Sam Sheridan

In his acclaimed national bestseller "A Fighter's Heart," Sheridan takes readers with him as he steps through the ropes into the dangerous world of professional fighting. Here, Sheridan does for the brain what his first book does for the body.

Inside the Mental Game

The Fighter's Mind

Recounts the personal story and international travels of a professional fighter, from his initial discovery of his passion for fighting upon his arrival in Australia, to his training at Bangkok's legendary Fairtex gym, to his research throughout the world in search of historical and contemporary fighting disciplines. Reprint.

One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting

A Fighter's Heart

Donald Corren

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalypse

The Disaster Diaries

Gain the basic skills you'd need to live through a cataclysmic event—one humbling and angst-filled lesson at a time We're inundated daily with images of chaos and catastrophe from movies, books, and the nightly news. When Sam Sheridan became a father, these tales of disaster became impossible to ignore, and he was beset with nightmares about being unable to protect his son. He soon realized, however, that each possible doomsday scenario required a different skillset, and in order to really survive the apocalypse, he'd have to learn everything, from starting a fire to stealing a car, learning to fight with a knife, and even building an igloo. With just the right mix of seriousness, paranoia, and self-deprecation, The Disaster Diaries is irresistible armchair adventure reading that informs as much as it entertains.

One Man's Quest to Learn Everything Necessary to Survive the Apocalypse

This “whirling, no-holds-barred,” national bestselling memoir of mixed martial arts by the author of The Fighter’s Mind is “adrenaline-addled and addictive” (Playboy). In A Fighter’s Heart, former merchant marine and Harvard graduate Sam Sheridan shares a “fascinating” first-person account of his life inside the world of professional MMA fighting “and his behind-the-scenes access makes for a gripping read” (Sara Cardace, The Washington Post). In 1999, after a series of adventurous jobs—construction at the South Pole, ranching in Montana, and sailing private yachts around the world—Sheridan found himself in Australia with time to finally indulge a long-dormant obsession: fighting. After training in Bangkok at the legendary Fairtex Gym, Sheridan stepped through the ropes for a professional bout, embarking on an epic journey to discover what only a fighter can know about fear, violence, and most of all, himself. From small-town Iowa to the beaches of Rio, from the streets of Oakland to the arenas of Tokyo, Sheridan trained, traveled, and fought with Olympic boxers, Brazilian jiu-jitsu stars, and Ultimate Fighting champions. This chronicle offers an insightful look at violence as a spectator sport, as well as a dizzying account of what it’s like to hit—and be hit by—some of the best fighters in the world.

A Memoir of Extreme Fighting Around the World

The World is a Fist

Cuore guerriero

Sam si laurea brillantemente a Harvard, per poi mettersi in testa di diventare lottatore. Pronto a qualsiasi sacrificio pur di percorrere questa via: passerà anni in giro per il mondo, nelle palestre, sotto e sopra i ring, scrivendo nelle pause fra un combattimento e l'altro mentre si cura le fratture, i lividi, le sopracciglia spaccate. Dai maestri di tai chi di Manhattan alla boxe, dalla Thailandia del muay thai agli insegnamenti carioca del Brasile, la memoir di Sam è anche un percorso esistenziale che individua nel coraggio, nella lealtà, nell'esperienza estrema della lotta una dura palestra di vita.

Despite an arsenal of survival skills that puts many to shame, when Sam Sheridan became a father he was beset with nightmares about being unable to protect his son. If the power grid went down, how much food and water would you need? If you were forced outside the city limits, could you survive in the wilderness? And let's not even talk about plagues and attacking aliens. The problem is, each scenario requires a different skill set--so Sam decides to gain as many skills as possible.--From publisher description.

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