Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
by Christopher Mcdougall
Recommended by Patrick O'Shaughnessy and Laird Hamilton
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Christopher McDougall?s journey begins with a story of remarkable athletic prowess: On the treacherous mountains of Crete, a motley band of World War II Resistance fighters?an artist, a shepherd, and a poet?abducted a German commander from the heart of the Axis occupation. To understand how, McDougall retraces their steps across the island that bir...
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