Natural Born Heroes
The Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
$21.24
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2016
Summary
When Chris McDougall stumbled across the story of Churchill’s ‘dirty tricksters’, a motley crew of English poets and academics who helped resist the Nazi invasion of Crete, he knew he was on the track of something special.
To beat the odds, the tricksters-starving, aging, outnumbered-tapped into an ancient style of fitness: the lost art of heroism. They listened to their instincts, replaced calories with stored bodily fat and used their fascia, the network of tissue which criss-crosse…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846684579 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1846684579 |
| Author: | Christopher McDougall |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | Main |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 289g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 128mm x 198mm |
Critics Review
‘A fascinating edifice of ideas … But the pleasures of the book are as much to do with the fascinating panoply of characters, war heroes all, British, Commonwealth and Cretan, whose exploits contributed so much to Hitler’s downfall. * Independent *
An undeniably ripping yarn. One for sofa surfers and adventurers alike. * Independent on Sunday *
A marvellously eclectic book … the perfect tonic for the paunchy, jaded He-Man in your life and comatose inner heroes everywhere * The Times *
Praise for Born to Run:Part how-to manual, part scientific treatise but throughout a ripping yarn, this book will inspire everyone who reads it to think on their feet. * Independent *
A fascinating and true adventure story, destined to become a classic * Ranulph Fiennes *
Not just a book for runners, but for anyone who has dreamed of venturing beyond their comfort zone * Tim Butcher *
A really phenomenal book * Jon Stewart *
Christopher McDougall
Christopher McDougall is a former war correspondent for the Associated Press and author of the international bestseller Born to Run, an anthropological study of endurance, fitness, and what makes ultra-runners tick. He does his own running among the Amish farms around his home in rural Pennsylvania.
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