"The advent of the crossbow more than 2,500 years ago effected dramatic changes for hunters and warriors. For centuries, it was among the most powerful and widely used handheld weapons, and its popularity endures to this day. A Deadly Art presents a lively, accessible survey of the crossbow's "golden age," along with detailed descriptions of twenty-four remarkable examples. Beginning in the middle ages, the European aristocracy's enthusiasm for the crossbow heralded shooting competitions and pageants that featured elaborately decorated weapons bearing elegant embellishments of rare materials and prized artistry. In addition to being highly functional, these weapons were magnificent works of art. A Deadly Art includes fascinating descriptions of crossbows used by Margaret of Savoy and Holy Roman Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V, among others."--Publisher's description.

The Deadly Art of Survival Magazine will share with you who the True Heroes and Legends are that taught in communities that very few would dare teach the Martial Arts. Dedicating their entire lives to achieving their goals, day in and day out unselfishly, with Honor and Integrity. These martial artists are the best of the best on the entire east coast. www.deadlyartofsurvival.com

The much anticipated life story of Grand Master Nathan Ingram is finally in black and white! Grand Master Nathan Ingram created the very effective D.A.S. fighting system, with several schools in the New York area. Nobody would ever believe that this inductee into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame was ever bullied as a kid. It would be the constant attacks from his peers that would drive him to train his entire life to be the great fighter that he has become. Grand Master, Nathan Ingram is more than just a successful instructor. He's been a community advocate, New Yorker of the week as well as a New York hero, honored by none other than Mayor Koch. Read about the highs and lows in his career. Get the true scoop on what really happened the day that he stopped the bank robbery. Most of all, read about the life of the legend, the hero, the man! This biography promises not to disappoint

The most authoritative and respected book in its field has been completely revised and updated. A team of medical experts and martial artists devoted three years to researching and compiling an accurate, detailed report of the injury potential of karate strikes.

In this unique and astonishing book, Dr. Lung not only traces the complete history of the hashishin, but explains the rules of Islamic warfare and the true concept of jihad.

From the Russian spetsnaz to U.S. Navy SEALs, Crawford records some of the most dangerous and fantastic exploits and examines the skills and weaponry used by these legendary warriors. 100 illustrations. 80 photos.

Linda Ridley thinks she's on a cloud as Art Consultant for the huge TRACY RETAIL STORES and pursued by Konrad Tracy,the handsome CEO. But, there`s an enemy in the family and jealous rivals outside. A fraud by a trusted art dealer leaves her without a job or romance. She goes after the thief and her search leads her to San Miguel, an art colony in far-off Mexico. There she meets Paul Huntley, a Toronto reporter, who helps her track the elusive crook. Konrad arrives in time to make the arrest. Then they conclude their romance.

The classic and provocative account of how art changed irrevocably with pop art and why traditional aesthetics can’t make sense of contemporary art A classic of art criticism and philosophy, After the End of Art continues to generate heated debate for its radical and famous assertion that art ended in the 1960s. Arthur Danto, a philosopher who was also one of the leading art critics of his time, argues that traditional notions of aesthetics no longer apply to contemporary art and that we need a philosophy of art criticism that can deal with perhaps the most perplexing feature of current art: that everything is possible. An insightful and entertaining exploration of art’s most important aesthetic and philosophical issues conducted by an acute observer of contemporary art, After the End of Art argues that, with the eclipse of abstract expressionism, art deviated irrevocably from the narrative course that Vasari helped define for it in the Renaissance. Moreover, Danto makes the case for a new type of criticism that can help us understand art in a posthistorical age where, for example, an artist can produce a work in the style of Rembrandt to create a visual pun, and where traditional theories cannot explain the difference between Andy Warhol’s Brillo Box and the product found in the grocery store. After the End of Art addresses art history, pop art, “people’s art,” the future role of museums, and the critical contributions of Clement Greenberg, whose aesthetics-based criticism helped a previous generation make sense of modernism. Tracing art history from a mimetic tradition (the idea that art was a progressively more adequate representation of reality) through the modern era of manifestos (when art was defined by the artist’s philosophy), Danto shows that it wasn’t until the invention of pop art that the historical understanding of the means and ends of art was nullified. Even modernist art, which tried to break with the past by questioning the ways in which art was produced, hinged on a narrative.

Instagram sensation Clark Little shares his most remarkable photographs from inside the breaking wave, with a foreword by world surfing champion Kelly Slater. “One of the world’s most amazing water photographers . . . Now we get to experience up-close these moments of bliss.”—Jack Johnson, musician and environmentalist Surfer and photographer Clark Little creates deceptively peaceful pictures of waves by placing himself under the deadly lip as it is about to hit the sand. "Clark's view" is a rare and dangerous perspective of waves from the inside out. Thanks to his uncanny ability to get the perfect shot--and live to share it--Little has garnered a devout audience, been the subject of award-winning documentaries, and become one of the world's most recognizable wave photographers. Clark Little: The Art of Waves compiles over 150 of his images, including crystalline breaking waves, the diverse marine life of Hawaii, and mind-blowing aerial photography. This collection features his most beloved pictures, as well as work that has never been published in book form, with Little's stories and insights throughout. Journalist Jamie Brisick contributes essays on how Clark gets the shot, how waves are created, swimming with sharks, and more. With a foreword by eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater and an afterword by the author on his photographic practice and technique, Clark Little: The Art of Waves offers a rare view of the wave for us to enjoy from the safety of land.