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If you know anything at all about mixed martial arts and the UFC, then you know the name Matt Hughes. With devastating slams and ground-and-pound -- and nine championship belts to his credit -- Matt is the most dominant fighter in UFC history. Matt was raised with his twin brother on a family farm in small-town Hillsboro, Illinois. Behind the postcard-perfect fields of corn, beans, and wheat stood a home consumed by bankruptcy, tension, and interpersonal struggles, but Matt reacted to hard times by playing hard and working even harder. In high school and college Matt was an unstoppable wrestler, and he ended up a two-time Division I All-American. Whereas every year''s top eight graduating college football players become instant millionaires, Matt got to stay on as assistant wrestling coach, doing electrical work on the side for fourteen dollars an hour. All of that changed the day he met legendary MMA manager Monte Cox, as well as Pat Miletich, a trainer who also happened to be the welterweight champion of the world. Rising through the ranks of the independent fighting circuit and the UFC, Matt saw things that fans could only catch glimpses of -- until now. For the first time, a major UFC superstar has decided to answer all the questions the fans have about him, the organization, and the sport. You''ll learn which fighter almost sent Matt packing from mixed martial arts; why he refused to speak to his role model, Randy Couture; and what his relationship with UFC president Dana White is like. He reveals in which match he found himself praying to God for help, why he originally refused a shot at the world title, and what it''s like training at the Miletich Fighting Camp. Matt describes working on TV''s The Ultimate Fighter, what really happened to Tito Ortiz during the legendary brawl on the streets of London, just how personal his rivalry with Frank Trigg became, and what it was like to go up against the mythical Royce Gracie -- and destroy him. Matt discloses his most private thoughts and feelings during both his epic victories and his crushing losses. But when the gloves come off, there''s Matt Hughes the man. He talks with unflinching honesty about his early hell-raising and his near-death experience, the moment he let God into his heart, falling in love with his wife, the birth of his daughter, and all the important events of his life -- and he shares personal photographs never before seen by the public. A Christian, a family man, and a fighter, Matt Hughes could only have been made in America.

Imagine being in love at 14. Conflict raises in your country. As war is declared you are faced with an ultimate choice. Put yourself in a battlefield facing a relative on the opposing side. Would you run or perhaps fight? Characters in the story have to cope with these issues. 14 yr. old Pete deals with a frightening dream of Robert''s death in battle, whom is his older brother. Against his mother''s decision, Pete run''s away from home to join Robert''s confederate regiment. Pete''s love, Michelle, cuts her hair disguising herself as a man to follow him. He is unaware of her identity. Pete''s dream becomes more frightful and haunting as they travel in search of his brother. Does he and his love make it? Will Pete find closure with his haunting dream? If they were to become soldiers, will they escape the dreadful fate Michelle foresees? Find out in this novel, A Family Embraced with Tragedy. Warning the book is tragic, suspenseful, and contains graphic content.

Ultimate fighting -- mixed martial arts competition between professional fighters which includes ju-jitsu, judo, boxing, kick0boxing and wrestling techniques -- is among the fastest-growing sports in the world today, outselling and outperforming boxing and indeed any other ring or combat sport. Coming live to the UK in April 2007 UFC sold out the Manchester MEN Arena, followed by further sell-out perfomances in Belfast in June and London in September at the 20,000-plus capacity O2. Matt Hughes, nine times UFC World Welterweight Champion, with a record of 42 wins from 48 fights to date, is the most dynamic figure in this hottest and most happening of sports. Here he recounts his sensational rise to stardom, from growing up on the family farm in Illinois to breaking records in the octagon in front of 20,000 live fans and 4 million television viewers.

Dreamscape Oracle presents 32 guides, some animal messengers, some mythological archetypes, to help us explore the liminal spaces in our lives. Together this oracle deck and 80-page guidebook allow us to interpret the messages we receive from our higher selves. This deluxe deck has gold foil stamping on the cards and box. The Dreamscape Oracle can be used as a stand-alone divination deck, or as a companion to the Ethereal Visions Tarot.

In creating Ethereal Visions Tarot, Matt Hughes has drawn inspiration from the Art Nouveau movement, adopting its distinctive style and meticulous approach to craftsmanship. The artist created two additional cards to supplement the traditional Major Arcana. Every detailed image in the 80-card deck is hand drawn and colored. This Luna Edition includes revised artwork reflecting greater diversity and each card is illuminated with iridescent silver foil stamping. Includes a 140-page expanded, full-color guidebook.

Strange occurrences plagued the Stirling family for generations until Muriel Stirling discovered the rich and storied past of her family's estate deep in the English countryside. She discovers a mystical, wicked garden that her family swore to protect, but the sins of her great-grandfather threaten the garden's inhabitants and its caretaker, Faunus. Read the poignant story of Muriel Stirling's Wicked Garden in the 80-page, full-color illuminated hardcover novelette. Meet the garden's inhabitants featured in the 32-card gold foil-accented oracle deck with gilded edges. Discover more about the garden spirits and their lessons in the 80-page full-color journal guidebook. This deluxe set includes your own copy of the key to the garden.

Step right up and enter Mother Mort’s Carnival 1897, a magical place where you will experience the karmic balancing act of life. Mother Mort is the powerful triple goddess who leads you through Carnival 1897, where you’ll witness death-defying acts and meet a host of frightful characters. For this is where the cursed ill-doers meet their fate and face their doom. Those, like young Jane, who have suffered more than their share of misery, find a kind of magical cleansing and rebirth here. Which fate will you encounter? Read the poignant story of Jane’s strange carnival odyssey in the 80-page hard cover book. Meet the menagerie of creatures and characters in the 32-card green foil-accented oracle deck with gilded edges. Discover their messages in the 76-page full-color guidebook. This deluxe set includes your own copper-foil carnival ticket.