{"product_id":"9780143119173","title":"The Great Oom: The Mysterious Origins of America's First Yogi","description":"\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\u003eMore 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059446071536,"sku":"9780143119173","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143119173_p0.jpg?v=1763656867","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143119173","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}