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Martial: The Unexpected Classic

Martial: The Unexpected Classic

J. P. Sullivan

A full-length study of Martial's life, times, art and the survival of his poetry
Martial Arts and the Body Politic in Indonesia

Martial Arts and the Body Politic in Indonesia

Lee Wilson

In Martial Arts and the Body Politic in Indonesia Lee Wilson offers an innovative study of nationalism and the Indonesian state through the ethnography of the martial art of Pencak Silat.
The Composite Guide to Martial Arts

The Composite Guide to Martial Arts

Ann Gaines

Provides a historical overview of martial arts, explaining the various forms of this activity.
The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts: A Graphic Novel

The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts: A Graphic Novel

Sean Michael Wilson

This collection of parables written by Issai Chozanshi, an eighteenth-century samurai, is a classic of martial arts literature.
Martial Arts For Dummies

Martial Arts For Dummies

Jennifer Lawler

This high-kicking guide is chock-full of tips to help you get started in martial arts and brush up on techniques in Karate, Kung-Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, T’ai Chi, and more!
Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century

Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century

Peter A. Lorge

This is an engaging and readable introduction to the authentic history of Chinese martial arts.
Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century

Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century

Peter A. Lorge

This is an engaging and readable introduction to the authentic history of Chinese martial arts.
The Zen Way to the Martial Arts

The Zen Way to the Martial Arts

Taisen Deshimaru

One of the results of that experience was this book: a series of lessons, question-and-answer sessions, and koans (riddles or anecdotes that point out general principles) that provide practical wisdom for all students of the martial arts- ...
Translations on Near East and North Africa

Translations on Near East and North Africa

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AVERAGE CITIZEN SUPPORTS MARTIAL LAW ADMINISTRATION [Report on survey by Mete Akyol ; Istanbul, Milliyet, Turkish, 4 May 1971, PP 1. 9] What is the meaning of the martial law that is being enforced in 11 provinces in Turkey?
Disgrace at Gettysburg: The Arrest and Court-Martial of ...

Disgrace at Gettysburg: The Arrest and Court-Martial of ...

John F. Krumwiede

The Arrest and Court-Martial of Brigadier General Thomas A. Rowley, USA John F. Krumwiede. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Krumwiede, John F. Disgrace at Gettysburg: the arrest and court-martial of  ...
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and ...

Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and ...

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This book is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference ever published on the wide range of martial arts disciplines practiced in cultures around the world. * Includes the scholarship of 67 expert, international contributors * ...
The Engendered Family: The Influence of Martial Satisfaction ...

The Engendered Family: The Influence of Martial Satisfaction ...

Patricia Kay Kerig

... a de lightful group of Research Assistants, who lightened my load by both working hard and seeming to enjoy it : Kathy Russell, Ioana Petrou, Marilyn Schwimmer, Rachel Silver, Maggie Fox, Marie Wahl, Jennifer Eichman, Sue Santangel o, ...
The Pavement Arena: Adapting Combat Martial Arts to the Street

The Pavement Arena: Adapting Combat Martial Arts to the Street

Geoff Thompson

This illustrated manual takes the martial artist step-by-step through everything necessary to convert their skills for use in the "street".
Zen in the Martial Arts

Zen in the Martial Arts

Joe Hyams

"--Samurai Maximum. Under the guidance of such celebrated masters as Ed Parker and the immortal Bruce Lee, Joe Hyams vividly recounts his more than 25 years of experience in the martial arts.
Carmelite Spirituality in the Teresian Tradition:

Carmelite Spirituality in the Teresian Tradition:

Paul-Marie of the Cross, OCD

Paul-Marie of the Cross, OCD Steven Payne, OCD ... Carmelite spirituality in the Teresian tradition / PaulMarie of the Cross, OCD; translated by Kathryn Sullivan; revised and edited with a preface by Steven Payne. p. cm. Includes ...
Mixed Martial Arts' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Crazy ...

Mixed Martial Arts' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Crazy ...

Adam T. Heath

FORREST GRIFFIN Forrest Griffin, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, is one of the most popular mixed martial artists of recent memory. Fans appreciate his aggressive style and never-say-die attitude. He became famous for ...
Martial: The Making of Manchester United's New Teenage Superstar

Martial: The Making of Manchester United's New Teenage Superstar

Luca Caioli

Renowned sports biographers Luca Caioli and Cyril Collot talk to coaches, teammates and even Martial himself, to provide an unrivalled behind-the-scenes look at the life of the teenage superstar.
Martial Arts and Philosophy: Beating and Nothingness

Martial Arts and Philosophy: Beating and Nothingness

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Martial arts and philosophy have always gone hand in hand, as well as fist in throat. Philosophical argument is closely paralleled with hand-to-hand combat.
Séminaire d'Algèbre Paul Dubreil et Marie-Paule Malliavin: ...

Séminaire d'Algèbre Paul Dubreil et Marie-Paule Malliavin: ...

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Training Heroes: The Martial Arts Education of a US Navy SEAL

Training Heroes: The Martial Arts Education of a US Navy SEAL

Steve Hunter (martial artist.)

Former US Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell's story of survival is well known. In his bestseller, Marcus tells the story of Operation Redwing, a mission in the mountains of Afghanistan that left him as the only living member of his team.
English Benedictine Nuns in Exile in the Seventeenth ...

English Benedictine Nuns in Exile in the Seventeenth ...

Laurence Lux-Sterritt

Marie Guyart de l'Incarnation: un destin transocéanique, Tours 1599–Québec 1672 (Paris: Harmattan, 2000); Marie Chantal Gueudré, Histoire de l'ordre des Ursulines en France, 3 vols (Paris: Editions St Paul, 1957–63); Laurence Lux- Sterritt, ...
All the Way

All the Way

Marie Darrieussecq

But who cares, Solange will get to do it, go all the way, whatever it takes. Marie Darrieussecq's All the Way is a brilliant and hilarious picture of an adolescent girl. Marie Darrieussecq was born in 1969 in Bayonne, France.
Marie Hagerty

Marie Hagerty

Marie Hagerty

"The Marie Hagerty exhibition displays a range of canvases and collages of bold colour and robust shapes in which the viewer is confronted with the dualities of reality and abstraction in beautifully expressive ways.
Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in ...

Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in ...

Charles Russo

See also Judkins, “Lives of Chinese Martial Artists (12). ... Monastery, 21–22; phone interview with Ben Judkins, August 23, 2014. ritualistic black magic: Shahar, Shaolin, 37–42; Ben Judkins, phone interview by the author August 23, 2014.
Surviving Armed Assaults: A Martial Artists Guide to ...

Surviving Armed Assaults: A Martial Artists Guide to ...

Lawrence A. Kane

Kane, Lawrence A. Surviving armed assaults : a martial artist's guide to weapons, street violence, & countervailing force / Lawrence A. Kane; foreword by Loren W. Christensen. 1st ed. Boston, MA: YMAA Publication Center, 2006. p. ; cm.
A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's ...

A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's ...

Elisabeth de Feydeau

An alternate perspective on the world of Marie Antoinette, told through the story of her personal and exclusive perfumer Jean-Louis Fargeon, documents how he faithfully served Marie for fourteen years until the Revolution swept across ...
The Congrégation de Notre-Dame, Superiors, and the Paradox ...

The Congrégation de Notre-Dame, Superiors, and the Paradox ...

Colleen Gray

Gray focuses on the social, administrative, political, and spiritual dimensions of the lives of three Congr gation superiors - Marie Barbier, Marie-Jos phe Maugue-Garreau, and Marie Raizenne.
Starbuck, Waldschmidt, & Huffman Family of Bangor, Michigan

Starbuck, Waldschmidt, & Huffman Family of Bangor, Michigan

Jeanette Huffman

She married PAUL FAHEY. Paul Fahey and Kristina Marie Starbuck had the following children: i. SIMON 4FAHEY was born on 14 Dec 2012. ii. OLIVER FAHEY was born on 26 Apr 2014. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. Generation 3 (con't) PATRICIA ...
Voices Found

Voices Found

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... is blessed are they, are she who be - lieves. . she who re - ceives. they who yearn. . 1 m m • 9. — J^H g r r Words: Music: Susan Marie Smith, Verse 1 © 1996 Susan Marie Smith; Verses 2 and 3 © 1998 Susan Marie Smith. All rights reserved.

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