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Kali Muscle is a young man that has had a roller coaster life and ended up being a Hollywood actor and a servant to the youth of the world. He tried his hand in every illegal and legal hustle imaginable: robbery, home invasions, hired gun, drug dealing, stripping, pimping, personal-training, barbering, and acting. He is the epitome of a bad guy turned good guy to do the work of God.




Big Bad Beast


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From the author of "The Beast in Him" and "Beast Behaving Badly" comes an action-packed, blazingly sensuous novel featuring an irresistible shape-shifter hero.




Arnold


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Five-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia, and Mr. World, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the name in bodybuilding. Here is his classic bestselling autobiography, which explains how the “Austrian Oak” came to the sport of bodybuilding and aspired to be the star he has become. I still remember that first visit to the bodybuilding gym. I had never seen anyone lifting weights before. Those guys were huge and brutal….The weight lifters shone with sweat; they were powerful looking, Herculean. And there it was before me—my life, the answer I'd been seeking. It clicked. It was something I suddenly just seemed to reach out and find, as if I'd been crossing a suspended bridge and finally stepped off onto solid ground. Arnold shares his fitness and training secrets—demonstrating with a comprehensive step-by-step program and dietary hints how to use bodybuilding for better health. His program includes a special four-day regimen of specific exercises to develop individual muscle groups—each exercise illustrated with photos of Arnold in action. For fans and would-be bodybuilders, this is Arnold in his own words.




How to Drive a Dragon Crazy


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Sanity is overrated in this “captivating, funny, exciting” fantasy adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of the Scarred Earth Saga (Smexy Books). Some things never go away, like vile enemies, bad ale, and annoying kin. But I thought I was finished with the one dragon I’d have done anything for: Éibhear the Blue, a big, gorgeous, blue-haired beast who thinks the world belongs to him. The world and, apparently, me. So if Éibhear wants to play the caring hero and travel into the most forsaken of Gods forsaken lands to protect the one woman who doesn’t need it—namely me—I’ll let him. Because while I’m trying to fulfill a ridiculous quest for a pushy god, I’m going to draw this overconfident warlord much too close, rekindle his fires, and enjoy every minute of his delicious defeat . . . Praise for the Dragon Kin Series “Aiken’s patented mix of bloodthirsty action, crazy scenarios and hilarious dialogue have made this series a truly unique pleasure.”—RT Book Reviews (4½ Stars) “A chest thumping, mead-hall rocking, enemy slaying brawl of a good book.”—All Things Urban Fantasy “Laugh-out-loud funny—I loved it!”—Thea Harrison, New York Times bestselling author "A hot, hot series." --Library Journal




Otis


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Celebrating 10 years of Otis, everyone's favorite tractor, created by the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love by Matt de la Péna and The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper! Otis is a special tractor. He loves his farm and farmer. He particularly loves the little calf in the next stall, whom he purrs to sleep with his soft motor. The two become great friends, romping in the fields, leaping bales of hay, and playing ring-around-the-rosy by Mud Pond. But when the big yellow tractor comes to the farm and replaces Otis, he is cast away behind the barn. . . until the little calf gets stuck in Mud Pond. Then there is only one tractor—and it’s not big or yellow—who saves the day. It’s little Otis! In the tradition of classics like Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and The Story of Ferdinand, beloved artist Loren Long has crafted an unforgettable children's classic—and character—celebrating the power of friendship and perseverance. And now a whole new age group will fall in love with Otis, the friendly little tractor, thanks to this board book edition. Let the cries of putt puff puttedy chuff begin!




Garden of Beasts


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In his most provocative "New York Times" bestseller yet, Deaver introduces a German-American hit man who goes deep undercover at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin with orders to assassinate Hitler's right-hand man.




The 4-Hour Body


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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The game-changing author of The 4-Hour Workweek teaches you how to reach your peak physical potential with minimum effort. “A practical crash course in how to reinvent yourself.”—Kevin Kelly, Wired Is it possible to reach your genetic potential in 6 months? Sleep 2 hours per day and perform better than on 8 hours? Lose more fat than a marathoner by bingeing? Indeed, and much more. The 4-Hour Body is the result of an obsessive quest, spanning more than a decade, to hack the human body using data science. It contains the collective wisdom of hundreds of elite athletes, dozens of MDs, and thousands of hours of jaw-dropping personal experimentation. From Olympic training centers to black-market laboratories, from Silicon Valley to South Africa, Tim Ferriss fixated on one life-changing question: For all things physical, what are the tiniest changes that produce the biggest results? Thousands of tests later, this book contains the answers for both men and women. It’s the wisdom Tim used to gain 34 pounds of muscle in 28 days, without steroids, and in four hours of total gym time. From the gym to the bedroom, it’s all here, and it all works. You will learn (in less than 30 minutes each): • How to lose those last 5-10 pounds (or 100+ pounds) with odd combinations of food and safe chemical cocktails • How to prevent fat gain while bingeing over the weekend or the holidays • How to sleep 2 hours per day and feel fully rested • How to produce 15-minute female orgasms • How to triple testosterone and double sperm count • How to go from running 5 kilometers to 50 kilometers in 12 weeks • How to reverse “permanent” injuries • How to pay for a beach vacation with one hospital visit And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There are more than 50 topics covered, all with real-world experiments, many including more than 200 test subjects. You don't need better genetics or more exercise. You need immediate results that compel you to continue. That’s exactly what The 4-Hour Body delivers.




Beast


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"Beast is the tale of Christopher - called Beast; born with a facial deformity so severe that he has kept to himself. Excelling in the special forces of The Marines, Beast leads a solitary life. Ashleigh is a 'fluffy girl' used to having a handsome man by her side - even if she has to keep him in money and finery in order to assure that he stays interested. Ashleigh knows that she is beautiful, despite her added pounds but when her treacherous boyfriend marries another woman right under her nose she decides to make a change inside and out! Beast will define that beauty is not what is on the outside but within - and the question will be; who is the Beauty and who is the Beast?"--Author's website




Keto Bodybuilding


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Do the Impossible - Build Muscle and Burn Fat at the Same Time!The ultimate goal of every bodybuilder and fitness enthusiast is to carve their body into an aesthetic sculpture that of a Greek god.The keto diet is known for it's rapid weight loss effects. For burning fat, it's superior to any other diet out there. However...Can You Build Muscle on a Keto Diet?Well, the answer to that is an astounding YES!On the ketogenic diet you can use different strategies and training modalities to force your body to build PURE lean muscle mass, without getting too fat. You don't have to bulk up for 6 months and then starve yourself during your cutting period to get ripped and muscular.Keto Bodybuilding will not only optimize your training but will also improve your health. It's the most sustainable way of eating for the individual who wants to stay low carb while still make some massive gains. This book can show you how to do it.Keto Bodybuilding teaches you how to:* Start a ketogenic diet to improve your health.* Burn all excess body fat down to single digits and stay there year-round.* Build some impressive lean muscle mass and strength without getting fat in the process.* Train appropriately for any physique goal while on a low carb diet.* Get ox strong and turn your body into a conditioned weapon of finesse.* Activate the most powerful anabolic hormones within your body.* Trigger your inner Superhuman switch and become Supersayian.* Deliberately manipulate your genes and metabolism to shape your body.* Improve your longevity and increase your life-span, so that you can be muscular at an old age as well.* Not feel deprived or have low levels of energy.* Reclaim your throne of greatness and start enjoying life a lot more.The seemingly impossible is actually possible. As contradicting as it might sound right now, you can build lean muscle and burn fat. Siim Land, the author, is a modern day Renaissance man, a hunter-gatherer, an author, a holistic health practitioner and a bodybuilder. He has been in ketosis since May 2015 and has researched the topic thoroughly. After having learnt how to optimize it with his strength training, he has managed to get stronger, build muscle and burn fat. He's a fat burning beast and an animal at the gym.Doing ketogenic bodybuilding is an effective long-term strategy to reach your biological potential and live a healthy lifestyle at the same time. This book is what you've probably been searching for during your entire fitness journey.




From Inquiry to Academic Writing: A Text and Reader


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Academic writing is a conversation — a collaborative exchange of ideas to pursue new knowledge. From Inquiry to Academic Writing: A Text and Reader demystifies cross-curricular thinking and writing by breaking it down into a series of comprehensible habits and skills that students can learn in order to join in. The extensive thematic reader opens up thought-provoking conversations being held throughout the academy and in the culture at large. Read the preface.