{"product_id":"the-great-oom-the-mysterious-origins-of-americas-first-yogi-paperback","title":"The Great Oom: The Mysterious Origins of America's First Yogi - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Love\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756085141837,"sku":"9780143119173","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/WL-LaQ4M0W9780143119173.webp?v=1776722089","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-great-oom-the-mysterious-origins-of-americas-first-yogi-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}