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Author: James William Gibson Publisher: Hill & Wang ISBN: 9780809015788 Category : Militarism Languages : en Pages : 357
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Vietnam signaled the end of America's long history of martial victories. In Warrior Dreams, James William Gibson argues that the shame of defeat by a technologically inferior enemy, compounded by challenges to the status quo from feminism and minority groups, created a profound crisis in American identity - particularly for the white American male - and gave birth to a disturbing and reactionary new war culture designed to make America well again. Armed with a journalist's curiosity and a critic's precision, Gibson sets out to map this new American war zone. He plays paintball with Los Angeles's weekend warriors, learns to shoot like a pro at Arizona's elite Gunsite Ranch, and parties with soldiers of fortune at their annual convention in Las Vegas. Gibson surveys the combat magazines and weapons advertisements, films and novels that fuel the sexual, violent fantasies of millions of would-be warriors across the country. And he shows how this mythology, far from harmless consumer entertainment, has indeed started a new war with real warriors - Aryan Nation, contract killers, mercenaries in Central America - and with dangerous consequences for our democracy.
Author: James William Gibson Publisher: Hill & Wang ISBN: 9780809015788 Category : Militarism Languages : en Pages : 357
Book Description
Vietnam signaled the end of America's long history of martial victories. In Warrior Dreams, James William Gibson argues that the shame of defeat by a technologically inferior enemy, compounded by challenges to the status quo from feminism and minority groups, created a profound crisis in American identity - particularly for the white American male - and gave birth to a disturbing and reactionary new war culture designed to make America well again. Armed with a journalist's curiosity and a critic's precision, Gibson sets out to map this new American war zone. He plays paintball with Los Angeles's weekend warriors, learns to shoot like a pro at Arizona's elite Gunsite Ranch, and parties with soldiers of fortune at their annual convention in Las Vegas. Gibson surveys the combat magazines and weapons advertisements, films and novels that fuel the sexual, violent fantasies of millions of would-be warriors across the country. And he shows how this mythology, far from harmless consumer entertainment, has indeed started a new war with real warriors - Aryan Nation, contract killers, mercenaries in Central America - and with dangerous consequences for our democracy.
Author: Kresley Cole Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 184983346X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 447
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A ruthless Norse warrior will defeat anything standing between him and his beautiful obsession - even Death itself. A millennium ago, Aidan the Fierce lost his heart to the Valkyrie Regin the Radiant, but he was murdered before he could win her. Since then, he has reincarnated into different identities, with his memory of the past buried deep. This time he has returned as Declan Chase, a human soldier bent on exterminating all immortals - including Regin, his newest captive. The proud Northman that Regin still mourns has been replaced by a twisted madman. Once tortured by immortals, Chase now metes out vengeance against them, and he's fixated on her. Regin's only hope is to make him remember her, though she knows that whenever he recovers his memories, history will repeat itself, and he'll be lost to her again. . . .
Author: Roger Zelazny Publisher: Avon Books ISBN: 9780380774227 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 436
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Collection of fifteen tales of martial artists who face deadly challenges in the realms of fantasy, written by a variety of authors, including Joe R. Lansdale, Jack C. Heldeman II, and Jane Lindskold.
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks ISBN: 142993719X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 381
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From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherrilyn Kenyon The spellbinding Dream-Hunter series continues! Hades doesn't often give second chances... Xypher has one month on Earth to redeem himself through one good deed or be condemned to eternal torture in Tarturus. But redemption means little to a demigod who only wants vengeance on the one who caused his downfall. Until one day in a cemetery... Simone Dubois is a medical examiner with a real knack for the job. Those who are wrongfully killed appear to her and help her find the evidence the police need to convict their killers. But when a man appears and tells her that she's more than just a psychic, she's convinced he's insane. Now the fate of the world hangs in her hands... It was bad enough when just the dead relied on her. Now's there's the seductive Dream-Hunter Xypher who needs Simone's help in opening a portal to the Atlantean hell realm to fight insatiable demons. The future of mankind is at stake—and so is her life. The only question now is: Who is the bigger threat: the demons out to kill her, or the man who has left her forever changed? "Brisk, ironic, sexy, and relentlessly imaginative."—Boston Globe
Author: John J. Donohue Publisher: Praeger ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 156
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This is an analysis of the martial arts as socio-cultural and symbolic phenomena. As Americans search for a sense of purpose, belonging, and structure in life, they have chosen an Asian cultural tradition and changed it to suit the needs of contemporary American society. A brief historical summary of the development of martial arts in Japan sets the scene for the reinterpretation of the role of these arts by American mass media. Donohue, an anthropologist with a black belt in karate, explores the important role that the martial arts play in the American psyche. As a means of developing personal power, self-defense systems are aesthetic and spiritual practices as well as statements of urban paranoia reacting against street violence and life-threatening situations. Martial arts organizations are seen as symbolic vehicles for enmeshing participants in constellations of actions and philosophies that create a sense of self and community.
Author: William Joyce Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1442481463 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 125
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Academy Award winner William Joyce’s Guardians recruit Sanderson ManSnoozy, the sleepy legend also known as the Sandman, to their cause in this fourth chapter book adventure. When the Man in the Moon brought together the Guardians, he warned them that they would face some terrible evils as they strove to protect the children of earth. But nothing could have prepared them for this: Pitch has disappeared and taken Katherine with him. And now the Guardians are not only down one member, but a young girl is missing. Fortunately, MiM knows just the man to join the team. Sanderson ManSnoozy—known in most circles as the Sandman—may be sleepy, but he’s also stalwart and clever and has a precocious ability to utilize sand in myriad ways. If the other Guardians can just convince Sandy that good can triumph evil, that good dreams can banish nightmares, they’ll have themselves quite a squad. But if they can’t…they might never see Katherine again.
Author: Kathy Pickett Publisher: Balboa Press ISBN: 1504389158 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 107
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By finding out how your intuition works, you can connect with anyone in spirit without true mediumship qualities. I have done this with the Ultimate Warrior, and this book will explain my journey through meditation, dreams, signs, and many other traits. My humility enabled the universe to work with me, and I never doubted. If you wish to connect with a passed celebrity in spirit, my book will show how you too can work with your abilities while remaining genuine in your intent.
Author: Brenda Trim Publisher: ISBN: 9781977850317 Category : Languages : en Pages : 394
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Along the edges of darkness, a war of attrition rages between the demon plane and the Tehrex Realm. Dark Warriors alone stand between humans and the evil that seeks to destroy them. Zander Tarakesh, the sexy as sin vampire king, leads the battle. Zander is battle-hardened and accustomed to command, yet wrestles to regain control when his Fated Mate is propelled into his world, bombarding him with unfamiliar emotions. His life depends on him uniting with Elsie, the slip of a mortal, who unknowingly protects a vital piece of his soul. Eradicating the demons will be an easier task than combating her sense of guilt and betrayal to gain her acceptance, loyalty, and ultimately her love. And, he must do this before she plunges a stake in his heart. One thing is certain; the flames of passion ignite a fire in their shared souls...Elsie Hayes' life is shattered after the vicious murder of her husband. Intent on revenge, she spends her evenings killing creatures others only see in nightmares. A supernatural event teleports Elsie into a world filled with violence, magic and unexpected lust and love when she is thrust from widow to Fated Mate of the enigmatic vampire king. Can she lower the protective shield around her heart, giving herself to a vampire whose power is the very reason her life was changed forever?
Author: Cenita Johnson Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781481851800 Category : Languages : en Pages : 104
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There comes a time in your life when you finally get it...when you stand in the middle of the debris of the dreams of what was supposed to be your life and ask, "How Did I Get Here?" This is where I found myself. As the tears fell and the anger rose, I yelled "No More Victim!" The Supreme Warrior within me had risen! Are you ready to fight for the life of your dreams? It's time to call upon the Supreme Warrior within! EXCERPT: CHAPTER 1 - DECLARE WAR ON YOUR LIFE Most of us start life full of energy, hope, confidence, and excitement for the future. We believe that life will turn out exactly as we dream it will be. Those dreams usually consist of a happy marriage, healthy children, and a great career. Regardless of the variations of our dreams, we all have a picture of the life we consider our happily-ever-after. People are suffering from devastating losses and shocking betrayals. Lives have been ravaged by divorce, violence against children, illness, financial upheavals, natural disasters, and business/government corruption. Everywhere you look, it seems like people are losing their natural minds. Often, our questions about these traumatic situations are left unanswered. What remains is anger, emptiness and looming darkness. Most of us were not prepared for life's harsh reality: That life does not always go as planned. As a result, people give up on the happily-ever-after dreams they started with. They decide that happily-might-not-be-possible is a more realistic expectation. Many people attempt to escape from the emotional pain of life's challenges by turning to addictive drugs, overeating, recreational sex, and/or idleness. They believe that avoiding the pain will make life easier and eliminate further trials. It doesn't. Actually they've added to the pain. And might have further ravaged their lives that was once easily redeemable. Instead of fighting forward, they tried to escape the pain of life's trials. Yet, trials are a part of life from which no living person can escape. These people age badly as hopelessness shape their lifeless and forlorn faces. Once filled with great dreams, they are now depleted by added life trauma. It is human nature to hope and fight for a thriving and happy life. It is your calling to be a Supreme Warrior and fight forward regardless of what life throws your way! Only death awaits those who are beaten down and remain down. You must crawl until enough strength is gained to stand again. Until you take your last breath on the Earth, you must never give up! This is the path of the Supreme Warrior. CHAPTER 2 - THE SUPREME WARRIOR SUPREME FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 3 - ARMOR UP FOR THE BATTLEFIELD CHAPTER 4 - LOOK AT THE PAST BUT DON'T LIVE THERE CHAPTER 5 - THRIVE AMONGST THE CUNNING AND RUTHLESS CHAPTER 6 MENTAL POWER OF THE SUPREME WARRIOR CHAPTER 7 DON'T LET THE DARK SIDE RULE nor FOOL YOU CHAPTER 8 BALANCED LIVING and the SUPREME WARRIOR CHAPTER 9 SUPREME WARRIOR CONTRACT CHAPTER 10 CREATE AND EXECUTE YOUR BATTLE PLAN SUPREME WARRIOR IS POWER PACKED and LIFE CHANGING! It's time to call upon the SUPREME WARRIOR within, DECLARE WAR and FIGHT FOR AN EMPOWERED LIFE!! BOOK SIZE: 5.06 x 7.81 in. PAGES: 104
Author: R. L. Stine Publisher: Avon Books ISBN: 9780380880478 Category : Fantasy games Languages : en Pages : 103
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The reader's decisions will determine whether the wizard or warrior will be able to retrieve the magic helmet of Cornwall, which has been stolen by the giants.
Author: James William Gibson
Author: James William Gibson
Author: Kresley Cole
Author: Roger Zelazny
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Author: John J. Donohue
Author: William Joyce
Author: Kathy Pickett
Author: Brenda Trim
Author: Cenita Johnson
Author: R. L. Stine