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Emma Hox

Emma Hox

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Emma Hox has always been an avid fan of Jane Austen’s novels. Although her favorite novel, she has been disappointed in Pride and Prejudice’s Mr. Bennet. Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker gives the witty father of Elizabeth Bennet the personality Emma always envisioned he should truly have.


Emma is a member of the Jane Austen Society and a Jane Austen writer’s guild. She speaks to youth groups about becoming the women they dream of being, using the Jane Austen Heroines as examples. Emma explains each of the characters have personalities and flaws any female can relate to, admitting her own character match would coincidentally be Jane Austen’s Emma. She teaches the young women that each one of them has strengths and weaknesses and shows them how to learn and grow with confidence.

Emma was born and raised in the farmlands of Eastern Washington and is a graduate of Central Washington University in Ellensburg.

Married with two boys ages 5 and 2, Emma and her family love to sail and spend time on the lake on weekends. The author mostly enjoys sitting on the bow of the boat in the shade of the jib to write.

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

Emma Hox has always been an avid fan of Jane Austen’s novels. Although her favorite novel, she has been disappointed in Pride and Prejudice’s Mr. Bennet. Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker gives the witty father of Elizabeth Bennet the personality Emma always envisioned he should truly have.

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<h3 style="font-size:13px;">Places to find reviews of &quot;Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker&quot; around the web:</h3> <ul><li><a style="font-family:'yui-tmp';" href="http://www.squidoo.com/year-of-jane-austen">Squidoo, A Year with Jane Austen (June 14, 2010)</a></li> <li><a href="http://books.daylightproper.com/pride-and-prejudice-sequel-longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker-book-review/">Book Review Blog (June 11, 2010); Pride and Prejudice Sequel – Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker Book Review</a></li> <li><a href="http://coffeetimeromance.com/CoffeeThoughts/novel-opening-lines/">Coffee Time Romance (May 8, 2010): Novel Opening Lines<br /></a></li> <li><a href="http://coffeetimeromance.com/CoffeeThoughts/emma_pandp/">Coffee Time Romance (May 8, 2010): Hi I’m Emma and I’m addicted to Pride and Prejudice</a></li> <li><a href="http://coffeetimeromance.com/CoffeeThoughts/life_fodder_for_novels/">Coffee Time Romance (May 8, 2010): Life as the Fodder for Novels</a></li> <li><a href="http://coffeetimeromance.com/CoffeeThoughts/why_longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker/">Coffee Time Romance (May 8, 2010): Why I wrote Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/BookReviews/longbournsunexpectedmatchmaker.html">Coffee Time Romance (April 23, 2010): Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://litchick.typepad.com/mellymel/2010/04/giveaway-longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker-by-emma-hox.html">Lit*Chick (April 22, 2010): Giveaway: Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker by Emma Hox</a></li> <li><a href="http://alexaadams.blogspot.com/2010/04/conversation-with-emma-hox-and-giveaway.html">First Impressions (April 19, 2010): Conversation with Emma Hox and Giveaway of Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://thebestreviews.com/review40941">The Best Reviews (April 16, 2010): <em><em>&quot;Courtship Machinations!&quot;</em></em></a></li> <li><a href="http://kellicrowe.typepad.com/kellicrowe/2010/04/interview-with-emma-hox-author-of-lonbourns-unexpected-matchmaker.html">Kelli Crowe (April 16, 2010): Interview with Emma Hox, author of Lonbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://kellicrowe.typepad.com/kellicrowe/2010/04/book-review-longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker-by-emma-hox-a-delight.html">Kelli Crowe (April 15, 2010): Book Review: Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker by Emma Hox: A delight!</a></li> <li><a href="http://librarygirlreads.blogspot.com/2010/04/book-review-longbourns-unexpected.html">Library Girl Reads (April 15, 2010): Book Review: Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker by Emma Hox</a></li> <li><a href="http://librarygirlreads.blogspot.com/2010/04/emma-hox-biography.html">Library Girl Reads (April 14, 2010): Emma Hox Biography</a></li> <li><a href="http://librarygirlreads.blogspot.com/2010/04/q-with-emma-hox.html">Library Girl Reads (April 13, 2010): Q&amp;A with Emma Hox</a></li> <li><a href="http://librarygirlreads.blogspot.com/2010/04/jane-austen-facts.html">Library Girl Reads (April 12, 2010): Jane Austen Facts</a></li> <li><a href="http://librarygirlreads.blogspot.com/2010/04/giveaway-longbourns-unexpected.html">Library Girl Reads (April 12, 2010): Giveaway &quot;Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker&quot; by Emma Hox</a></li> <li><a href="http://winabook.westofmars.com/2010/04/12/longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker/">West of Mars - Win A Book (April 12, 2010): Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://bookblips.dailyradar.com/story/giveaway-longbourn-s-unexpected-matchmaker-by-emma-hox/">Book Blips (April 12, 2010): Giveaway - Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://librarygirlreads.blogspot.com/2010/04/sunday-salon-april-11-2010.html">Library Girl Reads (April 11, 2010): The Sunday Salon</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.crystalreviews.com/authors/h/hox.htm">Crystal Reviews (April 2, 2010): Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://janeaustenreviews.com/2010/03/23/longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker-emma-hox/">Jane Austen Reviews (March 23, 2010): Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.shelfari.com/groups/10773/discussions/199383/Maureens-2010-List-so-far">Discussing Maureen's 2010 Lists (March): 50 Book Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="http://homespunlight.blogspot.com/2010/03/longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker-by.html">Homespun Light (March 8, 2010): Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://bohnhoffphotos.blogspot.com/2010/02/longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker.html">Bohnhoff Photography (March 1, 2010):  Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker Photo Shoot</a></li> <li><a href="http://rbbohnhoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker.html">The Bohnhoff Delight (February 26, 2010): Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://marilynbrant.blogspot.com/2010/02/hanks-giveaway-winners-plus-new-austen.html">Brant Flakes (February 22, 2010): Hanks Giveaway Winners Plus a New Austen Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="http://janeaustenregrets.blogspot.com/2010/02/longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker.html">Jane Austen Regrets (February 4, 2010): Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://wandecareads.blogspot.com/2010/02/longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker.html">Wandeca Reads (February 2, 2010): Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker</a></li> <li><a href="http://alexaadams.blogspot.com/2010/01/longbourns-unepected-matchmaker-by-emma.html">First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice (Sunday January 24, 2010): &quot;Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker&quot; by Emma Hox</a></li> <li><a href="http://cnjjasna.blogspot.com/2009/12/longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker.html">Jane Austen Society of North America - Central new Jersey Chapter (December 12, 2009):  &quot;Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker&quot; reimagines &quot;Pride and Prejudice&quot;</a></li> <li><a href="http://steintranquility.blogspot.com/2009/11/longbourns-unexpected-matchmaker.html">Tranquility and Turmoil (December 2, 2009): &quot;Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker&quot;</a></li> </ul>