The true story of a small, California martial arts school that became a New Age movement with dozens of academies and hundreds of loyal followers, hanging on every word of a charismatic leader. Follow the author on a seven year journey from new student to black belt instructor under the wing of the founder. His story takes readers from the ridiculous to the insidious as he navigates the complex world of “Seibukan Jujutsu”, including:-An ever evolving pseudo-religion within the art featuring power animals, holy places, magic numbers, and coded language.-A business model that had students paying thousands of dollars to earn black belts in as little as six months.-Failing spectacularly to film and produce their own reality show -The constant rat race to get, and stay, in the “inner circle” of students.The True Believers is about ignoring signs, losing friends and paying money before ultimately asking yourself,“When does a martial art become a cult?”

The True Believers

Sports & Outdoors

Martin, Louis

Biographies

Bowker

Melvin Charney (1935-2012) spent his career working on the border between art and architecture. His internationally celebrated art employed a variety of media including photography, montage, painting, sculpture, and temporary and permanent installations, relentlessly pursuing the meaning of architectural images in the age of mass communication. A long career as an educator was punctuated by several high-profile and contentious interventions into debates about architecture and urban life in Montreal. In spite of his renown, few realize that his legacy is also that of a prolific architectural critic. Beginning in 1962, Charney published essays assessing the state of contemporary architecture. Assembled here for the first time, these texts place Charney among the most original architectural critics of his generation. Broaching topics as diverse as the Trulli houses of Italy, grain elevators, low income housing, and "The Montrealness of Montreal," they show Charney working through a constantly changing set of preoccupations: the value of everyday and vernacular architecture, the liberatory potential of innovations in building materials and technologies, the dangers of elitist and repressive understandings of formalism and architectural monumentality, the necessarily political nature of architecture, the creation of a built environment by and for people, and a socio-cultural understanding of urban architecture. This volume includes an astonishing visual archive of over three hundred illustrations, many of which served as source material and inspiration for Charney's intellectual and artistic work, and set up a dialogue between his criticism and his landmark projects. Essays from established architectural scholars provide critical assessments of Charney’s body of work as well as new perspectives on many of the key issues he grappled with and that have transformed architecture since the 1960s. A comprehensive and revealing collection, On Architecture presents the extraordinary scope and lasting relevance of one of Canada's leading architectural minds. Contributors include Georges Adamczyk, George Baird, , Réjean Legault, and Louis Martin.

On Architecture: Melvin Charney, a Critical Anthology (Volume 11) (McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Art History)

Humor & Entertainment

McGill-Queen's University Press

The holiness of St. Therese of Lisieux's recently beatified parents is revealed in their letters. The 218 letters of Zeile and the 16 letters of Louis Martin reproduced in these pages provide us with a treasury of rich insights into the lives of these two individuals

A Call to a Deeper Love: The Family Correspondence of the Parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus (1864-1885)

Biographies & Memoirs

Martin, Zelie

Leaders & Notable People

Saint Pauls

Jiu-jitsu champion, professional fighter, and world-class coach Tom DeBlass became a hero in the martial arts community for his blue-collar roots and no-excuses approach to life. Today, he heads dozens of academies and has coached elite athletes such as world champion Garry Tonon. He's also the creator of some of the most popular jiu-jitsu instructionals in the world. Follow the story of a runt from New Jersey, told by Tom to his father during the last year of his life. Bullied from a young age, Tom holds nothing back about being raised in a turbulent household where chaos was normal and strong ties to family were constantly tested. As he discovers the self-healing powers of sports and martial arts, Tom becomes a champion fighter as a young man. But his life brings on a new family, more students, and being responsible for more than just himself. Tom is forced to confront the driven competitor within, the one who will always pursue another medal, another victory. In his quest to finally heal from his past and find happiness, Tom learns an important lesson: It's not what your bear, but how you bear it. Included in Tom's story are key moments of his life and career such as: <ul><li>Growing up tough in New Jersey and suffering his first concussion at age five.</li><li>Learning to love and live with a father of addiction.</li><li>Rising through the ranks of the most brutal mat space in the world: Team Renzo Gracie.</li><li>Taking his first MMA fight on a week's notice against an undefeated fighter.</li><li>Fighting in the infamous proving grounds of the ADCC North American Trials.</li><li>Triumphing over depression, anger, and even suicidal thoughts. </li><li>Fighting around the world in the UFC and Bellator MMA.</li><li>Raising children and maintaining relationships amidst a life of chaos.</li></ul> Above all, Tom learns and shares lessons about triumph and resilience on and off the mats.

How You Bear It: Triumph and Resiliency in Life

DeBlass, Tom

DartFrog Books

Wild Kratts Activity Book: Enjoy Screen-Free Fun Games For Truly Relaxing Moments

Independently published

Livre de coloriage du petit déjeuner: 30 pages de coloriage de première qualité pour se détendre et offrir en occasions spéciales Parfait pour tous les âges (French Edition)

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

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