Natural Born Heroes

How a Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

by Christopher McDougall

The author of Born to Run takes readers to the island of Crete where a band of daring misfits kidnapped Nazi General Heinrich Kreipe during World War II. McDougall mashes military history, Greek mythology, and the latest research on health and fitness to tell this forgotten bit of history. Just like he challenged the latest thinking on distance running in Born to Run, McDougall makes you rethink the limits of physical endurance and what it means to be a hero.