Pat Corbitt

Pat Corbitt

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Pat Corbittfirst began writing professionally for publication in 1970 when he contributeda key chapter on innovative video recording technologies for the groundbreakingmedical text, “Videotape Techniques in Psychiatric Treatment and Training”(Milton M. Berger, MD, Brunner/Mazel, New York City, 1970). The work launched acareer, colored with the reoccurring theme and pervasive interest in both real--andfictional—science, and the human condition.

An author for anumber of technical and artistic media articles as well as a featured column in“TV Technology” throughout the years since, Pat has practiced what he preachedby writing, producing and directing hundreds of broadcast and corporatetelevision shows over a 40+ year career, receiving dozens of internationalawards and commendations for his work. He currently has a variety of projects,scripts and documentary treatments at feature film studios, and broadcast andcable television networks.

Pat is theauthor of these current family feature film screenplays: “The Christmas ThatAlmost Wasn’t” (CGI animation, based on an Ogden Nash tone poem), “Sky Island”(with co-author, Cathy Dipierro; a CGI animation, based on an L. Frank Baumstory of the same name), “The Discovery” (live action, original script). Someof Pat’s short essays are available on www.helium.com.

“D.S.E.V,” (DeepSubmersible Exploration Vessel) "a science fiction action-adventure tale for readers who hate science fiction,"released in April, 2009, is Pat’s first novel. It is based on an original storyand is currently in bookstores in the US and England and available on-line at:

www.BarnesandNoble.com

www.booksamillion.com

and… from thepublisher: www.publishamerica.com.

Currently, inaddition to his television and film projects, Pat is hard at work on his secondbook, entitled “Splinters,” an espionage supernatural-thriller set at the endof the Second World War (due to be released in the Spring 2010). Pat has beenmarried to his wife, Carol, for 40 years and lives and sails with her along thefabled “Jersey Shore.” They have 4 wonderful grown children: Cathy, Chris, Jonand Megan. And they always treasure the time they have with their terrificgrandchildren.


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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