of the Axis occupation. To understand how; McDougall retraces their steps across the island that birthed Herakles and Odysseus; and discovers ancient techniques for endurance; sustenance; and natural movement that have been preserved in unique communities around the world. His search takes us scrambling over rooftops with a Parkour crew in London; foraging for greens with a ballerina in Brooklyn; tossing heavy pieces of driftwood on a Brazilian beach with the creator of MovNat—and; finally; to our own backyards. Natural Born Heroes will inspire readers to unleash the extraordinary potential of the human body and climb; swim; skip; throw; and jump their way to heroic feats.
#464274 in Books 2010-11-02 2010-11-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.14 x .97 x 6.11l; 1.15 #File Name: 0307461556448 pages
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