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Natural born heroes : mastering the lost secrets of strength and endurance Cover Image Book

Natural born heroes : mastering the lost secrets of strength and endurance / Christopher McDougall.

McDougall, Christopher, 1962- (author.).

Summary:

Describes the author's investigation into ancestral training techniques that have enabled Mediterranean athletes to achieve extraordinary levels of strength and fitness, and how those techniques are connected to the kidnapping of a German general during World War II.

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  • ISBN: 9780307742223
  • Physical Description: xv, 336 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
  • Edition: 1st Vintage Books edition
  • Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-336).

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Kreipe, Karl > Kidnapping, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Greece > Crete.
Soldiers > Greece > Crete > History > 20th century.
Heroes > Greece > Crete > History > 20th century.
Long-distance running > Greece > History.
Physical fitness > Greece > History.
Heroes > History.
Physical fitness > Philosophy.
Athletics > Philosophy.

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