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- Seconds out : women and fighting / by Dean, Alison(Alison V.),author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."Kicking ass and taking notes - what it's like to be a woman in the ring. Alison Dean teaches English literature. She also punches people. But despite several amateur fights under her belt, she knows she will never be taken as seriously as a male boxer. 'You punch like a girl' still isn't a compliment - women aren't supposed to perpetrate violence. With wit and insight, Dean delves into the ways combat sports can change a person's - and particularly a woman's - relationship to their body and to the world around them, considering at the same time how women might revolutionize martial arts."--
- Subjects: Martial arts; Boxing for women.; Women martial artists.; Women boxers.; Violence in women.; Boxing;
- Our fight / by Rousey, Ronda,author.; Ortiz, Maria Burns,author.;
- "From the moment she burst onto the MMA scene, Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. She repeatedly strung together back-to-back flawless victories, racking up a collection of records and forever changing the face of sports as the UFC's first female champion. A superstar in her sport, she transcended athletics, appearing in blockbuster films and becoming a role model for women everywhere. Then, on November 15, 2015, it all came crashing down. In OUR FIGHT, Rousey explores the greatest challenge of her life and, ultimately, how she rebuilt her career into something better in the aftermath. She recounts how she replaced her pursuit of perfection with the pursuit of happiness and found a blessing in disguise amongst the wreckage. Following Rousey's relatable journey, OUR FIGHT is a courageous narrative of career changes, marriage, motherhood, and facing your fears"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Rousey, Ronda.; UFC (Mixed martial arts event); Self-actualization (Psychology); Women martial artists;
- Pine & Merrimac [graphic novel] / by Starks, Kyle,author,illustrator.; Brosseau, Pat,letterer.; Galán, Fran,illustrator.;
- On the corner of Pine and Merrimac sits an unremarkable town ... with one horrifying secret. After a lifetime of losing pieces of herself in every horrific case, former homicide detective Linnea Kent is starting fresh. Alongside her husband, Parker, a former MMA fighter and the brawn to her brains, she's opened up a quiet little detective agency, far from the city noise. The simple cases this small town with seemingly humble people has to offer are exactly what she was looking for, but there's more to the quaint place than Linnea could have possibly imagined, and something truly sinister pulling the strings ... When they receive a promising lead for a case, they go on an ill-advised, undercover operation to a curious nearby island, and kickstart a mystery that will not only reveal spellbinding secrets ... but put them both in deadly peril.Teen 13+.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery comics.; Graphic novels.; Women private investigators; Martial artists; Married people; Criminal investigation; Villages;
- Wuchang. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
- Game.WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures. Become Wuchang, a skilled pirate warrior struck by amnesia, who must navigate the uncertainties of her mysterious past while afflicted by the horrific Ornithropy disease. Explore the depths of Shu, enhancing your arsenal and mastering new skills harvested from fallen foes. Evolve your fighting style by sacrificing elusive Red Mercury and further develop new techniques obtained throughout your action-packed journey. Augment the weapons in your repertoire with powerful enchantments, allowing for a unique approach to combat and strategy that suits your personal style. Battle against grotesque abominations, drawing on ancient lore to challenge the creeping darkness that threatens the humanity that remains. Your quest for truth will take you through forgotten temples, overgrown ruins, and shadowed paths fraught with peril. As you piece together Wuchang's lost memories, your choices will lead you to one of several endings ... each determined by the choices made, secrets unearthed and the allies you choose to trust. Immerse yourself in a rich storyline, dynamic combat system, and breathtaking visuals that offer an unforgettable adventure through lands veiled in chaos and death. Will you reveal the truths of Wuchang's curse and bring peace to Shu, or will you succumb to the encroaching horrors? The fate of the land rests in your hands.ESRB Content Rating: M, Mature 17+ (Blood and gore, violence, language, suggestive themes).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 5 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K ; in game surround sound ; 25 GB storage required ; Vibration function supported.
- Subjects: Adventure video games.; Role playing video games.; Video games.; Action adventure video games.; Playstation 5 (Video game console); Video games.; Wuchang Fallen feathers (Game); Amnesiacs; Magic; Women adventurers; Women pirates; Monsters; Martial artists;
- Shuri / by Stone, Nic,author.; Findaway World, LLC.,issuing body.;
- Grades 4 - 7.From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes an all-new upper middle grade series based on one of the Marvel Universe's break-out characters Shuri, from Black Panther! An original, upper-middle-grade series starring the break-out character from the Black Panther comics and films: T'Challa's younger sister, Shuri! Crafted by New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone. Shuri is a skilled martial artist, a genius, and a master of science and technology. But, she's also a teenager. And a princess. This story follows Shuri as she sets out on a quest to save her homeland of Wakanda.For centuries, the Chieftain of Wakanda (the Black Panther) has gained his powers through the juices of the Heart-Shaped Herb. Much like Vibranium, the Heart-Shaped Herb is essential to the survival and prosperity of Wakanda. But something is wrong. The plants are dying. No matter what the people of Wakanda do, they can't save them. And their supply is running short. It's up to Shuri to travel from Wakanda in order to discover what is killing the Herb, and how she can save it, in the first volume of this all-new, original adventure.
- Subjects: Superhero fiction.; Science fiction.; Children's audiobooks.; Shuri (Fictitious character); Black Panther (Fictitious character; Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Wakanda (Africa : Imaginary place); Superheroes; Princesses; Plant ecology; Endangered plants; Women superheroes;
- No more nice girls : gender, power, and why it's time to stop playing by the rules / by McKeon, Lauren,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."In the age of girl bosses, Beyoncé, and Black Widow, we like to tell our little girls they can be anything they want when they grow up, except they'll have to work twice as hard, be told to "play nice," and face countless double standards that curb their personal, political, and economic power. Today, long after the rise of girl power in the 90s, the failed promise of a female president, and the ubiquity of feminist-branded everything, women are still a surprisingly, depressingly long way from gender and racial equality. It's worth asking: Why do we keep trying to win a game we were never meant to play in the first place? Award-winning journalist and author Lauren McKeon examines the varied ways in which our institutions are designed to keep women and other marginalized genders at a disadvantage and shows us why we need more than parity, visible diversity, and lone female CEOs to change this power game. She uncovers new models of power-- ones the patriarchy doesn't get to define-- by talking to lawyers insisting on gender-neutral change rooms in courthouses, programmers creating apps to track the breakdown of men and women being quoted in the news media, educators illustrating tampon packaging with pictures of black bodies, mixed martial artists teaching young girls self-empowerment, entrepreneurs prioritizing trauma-informed office cultures, and many other women doing power differently. As the toxic, divisive, and hyper-masculine style of leadership gains ground, threatening democracy here and abroad, McKeon underscores why it's time to stop playing by the rules of a rigged game. No More Nice Girls charts a hopeful and potent path forward for how to disrupt the standard (very male) vision of power, ditch convention, and build a more equitable world for everyone."--
- Subjects: Equality.; Feminism.; Power (Social sciences); Sex discrimination against women.; Social control.; Women; Women's rights.;
- Batgirl. [graphic novel] / by Brombal, Tate,author.; Miyazawa, Takeshi,illustrator.; Faucher, Wayne,illustrator.; Talaski, David,illustrator.; Napolitano, Tom,letterer.; Spicer, Michael(Colourist),colourist.;
- Hold on to your seats, clutch your pearls, and rejoice in celebration because Cassandra Cain is taking center stage in her first solo Batgirl series in nearly two decades--as part of DC's bestselling All In new-reader-friendly story initiative! When a deadly group of assassins shows up to kill Cassandra, her mother Lady Shiva--the deadliest assassin in the DC Universe--comes to the rescue, and they must put their complicated past aside and work together as mother and daughter to ensure they make it out alive. Unfortunately, things are never as easy as they seem, and Cass must embark on a jaw-dropping, martial-arts-filled adventure in her quest for truth and justice ... and revenge?!
- Subjects: Superhero comics.; Graphic novels.; Batgirl (Fictitious character); Female assassins; Mothers and daughters; Women superheroes;
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