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On Combat looks at what happens to the human body under the stresses of deadly battle and the impact on the nervous system, heart, breathing, visual and auditory perception, memory -- then discusses new research findings as to what measure warriors can take to prevent such debilitations so they...

Live Ready is a book about dangerous people - about predators who live in our midst and who violate our social contract with impunity. It's also a book about navigating a world filled with such people. It shows you how to recognize them, how to understand their methods and motivations, how to keep them at a safe remove from yourself and your loved ones (and when that's not possible, how to defeat them).

Where does hunting fit in the modern world? To many, it can seem outdated or even cruel, but as On Hunting affirms, hunting is holistic, honest, and continually relevant. Authors Grossman, Miller, and Cunningham dive deep into the ancient past of hunting and examine its position today, demonstrating that we cannot understand humanity without first understanding hunting.

Six hundred years in the future, humanity has learned to cross the stars by entering Two-Space — also called Flatland — a vast two-dimensional realm where sentient wooden warships sail beneath canvas, and advanced technology cannot survive. • There, humans discover a galaxy already filled with other peoples: the elven Sylvans, who flourish in the vast forests of low-gravity worlds; the dwarven Dwadelf, who thrive deep in the mines of high-gravity planets; and other, far stranger alien races. • The ancient Sylvans, enchanted by human culture, have embraced J.R.R.