5 Best martial arts books like Beast: Blood, Struggle, and Dreams at the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts by Doug Merlino

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Beast: Blood, Struggle, and Dreams at the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts

By: Doug Merlino

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

"[A] gifted writer, [Merlino's] got me thinking seriously about the history, culture and business o…

If you liked the martial arts plot in Beast: Blood, Struggle, and Dreams at the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts by Doug Merlino , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)

By: Art Spiegelman

4.38

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

The first installment of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel acclaimed as “the most affecting … read more

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"Friends? Your friends? If you lock them together in a room with no food for a week…Then you could see what it is, friends! …"

-Art Spiegelman, Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)

"Maybe your father needed to show that he was always right - that he could always SURVIVE - because he felt GUILTY about surviving."

-Art Spiegelman, Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)

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2. Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable

By: Tim S. Grover

4.26

Format: 999 pages, Paperback

For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats--Michael Jordan, Kobe … read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
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3. A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

By: Miyamoto Musashi , Victor Harris , Lew Hartman

4.15

Format: 32 pages,

Miyamoto Musashi fue el mas celebre de los guerreros (samurais) japoneses. En este texto presenta s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • martial arts
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4. Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work

By: Steven Kotler , Jamie Wheal

4.13

Format: 260 pages, ebook

NATIONAL BESTSELLER CNBC and Strategy + Business Best Business Book of 2017 "A mind-blowing tour a… read more

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5. Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

By: Esther Perel

3.79

Format: 704 pages,

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6. American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China

By: Matthew Polly

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

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7. A Prayer Before Dawn: A Nightmare In Thailand

By: None

4.03

Format: 288 pages,

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8. Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself

By: Tim Kennedy

4.57

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • martial arts
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9. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

By: Jordan B. Peterson

3.92

Format: 409 pages, Hardcover

What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's ans… read more

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"Treat yourself like you would someone you're responsible for helping."

-Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

"Beauty shames the ugly. Strength shames the weak. Death shames the living - and the Ideal shames us all."

-Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

"So, listen, to yourself and to those with whom you are speaking. Your wisdom then consists not of the knowledge you already have, but the continual search for knowledge, which is the highest form of …"

-Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

"Sometimes, when people have a low opinion of their own worth—or, perhaps, when they refuse responsibility for their lives—they choose a new acquaintance, of precisely the type who proved troublesome …"

-Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

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10. The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self

By: Michael Easter

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and re… read more

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  • nonfiction
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11. Only the Dead (Terminal List #6)

By: Jack Carr

4.55

Format: 562 pages, Kindle Edition

Navy SEAL James Reece faces a devastating global conspiracy in this high-adrenaline thriller that i… read more

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12. Breathe: A Life in Flow

By: Rickson Gracie

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

*An instant  New York Times  bestseller, USA Today  bestseller, and Wall Street Journal  bestseller… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • martial arts
"Shattering disappointments require you to be radically honest with yourself, a process that can be painful but is absolutely necessary."

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"If I'm fighting for money, I'll stop hitting you when you or the referee asks me to. If we are fighting for honor, I'll stop hitting you when I feel like it."

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"Today, 98 percent of MMA fans have never stepped into the cage, or even onto the mat, much less felt their noses break or tendons pop. Their relationship with violence is virtual. MMA is just somethi…"

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"Today, it is possible to get a Jiu Jitsu black belt without knowing self-defense or even getting into a real fight. This was impossible during the 1970s and 1980s. Because my father and uncle loudly …"

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

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13. Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

By: David Goggins

4.44

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

This is not a self-help book. It's a wake-up call! Can't Hurt Me, David Goggins' smash hit memoi… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
"Whatever it takes for you to believe that you're better than good enough to achieve your dreams is what you must do. And remember, your greatness is not tied to any outcome. It is found in the valian…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"We all owe it ourselves to stand for something. Principles give us a foundation — solid ground we can trust and build on as we continue to redefine what's possible in our own lives. Sure, some will b…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"Back in SEAL training, I loved when people froze up and quit. I felt it elevated me in some way, but that was ego-driven immaturity and poor leadership. These days, I consider my business to make eve…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

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14. The Financial Diet

By: Chelsea Fagan

3.43

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

How to get good with money, even if you have no idea where to start.The Financial Diet is the perso… read more

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"It's not unhealthy or wrong to change your mind, career wise, nor is it selfish to dream for something better than what you have, even if what you already have is "pretty good" compared to what other…"

-Chelsea Fagan, The Financial Diet

"The worst thing about being an adult is the fact that we can do basically whatever we want. You can have Chicken McNuggets and champagne for dinner, but you know that the next day you'll feel like a …"

-Chelsea Fagan, The Financial Diet

"Creating a home that makes you feel wonderful is a gift you give yourself that echoes through the rest of your life. A bedroom you love is one in which you want to have an organized, well-cared-for w…"

-Chelsea Fagan, The Financial Diet

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15. Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

By: Shannon Lee

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Bruce Lee’s daughter illuminates her father’s most powerful life philosophies―demonstrating how mar… read more

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  • martial arts
"Life is not a competition, it's a cocreation."

-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

"Life is not a competition; it's a cocreation."

-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

"Водата може да тече бързо, може да тече и бавно, но целта й е неизменна, а съдбата сигурна."

-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

"It is not to be without emotion or feeling but to be one in whom feeling is not sticky or blocked."

-Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

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16. Beast: Blood, Struggle, and Dreams at the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts

By: Doug Merlino

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

"[A] gifted writer, [Merlino's] got me thinking seriously about the history, culture and business o… read more

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12 must-read nonfiction books like Beast: Blood, Struggle, and Dreams at the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts by Doug Merlino

Transform Your Habits

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)

Art Spiegelman

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable

Tim S. Grover

4.26

Transform Your Habits

A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

Miyamoto Musashi , Victor Harris , Lew Hartman

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work

Steven Kotler , Jamie Wheal

4.13

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Transform Your Habits

The Art of War

Sun Tzu , Thomas Cleary

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Mastery

Robert Greene

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The 33 Strategies of War

Robert Greene , Joost Elffers

4.22

Transform Your Habits

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Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

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