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Breathe
- A Life in Flow
- De: Rickson Gracie, Peter Maguire
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 6 h y 34 m
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From legendary Brazilian jujitsu and MMA master Rickson Gracie comes a riveting, insightful memoir that weaves together the story of Gracie’s stunning career with the larger history of the Gracie family dynasty and the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, showing how the connection between mind and body can be harnessed for success both inside and outside the ring.
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I really wanted to like this book but it’s just not there
- De Brent en 08-24-21
- Breathe
- A Life in Flow
- De: Rickson Gracie, Peter Maguire
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
opinion changing view of combative martial arts
Revisado: 10-17-22
Perfect for modern day warriors, martial artist, and especially jiu jitsu practitioners. I've spent the past 14 years off and on training jiu jitsu, Judo and a few striking martial arts as well as the military. This book has changed my perception of the martial art from a sport like soccer, basketball, or football to something more noble and honorable. It has reframed my view of the barbaric sport of MMA (Vale Tudo) to something much more practical and honorable.
It was inspiring to hear the origin story of this martial art. The author does a wonderful job telling the story and bringing emotion to every chapter whether he is fighting in the streets of Brazil, Japan, or America he makes you feel the emotion and honor or disrespect that he's feeling and why he thinks it's necessary to answer with such a high level of violence. It's amazing how he's able to flip a switch and go from embracing nature to the willingness to fight to the death if necessary and then back to common serene with a new friend found inside of his old opponent.
If you want to learn more about jiu-jitsu, Judo, MMA, Vale Tudo, the Gracie's or just learn about what it takes to embody a true competitor or a modern-day warrior this is the book for you.
Thank you Mr Gracie.
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The Finishing School
- Earning the Navy SEAL Trident
- De: Dick Couch
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
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In America's new war, the first guns in the fight are special operations forces, including the Navy SEALs, specially trained warriors who operate with precision, swiftness, and lethal force. In the constantly shifting war on terror, SEAL units - small in number, flexible, stealthy, and efficient - are more vital than ever to America's security as they take the battle to an elusive enemy around the globe. This is essential listening for anyone who wants to know what goes into the making of America's best warriors.
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I was expeting a lot but ...!
- De Terry J en 06-27-12
- The Finishing School
- Earning the Navy SEAL Trident
- De: Dick Couch
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
humbling
Revisado: 10-15-22
Thank you for using your security clearance to give us a behind the scenes look at what happens. Everybody talks about BUDS but next to nobody knows what occurs after. I believe that this book helps paint a picture for anybody that wants to join the brotherhood a very clear and vibrant picture of what will be asked of you long after you make it through the infamous hell weak. To the rest of us that don't intend to sign up to pursue the trident it allows us to humble ourselves knowing what remarkable men are willing to do to join a special group of few that's willing to "cross the Rubicon." We are eternally grateful to those individuals that are willing to grapple with evil in the pits of Tartarus while we sleep comfortably in our beds at night oblivious.
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Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor
- De: Dick Couch, George Galdorisi
- Narrado por: Steven Weber
- Duración: 8 h y 54 m
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In a powerful story of global anti-terrorism inspired by real life missions, Act of Valor combines stunning combat scenes, up-to-the-minute battlefield technology, and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure. Act of Valor takes you deep into the secretive world of today’s most elite, highly trained group of warriors.
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Good performance, boring story
- De Ole en 06-14-12
- Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor
- De: Dick Couch, George Galdorisi
- Narrado por: Steven Weber
the Amber
Revisado: 10-15-22
much like men in green faces and Charlie Sheen's 1990s Navy seals movie I'm sure this book and the subsequent movie inspired many young men to want to be frogman. thank you sir
This is the book that started it all. It was because of this one book that inspired me as a dyslexic to want to read. 8 years and over 800 books later as a United States Navy veteran, a business owner, and a forever learner I have to say thank you Dick Couch. Perhaps none of the above would have happened if you hadn't had written this one book.
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Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success
- Discovering Your Gift and the Way to Life's Riches
- De: Steve Harvey
- Narrado por: Mike Hodge
- Duración: 3 h y 56 m
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Countless books on success tell you what you need to get that you don't already possess. In Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success, Steve Harvey tells you how to achieve your dreams using the gift you already have. Every one of us was born with a gift endowed by our creator - something you do the best at with very little effort. While it can be like someone else's, your gift is yours alone. No one can take it away. You are the only one who can use it - or waste it.
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A must read.....
- De sheila loftis en 09-11-14
- Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success
- Discovering Your Gift and the Way to Life's Riches
- De: Steve Harvey
- Narrado por: Mike Hodge
add this book to high school curriculums
Revisado: 10-15-22
Majority of this book I believe should be on the curriculum for most high schools around the USA. This book will change your way of thinking for the better irreverably.
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Aru Shah and the Song of Death
- A Pandava Novel, Book 2
- De: Roshani Chokshi
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
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Aru is only just getting the hang of this whole Pandava thing when the Otherworld goes into full panic mode. The god of love's bow and arrow have gone missing, and the thief isn't playing Cupid. Instead, they're turning people into heartless fighting-machine zombies. If that weren't bad enough, somehow Aru gets framed as the thief. If she doesn't find the arrow by the next full moon, she'll be kicked out of the Otherworld. For good.
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series just keeps getting better!
- De Catfish en 12-30-19
- Aru Shah and the Song of Death
- A Pandava Novel, Book 2
- De: Roshani Chokshi
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
educational but slow tempo
Revisado: 10-15-22
The book is very well written, it's very educational, it seems to stem directly from Rick Riordan without one key element, the action. The action does not seem to be at the same tempo as the Rick Riordan books. You can learn a lot about Hinduism from the story but the tempo of the book makes it easy to lose interest. It's for that reason after reading the first book and now the second I'm certain I won't continue to the third.
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Aru Shah and the End of Time
- A Pandava Novel, Book 1
- De: Roshani Chokshi
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
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While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, Aru will be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that she makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? One day, three schoolmates show up at her doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. Just a quick light, Aru thinks. She can get herself out of this.
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A wonderful book for strong girls
- De L. McCullough en 04-14-18
- Aru Shah and the End of Time
- A Pandava Novel, Book 1
- De: Roshani Chokshi
- Narrado por: Soneela Nankani
slow but knowledgeable and entertaining
Revisado: 10-15-22
I really appreciate the author taken a well-beatened path by Rick Riordan and putting out not only an entertaining story but giving us knowledge about the religion. Though I thought the story was a bit slow compared to Magnus chase andPercy Jackson it was still good
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The Athena Project
- A Thriller
- De: Brad Thor
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Marvel
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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Tucked away in a remote corner of North Carolina's Fort Bragg, behind rows of razor wire and heavily armed guards, lies the headquarters of the nation's most elite counter-terrorism unit - the United States Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta. Here, a brilliant new approach to combating terrorism has just been born. Its codename: The Athena Project.
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Just Not Good
- De James en 12-19-10
- The Athena Project
- A Thriller
- De: Brad Thor
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Marvel
outlier compared to his normal work
Revisado: 10-15-22
If you love Brad Thor turn back now. The man has written many great books excluding books number 9 through 11 which are just okay but the Athena project May destroy your view of the author. This book was extremely difficult for me to make it through with past military experience.
What makes this book so unbearable is that the women behave more like high school cheerleaders then covert operators. If there wasn't so much banter between the cheerleaders (female special operatives) amongst one another it would have left room for action, his ability to weave modern technology, tactics, equipment, operational forces and his mastery of geography and world events. This is the reason why though I pride myself on nonfiction books I don't hesitate to throw his name around in the circle of my nonfiction readers.
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Hidden Order
- De: Brad Thor
- Narrado por: Armand Schultz
- Duración: 11 h y 19 m
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Action-packed from the start, Hidden Order demonstrates yet again why Brad Thor is the "master of thrillers". A string of high-profile kidnappings has Washington, D.C., in a frenzy. When the victims begin turning up dead, frenzy turns to panic. And when the ransom demand is finally made public, panic will turn to terror. In Brad Thor's riveting new thriller, the stakes have never been higher, nor the lines between good and evil so hard to discern.
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What have you done with Brad Thor?
- De Prof en 07-17-13
- Hidden Order
- De: Brad Thor
- Narrado por: Armand Schultz
methodical and fascinating
Revisado: 10-15-22
Brad Thor's books 9 through 11 are questionable but this is where he starts to turn the corner and pick up that amazing writing that he has that I believe makes him legendary and puts him in the category with Tom Clancy. If you're reading this review and you haven't read Mark of the Athena by Brad Thor definitely skip it otherwise you may stop reading the series entirely. Out of the 20 books that I've read by Brad Thor Mark of the Athena definitely is one that made me want to quit the series. Books 9 through 11 we're hard to make it through but the rest of them are amazing. Thank you sir for giving this to the world.
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Full Black
- De: Brad Thor
- Narrado por: Armand Schultz
- Duración: 12 h y 3 m
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Born in shadow and kept from heads of state, there are some missions so deadly, so sensitive, that they simply don't exist. so deadly, so sensitive, that they simply don't exist. When one such mission goes horribly wrong, a wave of dramatic terrorist attacks is set in motion. Their goal: the complete and total collapse of the United States. With the CIA's intelligence abilities hobbled, former Navy SEAL Team 6 member turned covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath launches an audacious plan to infiltrate the terrorists' network and prevent one of the biggest threats the U.S. has ever faced.
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Conspiracy Theory at its best!
- De Susan en 07-29-11
- Full Black
- De: Brad Thor
- Narrado por: Armand Schultz
do not let this book deter you from others by Brad
Revisado: 10-15-22
I really enjoy Brad Thor's Scott horvath series but this book along with Mark of Athena leaves readers sloshing through pages hoping to find that thrill and enjoyment that the other books prior to this one bring but it's to no avail. Brad Thor is a wonderful writer despite what people may say about his first book, but this one makes it hard to see how good he truly is. My wife and I love his books but after this one she could no longer continue with the series.
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Run to the Finish
- The Everyday Runner's Guide to Avoiding Injury, Ignoring the Clock, and Loving the Run
- De: Amanda Brooks
- Narrado por: Dana Dae
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
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In her first book, popular runner blogger Amanda Brooks lays out the path to finding greater fulfillment in running for those who consider themselves "middle of the pack runners" - they're not trying to win Boston (or even qualify for Boston); they just want to get strong and stay injury-free so they can continue to enjoy running.
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so you want to be a runner ... or a better runner
- De Jenea S. en 03-11-20
- Run to the Finish
- The Everyday Runner's Guide to Avoiding Injury, Ignoring the Clock, and Loving the Run
- De: Amanda Brooks
- Narrado por: Dana Dae
revolutionary to the sport and mindset of running
Revisado: 10-14-22
I started running right before the military around age 16 and I've been running for over 14 years off and on. This book showed me that despite the tips that I picked up in that time I still had a lot more to learn and that there's nothing wrong with walking. I've never heard that before and never thought that it reshaped my view on what it means to be a runner. Thank you Amanda Brooks, and yes I am a runner. Regardless of the distance, regardless of the pace I am a runner. To anybody looking to learn more about the sport if you've never laced up running shoes or you just finished a marathon but you never had formal training this book will help you.
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