Download or read book Art of Life and Death written by Daniel Fletcher and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-10 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This masterfully crafted guide to ninjitsu or budo explores in depth the history, culture and philosophy of this fascinating and enduring Japanese martial art. Budo is one of the least understood forms of art in the world. Even more than skills or techniques, the teachings of budo require faith to learn and courage to understand. One of the fundamental teachings of budo is ninjutsu, the art of perseverance that forms the basis of the Japanese martial arts. The lessons in this book come directly from experiencing the living vitality of the world's foremost master of the ninja arts, Masaaki Hatsumi. Through the use of stories, poetry, art, and earned wisdom, the authors move beyond the common image of the martial arts and reveal the nature of the unexpected changes in themselves as they struggled to come to terms with what being a martial artist in the ninja tradition meant. The Art of Life and Death is a reflection of the discipline, the aesthetics, and the philosophy that lies hidden within the martial way. It is a glimpse at the hidden potential of the martial arts, one where the practitioner can embrace transcendence and transformation in order to face all the fears that litter life and also life's most fearsome opponent: Death.

Download or read book Blood of Dragons written by Olivia Ash and published by S. M. Boyce. This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm not the girl I used to be, and the world is no longer as it was. The magic I possess-the magic I'm quickly mastering-it can destroy whole cities. Start wars. Change the tides of a battle. As the dragon vessel, pretty much everyone wants me either locked up or dead. Out of the shadows comes a new threat-a fighter who reminds me a little too much of my mentor. He wants to take my old place at Zurie's side. And the only way he can get it, apparently, is to kill me. Dragons and humans alike just won't leave me alone. In the end, that's going to be their fatal mistake. Because I don't go down quietly. Those who come after me die early deaths, and none of these fools will take my magic-or my beautiful newfound freedom-from me. Blood of Dragons is a full-length novel with a badass heroine, a riveting storyline, and an alternative relationship dynamic. Get ready for a heart-pounding story filled with a dragon shifter romance unlike anything you've read before. Buckle in for heart-pounding action, breathtaking magic, deadly assassins, four drop-dead gorgeous leading men, a reverse harem romance, lots of toned muscles, and most importantly-a young woman's journey of justice, self-discovery, and freedom. READ THE WHOLE SERIES The Dragon Dojo Brotherhood: a riveting and addictive dragon shifter, reverse harem fantasy romance series. Book 1: Reign of Dragons Book 2: Fate of Dragons Book 3: Blood of Dragons Book 4: Age of Dragons (June 2019) Publisher's Note: The Dragon Dojo Brotherhood is an adult urban fantasy series with explicit scenes. This enchanting story is meant for mature readers who enjoy spellbinding plotlines with a few fan-your-face moments in their fantasy fiction.

Download or read book Cambridge English Readers Level 5 Upper Intermediate written by Janet McGiffin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-09-04 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the wife of a well-known surgeon dies suddenly in the emergency room of Mercy Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dr. Maxine Cassidy suspects murder. The police agree, but they suspect her! Maxine is determined to find the killer and starts an investigation of her own. However, when someone tries to kill her, she begins to wonder which of her medical colleagues she can trust.

Download or read book Her Crown of Fire written by Renee April and published by SkyNation Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the dull, everyday world, seventeen-year-old Rose Evermore struggles to plan beyond her final year of high school. But when fire suddenly obeys her every command and her dreams predict the future, she becomes hungry for more of this strange power. Under her dreams' guidance, Rose lands in the fantasy realm of Lotheria-with a tagalong. Tyson, her best friend since childhood, winds up there with her, just as confused and a hell of a lot more vulnerable. In Lotheria, Rose is welcomed and celebrated as a fire mage at the Academy, while the very un-magical Tyson is forced into hiding under threat of death from the headmasters of Rose's new school. As Rose's talent in fire magic draws unwanted attention and Tyson struggles to transition from high school student to blacksmith, Rose must find a way to return Tyson to their own world before the headmasters discover and execute him-no matter the cost.

Download or read book Death in the Dojo Level 5 written by Sue Leather and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cambridge English Readers is an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels - from elementary to advanced - the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes.

Download or read book Dance of Death written by Grandmaster Lawrence Day and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the Black Dragon Fist taught to John Keehan by Senzo Tanaka and then to Grandmaster Lawrence Day and Frank Dux. Like the Tibetan Burning Palm, this is a secret training form reserved only for select students. This Long Form was developed by Grandmaster Lawrence Day and Ashida Kim from techniques they learned training with John Keehan, also known as Count Dante. It is named in his honor and practiced today by all members of our most ancient and honorable martial arts fellowship and is one of the few acceptable self-defense forms that qualify an applicant for membership in the International Fighting Arts Association and Official Black Dragon Fighting Society. "Kata Dan'te, the Dance of Death Long Form, is without doubt, the most savage and terrifying self-defense form known to man. It is composed of the deadliest poison hand techniques ever devised, each one guaranteed to kill, cripple or maim any attacker. Learning these fists could save your life! Learning all of them will make you a master!"

Download or read book Devoted in Death written by J. D. Robb and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this crime thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas tracks a pair of Bonnie and Clyde copycats whose heated passion for each other is fueled by cold brutality. When Eve Dallas examines a fresh body in a seedy alleyway in downtown Manhattan, the victim’s injuries are so extensive that she almost misses the clue. Carved into the skin is the shape of a heart—initials inside reading “E” and “D”... In Arkansas, Ella-Loo and her recently released ex-con boyfriend, Darryl, don’t ever intend to part again. So they hit the road, but then things get a little messy and they wind up killing someone—an experience that stokes a fierce, wild desire in Ella-Loo. A desire for Darryl. And a desire to kill again. As they cross state lines on their way to New York to find the life they think they deserve, they leave a trail of evil behind them. But now they’ve landed in the jurisdiction of Lt. Dallas and her team at the New York Police and Security Department. And, with her husband Roarke at her side, Eve has every intention of hunting them down and giving them what they truly deserve...

Download or read book The Temple House Vanishing written by Rachel Donohue and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times Best Thrillers of 2021 "Steamily atmospheric . . . A twisted Gothic tale, emotional in its language and febrile in its atmosphere, and it will appeal to readers who love to hear about obsession, repression . . . and poetic justice.” —The New York Times Book Review Louisa is the new scholarship student at Temple House, a drafty, imposing cliffside boarding school full of girls as chilly as the mansion itself. There is one other outsider, an intense and compelling student provocateur named Victoria, and the two girls form a fierce bond. But their friendship is soon unsettled by a young art teacher, Mr. Lavelle, whose charismatic presence ignites tension and obsession in the cloistered world of the school. Then one day, Louisa and Mr. Lavelle vanish without a trace, never to be found. Now, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the disappearance, one journalist—a woman who grew up on the same street as Louisa—delves into the past, determined to uncover the truth. She finds stories of jealousy and revenge, power and class. But might she find Louisa and Mr. Lavelle, too? Told in alternating points of view, The Temple House Vanishing is tense, atmospheric, and page-turning . . . with a shocking, ingenious conclusion. An Irish Bestseller and finalist for the Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year

Download or read book Connections in Death written by J. D. Robb and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER (February 2019) Lieutenant Eve Dallas fights to save the innocent—and serve justice to the guilty—on the streets of New York in Connections in Death, the gritty and gripping new In Death novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb. Homicide cop Eve Dallas and her billionaire husband, Roarke, are building a brand-new school and youth shelter. They know that the hard life can lead kids toward dangerous crossroads—and with this new project, they hope to nudge a few more of them onto the right path. For expert help, they hire child psychologist Dr. Rochelle Pickering—whose own brother pulled himself out of a spiral of addiction and crime with Rochelle’s support. Lyle is living with Rochelle while he gets his life together, and he’s thrilled to hear about his sister’s new job offer. But within hours, triumph is followed by tragedy. Returning from a celebratory dinner with her boyfriend, she finds Lyle dead with a syringe in his lap, and Eve’s investigation confirms that this wasn’t just another OD. After all his work to get clean, Lyle’s been pumped full of poison—and a neighbor with a peephole reports seeing a scruffy, pink-haired girl fleeing the scene. Now Eve and Roarke must venture into the gang territory where Lyle used to run, and the ugly underground world of tattoo parlors and strip joints where everyone has taken a wrong turn somewhere. They both believe in giving people a second chance. Maybe even a third or fourth. But as far as they’re concerned, whoever gave the order on Lyle Pickering’s murder has run out of chances...

Download or read book Reign of Dragons written by Olivia Ash and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sink your teeth into 125,000 words of amazing dragon shifter adventure!-------------------------- No one screws with my family. My sister and I are human orphans raised by the world's best assassin, taught to steal and kill our way through the dragonlands under her watchful eye. Grown men fear us, and no one knows we're coming until it's too late to run. Irena and I-we're good. The best. In a dog-eat-dragon kind of world, we have to be. But someone betrayed us. Someone we trusted with our lives. Irena is missing. My mentor is gone. And as for me... the man responsible for this mess thought he killed me. He kicked me into a pit, and he left me to die. But I don't give up that easy. In the darkness, facing death itself, I fused with dragons. I had no choice. This is ancient magic, and dangerous people want it. They want me, dead or alive, and they'll start a war if that's what it takes to control me. The magic I discovered-the magic these brutal people want-it's mine, plain and simple. No one can take it from me. And I'm coming back from the dead. For blood. For vengeance. For Irena. Reign of Dragons is a full-length novel with a badass heroine, a riveting storyline, and an alternative relationship dynamic. Get ready for a heart-pounding story filled with a dragon shifter romance unlike anything you've read before. Buckle in for heart-pounding action, breathtaking magic, deadly assassins, four drop-dead gorgeous leading men, lots of toned muscles, and most importantly-a young woman's journey of justice, self-discovery, and freedom. READ THE WHOLE SERIES The Dragon Dojo Brotherhood: a riveting and addictive dragon shifter fantasy romance series. Book 1: Reign of Dragons Book 2: Fate of Dragons (March 2019) Book 3: Blood of Dragons (April 2019) Book 4: Age of Dragons (April 2019) Publisher's Note: The Dragon Dojo Brotherhood is a reverse harem series with explicit scenes and is meant for mature readers who enjoy spellbinding stories with a few fan-your-face moments in their fantasy fiction.

Download or read book The Amsterdam Connection Level 4 written by Sue Leather and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-02-22 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reporter Kate Jensen travels to Amsterdam when a friend is found dead there. Her search for the murderer takes her to parts of the city that tourists never see, and to a man prepared to kill to hide the truth. Kate soon discovers that football can be a very dangerous game.

Download or read book The Dow of Master Ken Vol 1 written by Master Ken and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-05 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the hit web series "Enter The Dojo" with over 50 million YouTube views comes the best self defense book ever written! 11th Degree Black Belt Master Ken explains his most famous techniques such as "The Hurticane", "The Thrust of Freedom" and, of course, the dreaded "Kill Face"! This book is a must-have for anyone who aspires to learn from the most dangerous martial artist in the world: Master Ken! Learn more about him at www.youtube.com/enterthedojoshow

Download or read book Extensive Reading written by Sue Leather and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-23 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensive Reading is an innovative resource bridging theory and practice for those seeking to learn about extensive reading (ER) for L2 students' language development, including ways to motivate students to read extensively and to assess learning. Grounded in contemporary theory and the latest research both on ER and motivation, experts Sue Leather and Jez Uden offer a rich array of original activities to help teachers in the classroom and beyond with this effective but difficult-to-implement pedagogical tool. Advanced students, researchers, teacher trainers, and pre- and in-service teachers – and ultimately their students themselves – will benefit from this book.

Download or read book Fall of Dragons written by Olivia Ash and published by Dragon Dojo Brotherhood. This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An urban fantasy, dragon reverse harem romance. When I became a dragon, my magic evolved. The shift unlocked something other. Something far more dangerous-and deadly-than anyone expected. There's an entirely new depth to my magic, and for the first time, I truly have no limits. There are no boundaries to what I can do-and that terrifies everyone who has been trying so desperately to control me. The fact is, I'm a diamond dragon-the only one of my kind. The only other diamond dragons in history were the gods themselves. So... what does that make me? A war is brewing, and try as I might, I can't help but be in the center of it. The Knights want to use me as propaganda to fuel their anti-dragon message. The Bosses want to break me until I bow before them. Harper needs my help to stop this war before it destroys her entire family. It's me and my men against the world, and thank the gods I have them-because in the blink of an eye, everything I ever believed in is destroyed. Because, even from beyond the grave, my former mentor might have found a way to kill me. Fall of Dragonsis a full-length novel with a badass heroine, a riveting storyline, and an alternative relationship dynamic. Get ready for a heart-pounding story filled with a dragon shifter romance unlike anything you've read before. Buckle in for heart-pounding action, breathtaking magic, dragon shifters, sexy bad-boys with badass weapons, deadly assassins, four drop-dead gorgeous leading men, and lots of toned muscles. Most importantly-a young woman's journey of justice, self-discovery, and freedom as she steps into the truth of who-and what-she is. READ THE WHOLE SERIES The Dragon Dojo Brotherhood: a riveting and addictive dragon shifter fantasy romance series. Book 1: Reign of Dragons Book 2: Fate of Dragons Book 3: Blood of Dragons Book 4: Age of Dragons Book 5: Fall of Dragons Book 6: Death of Dragons Book 7: Queen of Dragons Book 8: A Legend Among Dragons Warning: The Dragon Dojo Brotherhood is a reverse harem urban fantasy series with explicit scenes and is meant for mature readers who enjoy spellbinding stories with a few fan-your-face moments in their fantasy fiction. Prepare for lip-biting, fist-pumping, and lots of "hell YES" moments.

Download or read book Fate of Dragons written by Olivia Ash and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ninja Death Touch written by Ashida Kim and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS BOOK COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!!! Back in Print!! Ninja Dim Mak, the Chinese Death Touch. This Unholy Science is based on the same principles as the therapeutic methods of Acupuncture. EXCEPT- they are used to inflict pain or injury or death, depending on the ""power"" of the strike and the skill of the Assassin Overcome any attacker with fingertip pressure. Includes, Charts and Diagrams of the Vital and Fatal Points of the Human Body; times when they are most vulnerable (Law of Midday-Midnight); fistic ""Hand Weapons"" common to all martial arts; history and origin; even a Ninja legend. A valuable anatomical study, a self defense must! Learning just one of these fists could save your life!!!

Download or read book Death written by Jaggi Vasudev (Sadhguru) and published by Penguin/Ananda. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether a believer or not, a devotee or an agnostic, an accomplished seeker or a simpleton, this is truly a book for all those who shall die!