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Darine Davis

Darine Davis

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Born in Shreveport, LA, he has claimed Houston as his home. Darine shares a unique writing style that tends to pull the reader into his world. He tries to put the reader in the characters shoes by using everyday situations and events that the reader can truly relate to. His timely humor and sharp wit comprised with a thought provoking message tends to grasp the reader’s attention and keeps it throughout the entire book.

He is a Navy veteran and graduate of the University of Houston-Victoria with a BA in Information Systems. He resides in Fresno, TX with his wife of twelve years and two kids.

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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<font size="5"><span style="font-family:'Bodoni MT';">Phe Ink crew featured in Newbie Magazine!Check us out!<br /></span></font><span style="font-family:calibri, 'sans-serif';font-size:11pt;"><a href="http://www.newbiesmagazine.com/">http://www.newbiesmagazine.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:'Bodoni MT';"><font style="font-size:24px;">Darine Davis is featured as a new author on AAMBC www.aambcbooktours.blogspot.com</font></span><br /><h4>INTERVIEW W/NIA PRODUCTIONS:</h4> <p><a href="http://www.shhimreading.com/blog.html"><span style="font-size:14px;">http://www.shhimreading.com/blog.html</span></a></p> <h4></h4> <h2 style="text-align:left;"></h2> <p><font style="font-size:18px;">Author Spotlight:<br /></font><a href="http://www.pheink.com/"><font style="font-size:18px;">http://www.pheink.com/</font></a></p> <h1><font style="font-size:13px;"><br /><br />- Amazon.com</font></h1><font color="#000000" size="3"></font> <div class="crContent"> <p>Posted February 1, 2009, 2:12 AM EST: A good start to a promising future from a new face in the literary world of urban fiction. A bit racy in its content, Bayou Drama delivers just that, DRAMA! It's a quick, easy read that will not disappoint.</p> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><font style="font-size:13px;"><span style="margin-left:-5px;"><img style="border-bottom:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-right:0px solid;" alt="4.0 out of 5 stars" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-4-0._V47081936_.gif" width="64" height="12" /></span><strong>Great first book, looking forward to the <br /><br />next</strong>  January 30, 2009</font> - Amazon.com<br /><br /><br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">By </td> <td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1QTPH75VORZ2P/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font color="#004b91">M. <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Williams<img style="border-bottom:medium none;border-left:medium none;border-top:medium none;border-right:medium none;" class="custPopRight" alt="" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/carrot._V47081519_.gif" /></span></font></span></a> (Houston, TX USA) -</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>For his first outing Darine Davis has captured moments of real life in its raw intensity. It doesn't take but a few pages before the reader is drawn in and invested in finding out the rest of the stories of his characters. I look forward to his next book. </p> <h2 style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:'bodoni mt', serif;"><font color="#000000" size="3"><font size="2">Anonymous</font> </font></span></h2> <div class="crContent"> <h3><font style="font-size:13px;">Bayou Drama has much drama!!!!</font></h3> <h4><img style="border-bottom:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-right:0px solid;" alt="" src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/presources/community/images/cust4.gif" /> Reader Rating - Amazon.com</h4> <p>Posted January 5, 2009, 11:06 PM EST: This is a truely different and refreshing change in writing style. His country based humor really had me laughing. A definite page turner. Although the book is short (124 pgs) it is great for a weekend read. The stories vary in situation and puts you in the characters shoes to answer the question &quot;What would I do in this situation?&quot; An erotic but page turning book. It will have you laughing one minute and crying the next. A must read.</p></div></div>