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When a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym moves in across the street from his office, Jonathan Gottschall sees a challenge, and an opportunity. Pushing forty, out of shape, and disenchanted with his job as an adjunct English professor, part of him yearns to cross the street and join up. The other part is terrified. Gottschall eventually works up his nerve, and starts training for a real cage fight. He's fighting not only as a personal test but also to answer...

"This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two unlikely animals: a blue whale and a mosquito! Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner!" Provided by publisher.

"Hundreds of years ago, on a planet once ravaged by war, the nations swore an armistice never to use weapons of mass destruction again. Today, battle-hardened warriors known as Grievar Knights train to represent their nations' interests in brutal hand-to-hand combat. Murray Pearson was once a famed Knight until he suffered a loss that crippled his nation - but now he's on the hunt to find and train the next champion. In underground and ruthless combat...

Discover the ancient secrets of the legendary Samurai warriors. Master the skills you need to defend against attacks in a world filled with violence. Secrets of Combat Jujutsu is an essential guide for every student of self-defense and martial arts. Now in it's third edition, Secrets of Combat Jujutsu continues to inspire a new generation of martial artists with its passion and insight. Both profound and prcatical, this modern classic is your best...

Describes a day in the life of a fire fighter.

Few have ever gone inside the hidden Hong Kong arena where elite combatants clash in the Kumite, the little-known but hotly contested world championship of full-contact fighting. No Westerner had ever won this titanic tournament until iron-willed American Frank Dux. Bloodsport is his story, a true-life triumph of bedrock courage, uncanny skill and steadfast loyalty.

A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night. Rampage: When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago. Doom: A frantic call for help from a remote research station on Mars sends a team of mercenary Marines into action. Ready player one: When the creator of a virtual-reality world called the OASIS dies,...

"Kai's and Ray's ninja skills are put to the test when bad guys interrupt their video game."--

"To find the people lost in the shadows, you need the men who lie in them. The former soldiers of 11th Hour are unaffiliated, unacknowledged, and definitely illegal. They protect the innocent, destroy the guilty - and capture hearts along the way... Rugged, skilled and hard-bodied, Jack King's whole life was the Marines until an injury left him discharged from active duty. But he finds a new purpose when he's recruited by a special unit that employs...