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Break point Break point V. Spadea,D Markowitx,Vince Spadea Spanning 13 professional seasons, this colorful and personal account of one man's life on the grueling pro tennis circuit pulls no punches. As one of only two players over the age of 30 ranked in the… OL12568327W
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Katharine Ross TV reporter April O' Neil discovers a group of crime-fighting, giant talking turtles living beneath the streets of New York City. OL15153827W
Black Belt Krav Maga Black Belt Krav Maga Darren Levine As the official defensive tactics system of Israeli police, military, and elite special operations units, krav maga has proven its effectiveness from front lines and back streets to prisoner transpor… OL15185549W
Jackie Chan Jackie Chan Jamie Poolos The story of action film star Jackie Chan, from his childhood as an indentured servant to the Peking Opera Research Institute, through his struggles finding his own style in Hong Kong cinema, to fame… OL15893496W
Capoeira Capoeira Jane Atwood Traces the roots and history of the martial art which was developed by Brazilian slaves and combines dance, play, ritual, and self-defense. OL16070421W
Young samurai Young samurai Chris Bradford In 1611 Japan, English orphan Jack Fletcher continues his difficult training at Niten Ichi Ryu Samurai School, while also trying to get back the rutter, his father's navigational logbook, that an evi… OL16263006W
Chinese martial arts Chinese martial arts Peter Allan Lorge "In the global world of the twenty-first century, martial arts are practiced for self-defense and sporting purposes only. However, for thousands of years, they were a central feature of military prac… OL16505847W
The legend of Snow Wolf The legend of Snow Wolf F. Lit Yu "A martial arts epic fantasy set in the China/Mongolia border in legendary times. Wolves and men fight for domination of the steppes, a young warrior must make a perilous quest to discover the secret… OL16506074W
Avatar Avatar Gene Luen Yang "Aang and Katara are working tirelessly for peace when an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei over Fire Nation colonies within the borders of the Earth Nation threatens to plunge the w… OL17206059W
Fledgling Jason Steed Fledgling Jason Steed Mark A. Cooper Tormented by his mother’s death, taken for granted by his father trained in deadly martial arts OL17443238W
Hensel and Gretel Hensel and Gretel Corey Rosen Schwartz,Rebecca J. Gomez These ninja chicks are anything but chicken! When Hensel and Gretel’s dad gets snatched by a fox, the sisters put their ninja skills to work to track him down before he can be stir-fried. But… OL17640701W
Power Rangers Jungle Fury Power Rangers Jungle Fury Slade Stone Dai Shi seeks to destroy all human life, but one thing stands in his way, the Jungle Fury Power Rangers. OL18014949W
Martial Law Martial Law Franklin W. Dixon ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: To determine whether there's a connection between injuries sustained by two students at the Rising Phoenix Martial Arts Center. One student w… OL18610825W
Tae kwon do Tae kwon do Yeon Hee Park 218 pages : 25 cm OL1938782W
Nei jia quan Nei jia quan Jess O'Brien "Seventeen teachers of tai ji quan, xing yi quan, and ba gua zhang present perspectives on the philosophy, history, and training methods of the internal martial arts. The revised edition contains fou… OL19603215W
Kon-Tiki Kon-Tiki Thor Heyerdahl Presents the Kon-Tiki expedition led by explorer Thor Heyerdahl as he and his crew travel from South America and Polynesia on a raft made from balsa wood. OL19704825W
The awesome guide to life The awesome guide to life Jason Ellis "From the pro-skater, satellite radio star, and New York Times-bestselling author of I'm Awesome comes a hilarious follow-up about how a man should live, everything from the etiquette of threesomes t… OL19708363W
Bruce Lee Bruce Lee Matthew Polly "A biography of the movie icon Bruce Lee"-- "Bruce Lee made martial arts a global phenomenon. He bridged the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. He smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians a… OL19747702W
Tao, the little samurai Tao, the little samurai Laurent Richard The student has become the teacher. Tao is showing his little brother how to take care of bullies. He's also teaching his cat some ninja attacks! Meanwhile, a new kid has arrived at Master Snow's sch… OL19986043W
Avatar Avatar Gene Luen Yang Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei arrive in the Southern Water Tribe amid protests of Gilak's imprisonment. While the leaders hold council to solidify Malina and Hakoda's unification plans, Gilak br… OL20054341W
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