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JR Terrier and Friends are embarking on a wild ride of adventure and excitement. Catch this lovable Jack Russell Terrier as he saves the day, helps his friends, catches bad guys and solves unsolvable international mysteries!
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Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness
Description
<p><b>The absorbing, definitive account of CrossFit's origins, its explosive grassroots growth, and its emergence as a global phenomenon.</b><br /> <br />One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, <i>Learning to Breathe Fire </i>combines vivid sports writing with a thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human. In the book, veteran journalist J.C. Herz explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die. <br /> <br />The story traces CrossFit’s rise, from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes. Especially riveting is Herz’s description of The CrossFit Games, which begin as an informal throw-down on a California ranch and evolve into a televised global proving ground for the fittest men and women on Earth, as well as hundreds of thousands of lesser mortals. <br /> <br />In her portrayal of the sport's star athletes, its passionate coaches and its “chief armorer,” Rogue Fitness, Herz powerfully evokes the uniqueness of a fitness culture that cultivates primal fierceness in average people. And in the shared ordeal of an all-consuming workout, she unearths the ritual intensity that's been with us since humans invented sports, showing us how, on a deep level, we're all tribal hunters and first responders, waiting for the signal to go all-out. </p>
Story Behind The Book
JR Terrier and Friends book series was donated by my daughter, Tabitha Baskin, to help raise funds to build schools and clinics in different 3rd world countries. It is also for establishing a leadership development program using technology in the USA by providing laptops and education to deserving students.
Reviews
The J.R. Terrier Series has a message for children of all age, size, race, sex and socio-economic status.<br />Tabitha
Z. Baskin used J. R. Terrier the protagonist of her book Series to
inculcate in the mind of her youthful audience that they too can be part
of the solution to challenges encountered at home, at school, and in
the community, at large. I highly recommend the Series to the young at
heart. <br /> <br />Dolores Todmann, Retired Special Educator, St. Thomas/St. John School District
