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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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Evin Driscol is not just a historical writer but a vampire who writes on supernaturals and their impact on human history. He is loved by some, hated by others, and tolerated by most. Though sharing knowledge of his own kind is pushing the fine line, Evin continues to write about supernatural history while exploring his own. Evin is ending his “Vampires and the Roaring Twenties” book tour in Chicago, his hometown. Just as things seem to be falling into place for Evin, his life is turned upside down when his own history threatens to repeat itself.

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<span style="font-size:10px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">&quot;</span></span><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">The Chosen Historian is not only an extremely creative take on vampires, but a very easy read that will leave you wanting more. Just as I thought everything had been done in the world of writing about vampires, Randi Ertz proves me wrong.&quot; </span><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">~Christina Allen</span></strong></span></span><div><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">&quot;</span></span></span><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Kept me interested the whole time, I couldn't wait to find out what happened, but now an sad that I'm done!&quot; </span><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">~Diane Kramer</span></strong></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size:11px;"><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">&quot;</span></span></span><span style="line-height:17px;font-size:12px;color:#333333;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> You got a bit of </span></span><em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Twilight</span></span></em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> with the ability to walk around in the daylight and not have to drink from humans (notice I said &quot;have to&quot;...doesn't mean they prefer it that way).  Add in a dash of </span></span><em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">True Blood</span></span></em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> aka the Sookie Stackhouse series with the being out, having a governing organization, and synthetic blood drinks.  Shake those two together and add in a few more...and you've got a mixed concoction sure to startle lovers of the classic creepsters, but certain to dazzle the minds of readers today.  Certainly a recommended read for YA and fiction fans, and the start of a series I would definitely be interested in finding out just what happens next.&quot; </span><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">~Insatiable Reader Gina </span></strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/</span></span></a></div>