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Steven Atwood

Steven Atwood

About

My life had its ups and downs, like most people. Along the way, I met my beautiful wife who saved me. I was in the darkest part of my life at the time, practically lived in seclusion even though I had a roommate. I smoked, drank very heavily, believed everyone owed me something, and I had a dead end job. My life was spiraling into the abyss, until I met her. To make a long story short, she reached into a bucket of sludge, picked me up, hosed me off, and married me. She never asked me to change, but her example and my love for her made it my priority.

We have three wonderful children and we reside in the great state of Georgia. After a few years, I will be at home with kids writing, while my wife is starting her career. My loving wife supported me for years in the Army and soon it will be my turn to support her dreams.

Why do you write? I just really enjoy writing. I love the idea of telling stories and I want them to have some meaning. How often do we see movies or read books that makes your IQ drop when you’re done? I think a good story should make you think or encourage you to reflect, but this should never take away from a great story.

What do you write? The premise is that no matter long ago in the past or how far into the future, the human problems will always remain the same. Books and short stories should push the envelope bringing them in, placing them side by side with hero while fighting the villain.

Why do I write science fiction? First of all, I love this genre. I grew watching Battlestar Galactica and reading Doctor Who books. My thirst for more wondrous, seemingly impossible, stories only grew as the years went by.  My science fiction stories are high tech, dystopian, apocalyptic (no zombies), and space operas with a twist. I also add in plenty of adventure and plenty of surprises. In science fiction anything goes.

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

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<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>

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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">&quot;Steven Atwood has created<b> a gripping sci-fi space adventur</b>e that will take you in and hold you throughout the tale.&quot; Shane (Amazon Reviewer)</div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"> </div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">&quot;<b>I'm a sucker for sci-fi and real sucker for Dystopian stories. Amari provides both</b>, and overall it is a good story&quot; J. Henson (Amazon Reviewer)</div> <p>&quot;<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">Admittedly, I have long grown tired of the same old cookie cutter sci-fi novels that I've tended to steer clear of the genre. Mr. Atwood's novel, Amari, has changed that for me. <strong>His work falls into a class of its own and has made me fall in love with sci-fi once again</strong>. I applaud him for that. This book will not disappoint.&quot; Dingobaby (Amazon Reviewer)</span> </p>