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Patricia DeJoseph

Patricia DeJoseph

About

Patricia DeJoseph has worked in the communications business in radio and film & video production, and in office administration throughout her career. 

Telephone & Cell Phone Communication Skills Handbook (for Business & Everyday Life)

 is her first publication.

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>

Story Behind The Book

My son said one day, &quot;Mom, you know so much about telephone etiquette from all your years working in administration at a radio station, bank, hospital, and high school. You should put that knowledge into book form and self-publish it!&quot;

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<div>Reviews from Amazon.com:</div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" width="100%" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-2._V234302190_.png);background-repeat:no-repeat;width:65px;height:13px;background-position:-30px 0px;"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> </span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Very helpful and informative</strong>, September 25, 2009</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">By </td><td style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A99KYMF8RZMIM/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Margaret <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Sky<span class="swSprite s_chevron custPopRight" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:3px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-2._V234302190_.png);background-repeat:no-repeat;width:11px;height:11px;background-position:-30px -40px;"></span></span></span></a> (Pocono Mountains, PA USA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A99KYMF8RZMIM/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;text-decoration:underline;">See all my reviews</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Learned a lot from reading this booklet, it helped me to think differently about how to communicate in a cordial manner and how to use the phone sensibly and courteously without over reacting to people who do not know how to communicate well. It also helped me to realize not to foolishly use a cell phone when the timing is inappropriate.<br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" width="100%" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-2._V234302190_.png);background-repeat:no-repeat;width:65px;height:13px;background-position:-30px 0px;"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> </span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>This booklet covers all the bases.</strong>, September 25, 2009</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">By </td><td style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1AF0QSWD7AIDF/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">Federico<span class="swSprite s_chevron custPopRight" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:3px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-2._V234302190_.png);background-repeat:no-repeat;width:11px;height:11px;background-position:-30px -40px;"></span></span></span></a> (Hazleton, PA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A1AF0QSWD7AIDF/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;text-decoration:underline;">See all my reviews</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div>This is a great little book that covers all the bases in tele/cell phone conversing and etiquette. It's especially useful for businesses to hand out to new employees, and for parents who'd like to give their teens some advice on proper use of the cell phone.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>