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Warrior dreams

Author : David Hesse

Publisher : Manchester University Press

Page : 421 pages

File Size : 50,66 MB

Release : 2014-11-01

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1847799167

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Why does a Parisian banker re-enact the medieval wars of Wallace and Bruce in his spare time? Why do more than 20,000 people attend the Schotse Weekend bagpipe competition in Bilzen, Flanders? Why does an entire village in the Italian Alps celebrate a lost Scottish regiment? And why is there a Highland Games circuit of at least 30 kilted strength competitions in Austria, with dedicated athletes tossing hay-balls and pulling tractors? This is the first study of the self-professed ‘Scots’ of Europe. It follows the many thousands of Europeans who are determined to discover their inner Scotsman, and argues that by imitating the Scots of popular imagination, the self-styled European Highlanders hope to reconnect with their own ancestors – their lost songs, traditions and tribes. They approach Scotland as a site of European memory. This book explores issues of performance and celebration, memory and nostalgia, heritage and identity, and will be of interest to specialists on Scottish emigration and diaspora, Scottish history and myth, and to the ‘Scots’ of Europe themselves.



Warrior Dreams

Author : James William Gibson

Publisher : Hill & Wang

Page : 357 pages

File Size : 34,67 MB

Release : 1994

Category : Militarism

ISBN : 9780809015788

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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.



Warrior Dreams

Author : John J. Donohue

Publisher : Praeger

Page : 156 pages

File Size : 21,84 MB

Release : 1994-01-26

Category : Social Science

ISBN :

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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.



Dreams of a Dark Warrior

Author : Kresley Cole

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 447 pages

File Size : 27,23 MB

Release : 2011-03-03

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 184983346X

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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. . . .



Everyone Can Be a Ninja

Author : Akbar Gbajabiamila

Publisher : Gallery Books

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 18,62 MB

Release : 2020-03-03

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 1982109769

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The beloved host of the NBC hit show American Ninja Warrior draws inspiration from both the fierce competitors on his show and his own unlikely path to success to outline the essential steps to achieving your goals and becoming a modern-day ninja. Akbar Gbajabiamila, the host of NBC’s hit Emmy-nominated show, American Ninja Warrior, did not have an easy path to success. One of seven children to Nigerian immigrant parents, he grew up in the Crenshaw district of South Central Los Angeles during the 1980s and 90s, a time when the neighborhood was fraught with riots and gang violence. With dreams of playing professional basketball, Gbajabiamila found success not in the sport he loved, but in football. Late in his high school career, Gbajabiamila suited up with pads for the first time and was thrown into the complex sport of football. He climbed major hurdles to play college football and then professional football. After playing in the NFL, it was only after years of hard work behind-the-scenes in radio and television that he was offered the job to be the host of American Ninja Warrior. Through his own inspirational underdog stories and interviews with modern-day ninjas who have accomplished extraordinary things in their own lives against the odds, Akbar proves in Everyone Can Be a Ninja that it doesn’t matter if you make it through every step of the obstacle course on the first try. Ninjas keep pushing themselves until they reach their goals, and they don't let anyone or anything stand in their way. It is easy to see greatness in others; it’s hard to see it in ourselves. Everyone Can Be a Ninja shows you that we can fulfill our potential and achieve our dreams by finding our inner warriors.



Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Author : Dan Millman

Publisher : H J Kramer

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 25,77 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0915811898

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A world champion athlete visits "other worlds" with the help of an old warrior named "Socrates."



Dream Chaser

Author : Sherrilyn Kenyon

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 380 pages

File Size : 49,35 MB

Release : 2008-02-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0312938829

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Until one day in a cemetery ...



Supreme Warrior

Author : Cenita Johnson

Publisher : CreateSpace

Page : 104 pages

File Size : 10,96 MB

Release : 2013-05-18

Category :

ISBN : 9781481851800

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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



Hidden Warrior

Author : Lynn Flewelling

Publisher : Spectra

Page : 578 pages

File Size : 16,12 MB

Release : 2008-11-26

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0307485919

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A trick of magic, a twist of fate. As the orphaned nephew of the king, trusted companion to his cousin, and second heir to the throne of Skala, Prince Tobin’s future is clear. But not as clear as the spring in which a hill witch shows him his true face--and his secret destiny.... Now Tobin carries a burden he cannot share with even his closest friend, Ki, his squire. He is to rule--not as he is but as he was born: a woman. Given the shape of a boy by dark magic, Tobin is the last hope of the people of Illior--those who desperately seek a return to the old ways, when Skala was ruled by a line of warrior queens. They still believe that only a woman can lift the war, famine, and pestilence that have run rampant through the land since the king usurped his half sister’s throne. It is these outlaw wizards and witches who protect Tobin--and it is for them that Tobin must accept his fate. With the unsuspecting yet fiercely loyal Ki at his side, Tobin must turn traitor against the only blood ties he has left. He must lift the masks of Skala’s rulers to show their true colors--before he can reveal the power of the woman within himself.



Warrior Dreams

Author : Kathleen Harrington

Publisher :

Page : 420 pages

File Size : 35,30 MB

Release : 1992

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780380765812

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