About
Teacher, single mother, all-time survivor, author, world traveler, your basic standard global citizen who loves to write. I'm currently living in Tanzania and am the author of the self-help book Fear, Phobias and Frozen Feet, as well as the novels Stop the world, I need to pee! The Case of Billy B; Not Telling and Defective.
Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness
Description
<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
When I was a child I was fascinated by a story dominating the news headlines about a young girl who murdered her lover's wife with a pair of scissors. I always wondered what would make someone do something like that. In Defective, I thought it would be fascinating to explore a young girl's relationship with an older man, and look at what the motivations on both sides would be.
Reviews
CINDY VINE'S "DEFECTIVE" (REVIEW) <br /><br />What I love most about this book? No
matter how you expect it to end you'll be shocked when all your ideas are for
naught. This story haunts you long after you finish it and you don't know
exactly how to feel about the outcome, which keeps you thinking. You feel so
many different emotions for the individual characters it's simply astounding.
<br /><br />Cindy Vine is an excellent writer and I cannot wait to read more from
her. This book had it all; murder, mayhem, insanity, phobias, abuse,
manipulation. It's a feast of the worst qualities that makes people so
vulnerable and you get an idea of just how dangerous the human mind can be when
pushed to the limits. This is a true must-read book! It will leave you with your
jaw hanging open at the end. <br /><br />-Kitty Bullard / Great Minds Think Aloud
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