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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication date
June 9, 2015
Pages
322
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780307593511
ISBN-10
0307593517
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 9 in.
Weight
1.20 lbs.
Original list price
$26.95
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The Wisdom of Yoga | Yoga of the Subtle Body | Light on Yoga | Teaching Yoga | Yoga Body | Yoga for Life | Yoga Anatomy | Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga
The Wisdom of Yoga | Yoga of the Subtle Body | Light on Yoga | Teaching Yoga | Yoga Body | Yoga for Life | Yoga Anatomy | Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India. By the time of her death, in 2002, it was being practiced everywhere, from Brooklyn to Berlin to Ulaanbaatar. In The Goddess Pose, New York Times best-selling author Michelle Goldberg traces the life of the incredible woman who brought yoga to the Westâand in so doing paints a sweeping picture of the twentieth century.
Born into the minor aristocracy (as Eugenia Peterson), Devi grew up in the midst of one of the most turbulent times in human history. Forced to flee the Russian Revolution as a teenager, she joined a famous Berlin cabaret troupe, dove into the vibrant prewar spiritualist movement, and, at a time when it was nearly unthinkable for a young European woman to travel alone, followed the charismatic Theosophical leader Jiddu Krishnamurti to India.
Once on the subcontinent, she performed in Indian silent cinema and hobnobbed with the leaders of the independence movement. But her greatest coup was convincing a recalcitrant master yogi to train her in the secrets of his art.
Devi would go on to share what she learned with people around the world, teaching in Shanghai during World War II, then in Hollywood, where her students included Gloria Swanson and Greta Garbo. She ran a yoga school in Mexico during the height of the counterculture, served as spiritual adviser to the colonel who tried to overthrow Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega, and, in her eighties, moved to Buenos Aires at the invitation of a besotted rock star.
Everywhere she went, Indra Devi evangelized for yoga, ushering in a global craze that continues unabated. Written with vivid clarity, The Goddess Pose brings her remarkable storyâas an actress, yogi, and globetrotting adventuressâto life.
Born into the minor aristocracy (as Eugenia Peterson), Devi grew up in the midst of one of the most turbulent times in human history. Forced to flee the Russian Revolution as a teenager, she joined a famous Berlin cabaret troupe, dove into the vibrant prewar spiritualist movement, and, at a time when it was nearly unthinkable for a young European woman to travel alone, followed the charismatic Theosophical leader Jiddu Krishnamurti to India.
Once on the subcontinent, she performed in Indian silent cinema and hobnobbed with the leaders of the independence movement. But her greatest coup was convincing a recalcitrant master yogi to train her in the secrets of his art.
Devi would go on to share what she learned with people around the world, teaching in Shanghai during World War II, then in Hollywood, where her students included Gloria Swanson and Greta Garbo. She ran a yoga school in Mexico during the height of the counterculture, served as spiritual adviser to the colonel who tried to overthrow Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega, and, in her eighties, moved to Buenos Aires at the invitation of a besotted rock star.
Everywhere she went, Indra Devi evangelized for yoga, ushering in a global craze that continues unabated. Written with vivid clarity, The Goddess Pose brings her remarkable storyâas an actress, yogi, and globetrotting adventuressâto life.
Editions
Hardcover
from Gardners Books (May 5, 2016)
9781472152046 | details & prices | 336 pages | List price $26.25
About: When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India.
About: When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (June 9, 2015)
9780307593511 | details & prices | 322 pages | 6.50 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $26.95
About: When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India.
About: When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (May 17, 2016)
9780307477446 | details & prices | 322 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $16.00
With Barbara Bretton |
from Harlequin Books (April 1, 1983); titled "Love Changes"
9780373160037 | details & prices | List price $2.50
This edition also contains Love Changes
About: Love Changes by Barbara Bretton released on Feb 22, 1983 is available now for purchase.
This edition also contains Love Changes
About: Love Changes by Barbara Bretton released on Feb 22, 1983 is available now for purchase.
CD/Spoken Word
With Tanya Eby Sirois (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Tantor Media Inc (October 20, 2015)
9781494518097 | details & prices | 6.50 × 5.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $39.99
About: When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India.
About: When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India.
With Tanya Eby Sirois (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Tantor Media Inc (October 20, 2015)
9781494568092 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.55 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $29.99
About: When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India.
About: When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India.
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