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Matthew Heines is a teacher and a writer. He has taught from Anchorage, Alaska, to Washington State in the U.S. He has also taught English for seven years in the Sultanate of Oman and four years under military contracts in Saudi Arabia. He is a graduate of Washington State University and the University of Alaska in Anchorage. To pay for college, he served as a paratrooper in the 82^nd Airborne Division, United States Army.

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The absorbing, definitive account of CrossFit's origins, its explosive grassroots growth, and its emergence as a global phenomenon. One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, Learning to Breathe Fire 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. 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. 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.

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What is the real relationship between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, extraterrestrial visitors and the Society of Freemasons? Why do Freemasons figure so prominently in the classification of UFO and extraterrestrial information and programs? How do the answers explain the world in which we have lived since the early part of the nineteenth century? Teacher and author Matthew Heines takes you on a whirlwind tour of five thousand years of history and civilization to give you factual, historical, insights into some of the biggest deceptions, and connections of our time. Using historical texts and holy writings from Socrates to Stephen Hawking, Moses to Max Planck, from Saints to Satanists, Deceptions of the Ages, explains to you in an interesting and humorous way, how the conflicts between science and religion, and truth and secrecy have created the modern world.

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"Intriguing..." Dr. Steven Greer-The UFO Disclosure Project "It would be wrong...to imply an official opinion. I suppose that my hope is that... it will be to the non-member: a tool to help them become more enlightened." Matthew Ball LDS Public Affairs:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.org

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

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