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A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 62,545 ratings — published 1645
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War War (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 24,270 ratings — published 2010
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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avg rating 4.57 — 3,619,637 ratings — published 2023
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 576,602 ratings — published -500
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 16,882 ratings — published 1716
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Tao of Jeet Kune Do Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 8,508 ratings — published 1975
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On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 4,514 ratings — published 2004
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,401,549 ratings — published 2011
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Bravo Two Zero Bravo Two Zero (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 16,328 ratings — published 1991
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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avg rating 4.12 — 3,751,246 ratings — published 2010
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A Hard Place: A Sergeant's Tale A Hard Place: A Sergeant's Tale (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 33 ratings — published 2007
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Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 308 ratings — published 1467
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Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
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avg rating 4.46 — 128,531 ratings — published 2020
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Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
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avg rating 4.24 — 175,139 ratings — published 2018
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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
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avg rating 4.25 — 218,287 ratings — published 2018
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 377,087 ratings — published 2017
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
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avg rating 4.22 — 316,458 ratings — published 2006
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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avg rating 4.49 — 994,463 ratings — published 2006
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Matterhorn Matterhorn (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 47,861 ratings — published 2010
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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 12,254 ratings — published 1995
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Red Storm Rising Red Storm Rising (Audio Cassette)
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avg rating 4.21 — 85,107 ratings — published 1986
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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avg rating 4.36 — 4,191,351 ratings — published 2009
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,985,448 ratings — published 2008
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,479,442 ratings — published 1985
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Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4) Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
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avg rating 4.36 — 154,084 ratings — published 2018
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A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 2,825 ratings — published 2006
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The Things They Carried The Things They Carried (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 347,272 ratings — published 1990
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
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avg rating 4.16 — 495,833 ratings — published 2018
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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 141,693 ratings — published 2012
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Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)
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avg rating 4.32 — 418,831 ratings — published 2016
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The Battle of the Tanks: Kursk, 1943 The Battle of the Tanks: Kursk, 1943 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 897 ratings — published 2011
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Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.23 — 25,328 ratings — published 1957
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,133,821 ratings — published 2007
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What It is Like to Go to War What It is Like to Go to War (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 9,877 ratings — published 2011
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Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,874 ratings — published 2008
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
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avg rating 4.50 — 1,107,429 ratings — published 2025
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This Inevitable Ruin (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #7) This Inevitable Ruin (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #7)
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avg rating 4.68 — 71,156 ratings — published 2024
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The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6) The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6)
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avg rating 4.66 — 88,007 ratings — published 2023
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The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5) The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)
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avg rating 4.69 — 103,805 ratings — published 2022
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The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4) The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)
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avg rating 4.55 — 120,412 ratings — published 2021
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3) The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)
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avg rating 4.43 — 145,856 ratings — published 2021
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
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avg rating 4.51 — 179,305 ratings — published 2021
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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)
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avg rating 4.48 — 271,739 ratings — published 2020
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Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 7,273 ratings — published 2019
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System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
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avg rating 4.25 — 75,773 ratings — published 2023
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
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avg rating 4.36 — 2,652,343 ratings — published 2023
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The Combat Codes (The Combat Codes Saga, #1) The Combat Codes (The Combat Codes Saga, #1)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,886 ratings — published 2021
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The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2) The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
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avg rating 4.38 — 668,706 ratings — published 2007
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Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6) Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
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avg rating 4.29 — 105,784 ratings — published 2021
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The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1) The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1)
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avg rating 4.30 — 73,203 ratings — published 2018
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Derek Landy
“I find it rude to laugh at a man with a sword.”
Derek Landy, Mortal Coil

Soke Behzad Ahmadi
“. . . the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it is tactile, mental or spiritual”
Soke Behzad Ahmadi, KARATE POWER Lethal power of Fajin

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