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Edward Johns

Edward Johns

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Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, Englandis the birth place of new writer Edward Johns, currently working as part of theflight crew with an Airline based in Northern Ireland.

Having long-held ambitions to become a writer, for manyyears Mr. Johns was unable to come up with the right type of ideas for hisnovels, but in 2006 inspiration finally came to him and he began writing whatwas intended to be the first book of a Trilogy entitled “Race for FlugalFarm”.   It was a story based around theEquestrian scene and, whilst writing this, for some obscure reason the idea foranother novel came into his head and so he transferred his attentions to whathas now become his debut novel “Murdo”. His writing favours the pre to earlyteen market and, set against a backdrop of kidnapping, this first publicationcentres around the heart-warming bond formed between a young girl and a ratheramazing dog.

 

 

I addition to his passion for writing the Author tells usthat he likes nothing more than to spend his spare time outdoors on the GolfCourse.  He takes a keen interest in avariety of other sports, and in addition enjoys travelling (as indicated by hischoice of career), together with live theatre, movies and cuisine.

Having now had his first book published the Author has currentlyreverted back to his original manuscript, and we look forward to seeing thefirst of his Trilogy come out in the not too distant future.

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>

Story Behind The Book

The Race for Flugal Farm was written for my daughter who always wanted to read an adventure story where the main characters were horses.

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Thanks vi</span></div> <div class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content"> <div class="a-row a-spacing-mini" style="background-color:transparent;clear:none;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'&amp;quot';font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;width:809.74px;word-spacing:0px;"> <div class="a-profile-avatar-wrapper" style="padding-right:9px;width:43px;"> <div class="a-profile-avatar" style="height:34px;width:34px;"><a class="a-profile" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AHF4D3AUOT5NI4YFRCABFEXCPE4A/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_gw_tr?ie=UTF8" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);"><img src="https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amazon-avatars/default._CR0,0,1024,1024_SX48_.png" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-bottom-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:2px;border-right-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:2px;border-top-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;vertical-align:top;width:34px;" alt="default._CR0,0,1024,1024_SX48_.png" /></a></div> </div> <div class="a-profile-content" style="vertical-align:middle;"><a class="a-profile" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AHF4D3AUOT5NI4YFRCABFEXCPE4A/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_gw_tr?ie=UTF8" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);"><span class="a-profile-name" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:13px;line-height:19px;">Michelle Myles</span></a></div> </div> <div class="a-row" style="background-color:transparent;clear:none;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'&amp;quot';font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;width:809.74px;word-spacing:0px;"><a class="a-link-normal" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-reviews/R3QNBL5OVIE002/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1907407804" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><i class="a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating" style="background-image:url(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/AUIClients/AmazonUIBaseCSS-sprite_1x-c4a765aedd886dc04d89e7e93b6a02c59ecb7013._V2_.png);background-repeat:no-repeat;font-style:italic;height:18px;vertical-align:text-top;width:80px;"><span class="a-icon-alt" style="font-size:13px;height:18px;line-height:normal;width:80px;">5.0 out of 5 stars</span></i></a><a class="a-size-base a-link-normal review-title a-color-base a-text-bold" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-reviews/R3QNBL5OVIE002/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1907407804" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:13px;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;">Great story!</a></div> <span class="a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:'&amp;quot';font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;">30 December 2013</span> <div class="a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip" style="background-color:transparent;clear:none;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'&amp;quot';font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;width:809.74px;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">Format: Paperback</span></div> <div class="a-row review-data" style="background-color:transparent;clear:none;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'&amp;quot';font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;width:809.74px;word-spacing:0px;"> <div class="a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container" style="clear:none;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:14px;width:809.74px;"> <div class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content"><span class="a-size-base review-text" style="font-size:13px;line-height:19px;">Loved this book wonderful story! The animal personalities came through very realistically. I've read it twice now can't wait for the next installments.</span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content"> <div class="a-row a-spacing-mini" style="background-color:transparent;clear:none;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'&amp;quot';font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;width:809.74px;word-spacing:0px;"> <div class="a-profile-avatar-wrapper" style="padding-right:9px;width:43px;"> <div class="a-profile-avatar" style="height:34px;width:34px;"><a class="a-profile" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AFMTXRTST3JA2MSVDOQAUZIV4OUQ/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_gw_tr?ie=UTF8" style="color:rgb(0,102,192);"><img src="https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amazon-avatars/default._CR0,0,1024,1024_SX48_.png" 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href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-reviews/R25QHKTFEBM3QX/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1907407804" style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:13px;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;">The race for Fulham farm</a></div> <span class="a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:'&amp;quot';font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;">13 April 2013</span> <div class="a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip" style="background-color:transparent;clear:none;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'&amp;quot';font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;width:809.74px;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="a-color-secondary" 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