{"product_id":"the-great-oom-robert-love-9780143119173","title":"The Great Oom: The Mysterious Origins of America's First Yogi","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143119176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143119173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/05\/2011 pg. 63","brand":"Robert Love","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45481704849663,"sku":"9780143119173","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_020fa3ad-82d0-4d8d-91d0-04147c87cbf8.jpg?v=1715987428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-oom-robert-love-9780143119173","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}