Fighting for Honor
Fighting for Honor

Author: T. J. Desch-Obi

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2021-04-12

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1643361937

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A groundbreaking investigation into the migration of martial arts techniques across continents and centuries The presence of African influence and tradition in the Americas has long been recognized in art, music, language, agriculture, and religion. T. J. Desch-Obi explores another cultural continuity that is as old as eighteenth-century slave settlements in South America and as contemporary as hip-hop culture. In this thorough survey of the history of African martial arts techniques, Desch-Obi maps the translation of numerous physical combat techniques across three continents and several centuries to illustrate how these practices evolved over time and are still recognizable in American culture today. Some of these art traditions were part of African military training while others were for self-defense and spiritual discipline. Grounded in historical and cultural anthropological methodologies, Desch-Obi's investigation traces the influence of well-delineated African traditions on long-observed but misunderstood African and African American cultural activities in North America, Brazil, and the Caribbean. He links the Brazilian martial art capoeira to reports of slave activities recorded in colonial and antebellum North America. Likewise Desch-Obi connects images of the kalenda African stick-fighting techniques to the Haitian Revolution. Throughout the study Desch-Obi examines the ties between physical mastery of these arts and changing perceptions of honor. Including forty-five illustrations, this rich history of the arrival and dissemination of African martial arts in the Atlantic world offers a new vantage for furthering our understanding of the powerful influence of enslaved populations on our collective social history.

Fighting With Honor
Fighting With Honor

Author: K. C. Lynn

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-05-23

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781546883166

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Once a man pledges his honor to his country, that sacrifice is embedded in his soul forever. For years he's trained to fight, kill, and do whatever necessary to protect his country and its freedom, even if it means giving his own life. He becomes more of a machine than human-one that's built to destroy the enemy. When it's time to turn in his weapons, he never forgets the skills he learned. Never forgets the smell of death or feel of a rifle in his hands. The same hands that one day cradle his baby girl and caress the skin of his beautiful wife. If anything or anyone ever tried to steal away the family he has vowed to love and protect, may God have mercy on their soul.

Fighting for Honor
Fighting for Honor

Author: J. B. Salsbury

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-07-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781722651411

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author JB Salsbury brings her Fighting series to Harper Sloan's Hope Town in Fighting for Honor.UFL fighter Caleb hasn't been to Hope Town since he was eighteen. His next big fight takes place in Atlanta and the serene lakefront home from his childhood is the perfect place to train without distractions. Until he stumbles downstairs to find a woman in his house. He's met her before, and he's never forgotten. Honor was raised by her grandfather, Crazy Colonel Cartwright. Ostracized at a young age she was an outcast. Combined with her awkward personality and she became the local bully's favorite plaything. Honor and Caleb come face-to-face and feelings from fourteen years ago come rushing back-not all of them good. She prefers to remain unknown, but she's seen in public with the world's most talked about fighter and thrust into a national spotlight that catches the attention of her childhood tormentors. And they aren't finished with her yet.

Fighting Temptation
Fighting Temptation

Author: K C Lynn

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2023-02-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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You will not break me for I am unbreakable. He's the town's notorious bad boy. She's the innocent good girl. Jaxson Reid and Julia Sinclair were the most unlikely friends. One fateful night brought them together, and they formed a bond-one so strong it was unbreakable-until they gave into temptation. Fast forward five years and Jaxson is back to fix the mistakes he's made with the only girl who's ever mattered to him. Only someone isn't happy with his return, someone who thinks Julia is theirs, and they will stop at nothing to make sure it stays that way-forever. Jaxson will not only fight to protect Julia, but also battle the new and existing demons that haunt his soul from the death and corruption of war. *** Fighting Temptation is book one in the Men of Honor series. Each book in this series can be read as a standalone, but for the best reading experience, I recommend reading in order. If you love steamy, emotional Romantic Suspense stories with protective alpha males and sweet heroines who will stop at nothing to find their happily-ever-after, then this series is for you.

Fighting Words
Fighting Words

Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-08-11

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1984815695

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*Newbery Honor Book* *Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor* A nuanced and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by two-time Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times best seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, author of The War that Saved My Life "Fighting Words is raw, it is real, it is necessary, a must-read for children and their adults—a total triumph in all ways." —Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. Suki is Della's own wolf--her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has always known how to keep quiet where it counts. Then Suki tries to kill herself, and Della's world turns so far upside down, it feels like it's shaking her by the ankles. Maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it's time to be loud. In this powerful novel that explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse and leavens an intense tale with compassion and humor, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a story about two sisters, linked by love and trauma, who must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other. "Della’s matter-of-fact narration manages to be as funny and charming as it is devastatingly sad. . . . This is a novel about trauma [but] more than that, it’s a book about resilience, strength and healing. For every young reader who decides to wait . . . there will be others for whom this is the exact book they need right now." —New York Times Book Review "One of the most important books ever written for kids."—Colby Sharp of Nerdy Book Club "One for the history books."—Betsy Bird for A Fuse #8 Production/SLJ "Gripping. Life-changing...I am awe-struck."—Donna Gephart, author of Lily and Dunkin "Compassionate, truthful, and beautiful."—Elana K. Arnold, author of Damsel "I am blown away. [This] may be Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's best work yet."—Barbara Dee, author of Maybe He Just Likes You "A book that lets [kids] know they have never been alone. And never will be."—Kat Yeh, author of The Truth About Twinkie Pie "Meets the criteria of great children's literature that [will] resonate with adults too."—Bitch Media * "At once heartbreaking and hopeful."—Kirkus (starred review) * "Honest [and] empowering...An important book for readers of all ages."—SLJ (starred review) * "Sensitive[,] deft, and vivid."—BCCB (starred review) * "Prepare to read furiously."—Booklist (starred review) * "An essential, powerful mirror and window for any reader."—PW (starred review) * "Enlightening, empowering and--yes--uplifting."—BookPage (starred review) * "Unforgettable."—The Horn Book (starred review)

Murder in the Name of Honour
Murder in the Name of Honour

Author: Rana Husseini

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-05-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1780740360

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Murder in the Name of Honour is Rana Husseini’s hard-hitting and controversial examination of honour crimes. Common in many traditional societies around the world, as well as in migrant communities in Europe and the USA, they involve a ‘punishment’—often death or disfigurement—carried out by a relative to restore the family’s honour. Breaking through the conspiracy of silence surrounding this crime, one writer above all others has been instrumental in bringing it to the world’s attention: Rana Husseini.

Sydney and Taylor Take on the Whole Wide World
Sydney and Taylor Take on the Whole Wide World

Author: Jacqueline Davies

Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 0358106311

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Lewis, a hedgehog, and his friend Clark, a skunk, set out from their comfortable burrow under Miss Nancy's potting shed on an expedition to see more of the "Whole Wide World."

I Should Have Honor
I Should Have Honor

Author: Khalida Brohi

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2018-09-04

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0399588027

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A fearless memoir about tribal life in Pakistan—and the act of violence that inspired one ambitious young woman to pursue a life of activism and female empowerment “Khalida Brohi understands the true nature of honor. She is fearless in her pursuit of justice and equality.”—Malala Yousafzai, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize From a young age, Khalida Brohi was raised to believe in the sanctity of arranged marriage. Her mother was forced to marry a thirteen-year-old boy when she was only nine; Khalida herself was promised as a bride before she was even born. But her father refused to let her become a child bride. He was a man who believed in education, not just for himself but for his daughters, and Khalida grew up thinking she would become the first female doctor in her small village. Khalida thought her life was proceeding on an unusual track for a woman of her circumstances, but one whose path was orderly and straightforward. Everything shifted for Khalida when she found out that her beloved cousin had been murdered by her uncle in a tradition known as “honor killing.” Her cousin’s crime? She had fallen in love with a man who was not her betrothed. This moment ignited the spark in Khalida Brohi that inspired a globe-spanning career as an activist, beginning at the age of sixteen. From a tiny cement-roofed room in Karachi where she was allowed ten minutes of computer use per day, Brohi started a Facebook campaign that went viral. From there, she created a foundation focused on empowering the lives of women in rural communities through education and employment opportunities, while crucially working to change the minds of their male partners, fathers, and brothers. This book is the story of how Brohi, while only a girl herself, shone her light on the women and girls of Pakistan, despite the hurdles and threats she faced along the way. And ultimately, she learned that the only way to eradicate the parts of a culture she despised was to fully embrace the parts of it that she loved. Praise for I Should Have Honor “Khalida Brohi’s moving story is a testament to what is possible no matter the odds. In her courageous activism and now in I Should Have Honor, Khalida gives a voice to the women and girls who are denied their own by society. This book is a true act of honor.”—Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and founder of LeanIn.Org and OptionB.Org

Fighting for Honor
Fighting for Honor

Author: Michael L. Cooper

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9780395913758

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The book examines the history of Japanese in the United States, focusing on their treatment during World War II, including the mass relocation to internment camps and the distinguished service of Japanese Americans in the American military. Illustrated with numerous black-and-white photos and appended with a map of the relocation camps, a chronology, notes, and a bibliography.

Fight for Honor
Fight for Honor

Author: Carin Greenberg Baker

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780140360240

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Lee, an adopted Vietnamese boy and karate expert, must cope with school bullies.