{"product_id":"the-great-oom-the-mysterious-origins-of-americas-first-yogi-9780143119173","title":"The Great Oom: The Mysterious Origins of America's First Yogi","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Love\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408457425047,"sku":"9780143119173","price":2171.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143119173.webp?v=1767309939","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-great-oom-the-mysterious-origins-of-americas-first-yogi-9780143119173","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}