The Great Oom: The Mysterious Origins of America's First Yogi

by Robert Love

Book Overview

Rollicking and well-researched...A story of scandal, financial shenanigans, bodily discipline, oversize egos and bizarre love triangles. -Wall Street Journal

More than fifteen million Americans currently practice yoga (according to Yoga Journal), 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143119176
• ISBN13: 9780143119173
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher