The Octagon

Author : J. Ellem
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781537143316
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Octagon written by J. Ellem and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-14 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if you discovered that the world you were born into was a complete lie? "There is a veneer to this world we live in. A kind of covering, like a mask. If you start to peel back the layers, you will see things that you may not want to see..." In the future there is no war, no famine and no poverty. In the future the zombies didn't come. The apocalypse didn't happen and no virus wiped-out humanity. In the future the world is good. There is order, minimal crime and a content, well-fed society. Or so it seems... But if everything is so good, so perfect, then why does Jon Kobe, a First Year law enforcement graduate feel that something is not quite right with the world that he lives in? When the tortured body of a young girl is discovered in an alleyway, branded with a symbol meaning Hell, Kobe begins to see the frayed-edge of his world and the horrors that lie beneath. Below the surface of an idyllic society, awaits the sadistic truth where human lives are just fodder for the entertainment of the privileged few. For Kobe to survive, he must find the courage to abandon everything that he believes in and become something that he is not. Octagon is a gripping, page-turning sci-fi thriller and a brutal exploration of true human nature. Every future has a price. But are you willing to pay that price?

Author : Suzette Howe
Publisher : Showuhow2.com
ISBN 13 : 9780692127797
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broken Before Battle written by Suzette Howe and published by Showuhow2.com. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed martial arts (MMA) is often identified with violence and greed, but is that an accurate portrayal? Many MMA fighters grew up having to overcome bullying, gang activity, drugs, and violence. Success as a fighter is their opportunity to share life-altering concepts and inspire others through the sport they enjoy.

Author : Matthew Polly
Publisher : Avery
ISBN 13 : 159240619X
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tapped Out written by Matthew Polly and published by Avery. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An aging amateur takes his shot at glory in the world of mixed martial arts. As a younger man, Matthew Polly traveled to the Shaolin Temple in China and spent two years training with the monks who had invented the ancient art of kung fu. Fifteen years later, his weakness for Chinese takeout and Jack Daniel’s had taken its toll. Firmly into middle age and far removed from his past athletic triumphs, Polly decided to risk it all one last time. Out of shape and over the hill, he jumped headlong into the world of MMA. In Tapped Out, Polly chronicles his grueling yet redeeming two-year journey through an often misunderstood sport. From Thailand to Russia, Manhattan to Las Vegas, Polly studied with the best trainers, concluding with a six-month fight camp at Randy Couture’s legendary gym. He explores the history of fighting sports and joins a fascinating subculture of men who roll around on sweaty mats with one another in appreciation of the purity of contained combat. And in the end, Polly straps on the gloves, gets into the cage, and squares off with a fighter fifteen years younger. An honest and humorous look at a hard-core sport, Tapped Out is a fascinating look into the fastest growing sport in America and what it takes to be an MMA fighter.

Author : Anthony Johnson
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781462070381
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power of the Octagon written by Anthony Johnson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sport of mixed martial arts provides its fans and athletes with a unique set of practices, philosophies, and techniques that can generate results and success in any aspect of life. Like the champions of MMA, there are those who excel in the world of businessthose who have the ability to break sales quotas, build unstoppable teams, create dynamic businesses, and do so while savoring every minute they are alive. The connection between actions and mentalities of those who generate success is common to many fields, but in the world of MMA, the examples of how to generate results in ones area of endeavor is dynamically visible on multiple levels. Power of the Octagon is a comprehensive guide to enhancing eight critical areas of excellence. These areas include creating ones vision; defining and using psychological drivers for increased motivation; eliminating fear; working with tenacity; maximizing dedication, passion, and focus on success; establishing leadership; dealing with setbacks; and harnessing the winning mind. The goal of Power of the Octagon is to offer dynamic strategies of improvement in these eight areas in order to increase the overall performance of an individual. The skills you learn can contribute to accelerating your performance and helping you generate success in business, academics, military, and life in general. If youre striving to be a warrior of success inside or outside of the cage, Power of the Octagon can help.

Author : Jason Holt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000450449
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts written by Jason Holt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed martial arts (MMA)—unarmed fighting games permitting techniques derived from a variety of martial arts and combat sports— has exploded from the fringes of sport into a worldwide phenomenon, a sport as controversial as it is compelling. This is the first book to pay MMA the serious philosophical attention it deserves. With contributions from leading international scholars of the philosophy of sport and martial arts, the book explores topics such as whether MMA qualifies as a martial art, the differences between MMA and the traditional martial arts, the aesthetic dimensions of MMA, the limits of consent and choice in MMA and whether MMA can promote moral virtues. It also explores cutting-edge practical and ethical topics, including the role of gender in MMA, and the question of whether trans athletes should be allowed to compete in the women’s divisions. The contributors to this anthology take down, ground and pound, and submit many essential questions about this fascinating recent development in the culture of sport and spectacle. This is important reading for anybody with an interest in combat sports, martial arts, or the philosophy, sociology, culture or history of sport.

Author : Jennifer Fawcett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982177160
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beneath the Stairs written by Jennifer Fawcett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this spine-tingling, atmospheric “nail-biter of a novel” (Shelf Awareness), a woman returns to her hometown after her childhood friend attempts suicide at an alleged haunted house—the same place where a traumatic incident shattered their lives twenty years ago. Few in sleepy Sumner’s Mills have stumbled across the Octagon House hidden deep in the woods. Even fewer are brave enough to trespass. A man had killed his wife and two young daughters there, a shocking, gruesome crime that the sleepy upstate New York town tried to bury. One summer night, an emboldened fourteen-year-old Clare and her best friend, Abby, ventured into the Octagon House. Clare came out, but a piece of Abby never did. Twenty years later, Clare receives word that Abby has attempted suicide at the Octagon House and now lies in a coma. With little to lose, Clare returns to her roots to uncover the darkness responsible for ruining their lives. A “spellbinding horror story, where the terror comes not from ghosts, but from the haunted places we find within ourselves” (Elizabeth Brundage, author of The Vanishing Point), Beneath the Stairs is perfect for fans of Jennifer McMahon, Simone St. James, and Chris Bohjalian.

Author : Orson Squire Fowler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Home for All written by Orson Squire Fowler and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Orson Squire Fowler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Home for All; Or, The Gravel Wall and Octagon Mode of Building ... written by Orson Squire Fowler and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Athena Swentzell Steen
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0930031717
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Straw Bale House written by Athena Swentzell Steen and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many copies in stock but still heavy demand; only a few titles published on this subject. Very popular in rural WA too.

Author : Brad Faber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781943706211
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Octagon John Goes to Mars written by Brad Faber and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Octagon John and his dog, Ron, love science and going on adventures. And wouldn't you know it, their pal, Smergo, an Elf-leprechaun, needs their help on an urgent mission: Rescuing Smergo's wife Shirly on Mars! There's only one problem, though. They need to make it back in three days for Smergo's 500th birthday party. So strap in as the guys head to the fourth planet from the Sun for an epic quest in Octagon John Goes to Mars.