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Terry Hueffed

Terry Hueffed

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Terry Hueffed, is a retiredgrammar school teacher and pre-school director. He has taught classes in childdevelopment, child psychology, parenting skills, & reading. Mr. Hueffed isa guest lecturer on many subjects of interest to parents in the San FranciscoBay Area. He has two children, two step-children and five grandchildren all ofwhich he is very proud of. He spends most of his time writing children'spicture book stories. He has one children’s book published, “Booger Planet,” byPublishAmerica.  Do not sign a contractwith PublishAmerica. He has a book titled, “Motivating Children to Excel in Reading: A Guide forParents & Teachers.  If you want tocontact Mr. Hueffed you can E-mail him at terry@hueffed.com

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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I have been a teacher for 19 years. I have taught reading readiness and reading as a pre-school teacher & as a primary school teacher. My reading program was inspired by God because it was very successful. One of my children came into my class not knowing the alphabet and by the time he finished 2nd grade he was at an upper third grade level, all in one year.

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<span style="color:#000000;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:small;float:none;">Children who include any kind of reading or story-telling as a part of their daily lives, are the most teachable of all. This has an important bearing on the future of mankind. This author's experiences have enabled him to see, to understand and to present to others, the success he has had with the elements expressed in this book. It is a comprehensive and well-worded presentation<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:small;float:none;">of tried-and-true methods he has used. What he offers here should prove invaluable to parents and educators alike. A worthwhile read.  Guy Mendie<br /></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:small;float:none;">I find the techniques in this book extremely effective, they are easy to follow and will absolutely make a difference in a child's reading ability! Take the time to do a few of the exercises and simply sit back and watch the results. The author Terry Hueffed is a good teacher, I still have an article in the paper about his superior techniques and this is when he was just starting his teaching career, now he has years of experience to bring you his most effective, quick strategies at your fingertips. Both teachers and parents can benefit from many of the techniques and resources he provides. Growing up I was taught many of these techniques and I was always leaps and bounds above the average reading level for my class, later I was placed into accelerated english classes, I have a BS in Journalism and I attribute these skill-sets to the techniques I learned, many of them described thoroughly in this small gem of a book! Sherry McVey</span>