About
Roschelle McKenzie began her writing career at the age of nine with a piece of chalk and a chalkboard in Portmore St. Catherine, Jamaica. Scribbling dusty stories for her younger brother, she came to love the art of storytelling. Little did she know, her powdery pasttime would lead to an explosive work of art that would powerfully impact the lives of many.
In 2001 after a traumatic relationship and the birth of her son, Roschelle found consolation in her writing. It was during this time that she began to pursue novel writing. By the autumn of 2003, she began writing Night Before Dawn, which was published in 2008. Gainfully employed as Property Manager of a high-end residential building in Westchester, New York, Roschelle walked away from a stable income to daringly pursue her dreams. Since her career transition in 2010, thousands of copies have been sold and the book is progressively making headway to the best seller's list. Night Before Dawn is touching many lives across the globe, creating waves and captivating hearts in the United States, Caribbean, Europe and Africa!
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
After Dawn is the highly anticipated sequel to Night Before Dawn.
