04739cam a2200829 4500 416533789 TxAuBib 20191208120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307962287 0307962288 B00NRQI5U6 Amazon ee29c892-7f43-449b-9e75-16e15fe1a9c6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 207378 1986505 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib McDougall, Christopher. Natural Born Heroes [Libby eBook] : Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2015. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 6843kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 5667kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. valentines gifts for him. military history books. Running with Sherman. motivational books. strength training. world war 2 books. European History. Military History. Greek mythology. adventure books. wim hof method. fitness books. women running. running books. World War II. health books. running gear. World War 2. Archaeology. born to run. hiking gear. motivation. wwii books. Mythology. Endurance. Adventure. self help. nutrition. ww2 books. Athletic. swimming. Military. survival. fitness. wim hof. health. Ballet. Greece. War. HTML:The best-selling author of <i>Born to Run</i> 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 ready to be unleashed in the muscles and minds of casual athletes and aspiring heroes everywhere.<br /> After running an ultramarathon through the Copper Canyons of Mexico, Christopher McDougall finds his next great adventure on the razor-sharp mountains of Crete, where a band of Resistance fighters in World War II plotted the daring abduction of a German general from the heart of the Nazi occupation. How did a penniless artist, a young shepherd, and a playboy poet believe they could carry out such a remarkable feat of strength and endurance, smuggling the general past thousands of Nazi pursuers, with little more than their own wits and courage to guide them?<br /> McDougall makes his way to the island to find the answer and retrace their steps, experiencing firsthand the extreme physical challenges the Resistance fighters and their local allies faced. On Crete, the birthplace of the classical Greek heroism that spawned the likes of Herakles and Odysseus, McDougall discovers the tools of the hero—natural movement, extraordinary endurance, and efficient nutrition. All of these skills, McDougall learns, are still practiced in far-flung pockets throughout the world today.<br /> More than a mystery of remarkable people and cunning schemes, <i>Natural Born Heroes</i> is a fascinating investigation into the lost art of the hero, taking us from the streets of London at midnight to the beaches of Brazil at dawn, from the mountains of Colorado to McDougall's own backyard in Pennsylvania, all places where modern-day athletes are honing ancient skills so they're ready for anything.<br /> Just as <i>Born to Run</i> inspired readers to get off the treadmill, out of their shoes, and into the natural world, <i>Natural Born Heroes</i> will inspire them to leave the gym and take their fitness routine to nature—to climb, swim, skip, throw, and jump their way to their own heroic feats. Health & Fitness. Nonfiction. History. Travel. Media Type: eBook. The New York Times Best Seller List. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-02-09 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/natural-born-heroes-ee29c8?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/natural-born-heroes-ee29c8?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/natural-born-heroes-ee29c8?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)