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001 2014047459
003 DLC
005 20151230080225.0
008 150112s2015 nyub b 000 0deng
010 $a 2014047459
020 $a9780307594969 (hardback)
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040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
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050 00 $aD766.7.C7$bM535 2015
082 00 $a940.53/4959$223
084 $aHEA007000$aTRV001000$aHIS027100$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMcDougall, Christopher,$d1962-$eauthor.
245 10 $aNatural born heroes :$bhow a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance /$cChristopher McDougall ; map illustration by Robert Bull.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bAlfred A. Knopf,$c2015.
300 $a337 pages :$bmap ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $a"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 327-337).
520 2 $a"Author of the phenomenal national best seller, Born to Run, Christopher McDougall now travels to the Mediterranean where he discovers that the secrets of ancient Greek heroes are still alive and well on the island of Crete and in the muscles and minds of fitness enthusiasts everywhere. While researching Born to Run, Chris McDougall encountered the story of Pheidippides, the legendary ancient Greek 'all-day runner.' Later, when McDougall met a dedicated amateur historian, he saw a connection to one of the most fascinating mysteries of World War II: How did a small band of Resistance fighters surrounded by German troops kidnap a top German general? What he discovered is that ancestral techniques for extraordinary endurance, natural movement, and nutrition allowed ancient Greek soldiers and Cretan shepherds to race across mountains on all-night missions. Inspired by their heroic acts, McDougall sets off to discover the lost art of the hero, both throughout history and across the world. Just as Born to Run inspired casual runners to get off the treadmill, out of their shoes, and into nature, Natural-Born Heroes will inspire casual athletes to leave the gym and take their fitness to nature doing cross-training, mud runs, parkour and free-running to bound--and climb, swim, skip, wade, and jump--their way to heroic feats"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xUnderground movements$zGreece$zCrete.
600 10 $aKreipe, Karl$xKidnapping, 1944.
650 0 $aSoldiers$zGreece$zCrete$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aHeroes$zGreece$zCrete$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aLong-distance running$zGreece$xHistory.
650 0 $aPhysical fitness$zGreece$xHistory.
650 0 $aHeroes$xHistory.
650 0 $aPhysical fitness$xPhilosophy.
650 0 $aAthletics$xPhilosophy.
650 7 $aHEALTH & FITNESS / Exercise.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aTRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Military / World War II.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aBull, Robert,$eillustrator.
856 42 $3Cover image$u9780307594969.jpg