Bakari Akil: 15 books

Like most people who practice the art of submission wrestling, I try to spend as much time as possible on the mat. And when I’m not on the mat, I think about grappling entirely too much. Yet, sometimes, the only thing I can do is think about grappling because I have other responsibilities clamoring...

Pop Psychology explores topics such as:How our environment affects us in ways we can’t imagine -Why some people go nuts if you touch their groceries in a checkout line -Using persuasion to scam a professor -How some military recruiters play mind games with potential recruits...

"The Lazy Man's Guide to Grappling" is a hilarious look at what some grapplers do to cope in the hard charging grappling environment. It exposes the truth about grapplers and grappling that is never discussed but everyone thinks about. We are all guilty of some of the Lazy Man's practices...

Accumulating wealth isn't a 1-2-3 procedure, it's a process. Unless you win the lottery or are a trust fund baby (and oh, I wish I were one of the two), acquiring money takes a multi-faceted approach. Furthermore, it requires a mindset and that is what this book is about.--Wealth...

Popular authors and experts in the field of Deliberate Practice, such as Dan Coyle, Matthew Syed, Gladwell and Ander Ericcson often discuss the importance of games in the development of skill and its role in enhancing neuromuscular ability. Athletes are taught to drill slowly, to break their movements...

Excerpt -The man walked past the long row of bushes where Muscle crouched and headed for the huge front window that occupied the center of the house. He knelt down and tried to look through the brown plantation shutters that were meant to keep outsiders from peering in and not suited for the...

Grappling is a smash-mouth activity. It is a put your beer down and let’s settle this type of martial art. Man vs. man, woman vs. man, child vs. man, it is one of the ultimate ‘prove it’ combat sports. Yet, once you get past the rough and challenging aspect of submission wrestling it’s easy to...

There is nothing in the world like grappling! It is primal and in its very essence it is what life is all about; the chase, fun, struggle and survival. It teaches you how to cope with trying situations; teaches you to always search for options and that you can triumph even when the odds are against...

E-Book Magic uses humor, anecdotes and 'blunt talk' to spill the trade secrets that successful authors have been using to sell e-books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and Apple's ibookstore. It also looks at success in a way never discussed before in a book of this type. This e-book will...

"Grappling for Newbies" tells you what you absolutely need to know before you search for and sign up at a grappling school and what you need to know afterwards. This book also lets you know things about training, instructors and academies that no one ever talks about (ever) or definitely...

Muscle and Bell, owners of The MUSCLE Firm, are at it again. This time they accept a case at the last minute and everything goes wrong, really fast!Excerpt -Muddy Waters', "I’m a Man," pulsated through the windows of the bright orange 2012 Dodge Charger. Its driver couldn’t...

What would you do if you found half a million dollars and it seemed no one knew anything about it? - Would you keep it? Or, would you try to find out whom it belonged to? - Meet Chris Copeland, he faces this dilemma and he doesn’t have to think about what he will do. You’ll have...

Ask any cop, body guard or security consultant and they will tell you that the most dreaded assignment is one involving a domestic dispute. Why? Because everyone knows to stay out of lovers' quarrels. Everyone, that is, except Muscle and Bell. Owner and member of The Muscle Firm, the...

Shonda has been invited to a pool party. She is excited, but she has a problem. She can't swim. Her father tells her not to worry, because he has a plan. However, Shonda is not happy about it. -Will Shonda learn how to swim? Or will she be the laughing stock of the pool party?