The great oom: the mysterious origins of America's first yogi
Preface -- Prologue: A man in love with beauty -- First son of a first son -- Kali Mudra -- Tantrik nights -- Downfall and disgrace -- What is this man? -- Yoga at large -- Partners -- Expansion -- For love & money -- The Promised Land -- Welcome to Nyack -- Interrogation -- Body and mind -- Ent...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY [u.a.]
Penguin Books
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bernard, Pierre Arnold 1875-1955
B USA / Yoga / History 1905-1955 B USA / Tantrism / History 1905-1955 |
| Further subjects: | B
United States
Religion
B Biography B Yoga |
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Table of Contents (Publisher) |
| Summary: | Preface -- Prologue: A man in love with beauty -- First son of a first son -- Kali Mudra -- Tantrik nights -- Downfall and disgrace -- What is this man? -- Yoga at large -- Partners -- Expansion -- For love & money -- The Promised Land -- Welcome to Nyack -- Interrogation -- Body and mind -- Enter Sir Paul -- Bach, baseball & Buddha -- The Vanderbilt knot -- The show goes on -- Blue skies, big plans -- A leap of faith -- Good times, bad times -- Citizen oom -- The message gets out -- Change in the air -- Running out of tricks -- The cosmic punch -- A Nazi in Nyack -- Family man -- Final days -- Epilogue: Genius or fraud? |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XII, 402 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-670-02175-8 978-0-14-311917-3 |
