Knowledge is Power

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2021 - 32) Fluid BJJ: Scrawny "Middle Aged" Guy's Guide to Getting Submissions - Karel Pravec.

This BJJ book wasn't as easy to follow as some of the later ones.

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2021 - 33) Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: The Ultimate Guide to Beginning BJJ - Jeff McCall.

Good background and basics for BJJ.

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2021 - 34) Becoming the Black Belt: A BJJ Journey - Roy Dean.

Enjoyed following the authors journey through to black belt in BJJ and various other life events.

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2021 - 35) MMA: Beginning MMA: The Ultimate Guide to MMA Training - Jeff McCall.

This was good. Most of the content BJJ related.

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2021 - 36) Jiu Jitsu: How to pass guard, control & submit - Bryan Bravo.

A quick read & basic intro to Jiu Jitsu.

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2021 - 37) Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for beginners - Beto Ferreira.

Another quick read & basic intro to Jiu Jitsu.

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2021 - 38) Motivation: Stories on life & success from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts - Chuck Rylant.

This was good.

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2021 - 39) Win or learn: MMA, Conor Mcgregor and Me. A trainers journey. - John Kavanagh.

Good insight into Mcgregors coach & the workings of MMA in general from an Irish perspective.

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2021 - 40) The Way of the Fight - Georges St-Pierre.

Bio of Georges St.Pierre concentrating largely on his MMA career. Interesting.

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2021 - 41) The wit & wisdom of the little gym that could - Revolution BJJ.

Collected articles and writings on the topic of BJJ.

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2021 - 42) Khabib time - Khabib Nurmagomedov

Professional bio of the MMA fighter. Very much focused on the sport from both his personal and its wider business perspective. Felt he was super private about some of his personal life which meant a slight but of colour/character development was missing. Worth the read if you are into MMA.

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2021 - 43) 100 Inspirational Quotes By Conor McGregor - David Smith

A very quick read. Some interesting ones. 

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2021 - 44) Saleh Stevens' History of MMA - Brandon Colker & Saleh Stevens

Learned a few bits and pieces from this.

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2021 - 45) Grapple Strong - Josh Bryant & Adam benShea

Strength & conditioning training to support grappling.

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2021 - 46) Sambo Martial Arts Made Ridiculously Simple - Jane Smith

Book didn't flow. Seemed to be cobbled together.

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2021 - 47) Unlocking the Cage: Exploring the Motivations of MMA Fighters - Mark Tullius.

This was an interesting project where the author travelled the USA to interview MMA fighters to chronicle their motivations. Was a bit too long though and struggled through it towards the end. Some interesting stories in there. Got a bit samey after a while - as would be expected when dealing with so many stories from people you don't particularly know of.

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2021 - 48) It's Not Rocket Science - Ben Miller.

Cool book that turned me on to Astronomy.

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2021 - 49) You are not so smart - David McRaney.

Fifty short snippets combined into book format on how the brain works. Interesting.

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2021 - 50) Constellations for Kids: An Easy Guide to Discovering the Stars - by Kelsey Johnson.

This was a nice bite sized overview of the various star constellations.

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2021 - 51) The Constellations: Myths of the Stars - Errol Coder.

This was a bit waffley. The stories being the various star constellations.

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2021 - 52) Anthem - Ayn Rand.

A short read. Didn't get much out of it. Probably need to be in a certain mood to contemplate these type of books. Not in a fiction mood at the moment.

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2021 - 53) The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos & the Age of Amazon

Good informative bio of the man & company.

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2022 - 1) John F. Kennedy: A Life From Beginning to End (Biographies of US Presidents) - Hourly History.

A short book on JFK. Informative.

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2022 - 2) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth - Jeff Kinney.

Funny.

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2022 - 3) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever - Jeff Kinney

Another funny book.

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2022 - 4) Killing Time: Surviving Dubai's most notorious prisons - Karl Williams.

This was interesting.

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2022 - 5) True Girt - David Hunt.

This was terrible. Not sure why it gets such high ratings. Long winded, rambling, boring. Australian history.

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2022 - 6) Fathers and Daughters - Madonna King.

Interesting.

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2022 - 7) All About Kayak: Detail Guide For Beginners - Brian Turner.

Some basic kayak info. Book hard to read as was photocopied into kindle format.

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2022 - 8) Skyward: Claim the Stars - Brandon Sanderson.

Always wanted to read more Brandon Sanderson after seeing how he finished off the Wheel of Time. This book caught my eye in the library. First in a new series by him. Was good.