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Jack Dempsey -- Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense (amazon)

Joseph Campbell -- The Hero with a Thousand Faces (amazon)

Patrick McCarthy -- Bubishi: The Classic Manual of Combat (amazon)

Sang H. Kim -- Vital Point Strikes (amazon)

Aldous Huxley -- The Divine Within: Selected Writings on Enlightenment (amazon)

Elijah Anderson -- Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City (amazon)

Ling Seto -- Yiquan 360: Internal Factors and Training Concepts for All Internal Art Enthusiast (amazon)

Sam Sheridan -- A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting (amazon)

Sam Sheridan -- The Fighter's Mind: Inside the Mental Game (amazon)

Norman Link, Lily Chou -- The Anatomy of Martial Arts: An Illustrated Guide to the Muscles Used for Each Strike, Kick, and Throw (amazon)

Shunryu Suzuki -- Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (amazon)

Belisa Vranich, Brian Sabin -- Breathing for Warriors: Master Your Breath to Unlock More Strength, Greater Endurance, Sharper Precision, Faster Recovery, and an Unshakable Inner Game (amazon)