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"Goku is starting to get bored with his life on Earth, but trouble is brewing elsewhere in the universe. The God of Destruction, Beerus, is traveling from planet to planet in search of food and entertainment. After blowing up some hapless victims, Beerus is reminded of a man from his dreams with the moniker 'Super Saiyan God,' or something like that... The God of Destruction sets his sights on Earth to track down this mysterious man! Maybe this will give Goku something to do?"--Back cover.

"There's a new Iron Fist in town: the young kung fu monk Pei! Danny Rand is ready to teach her everything she needs to know about harnessing her chi and being a hero. But can he teach the young native of K'un-Lun how to fit in at a New York City public school? And what about all the mysterious monsters that keep trying to destroy the Big Apple?"--Back cover.

Jesse "Street Angel" Sanchez, a young, homeless skateboarding girl, fights a boy named Jacob at her school and ends up going to a school dance with him.

Compares and contrasts some of Mixed Martial Art's most popular fighters from past to present from past to present.

Introduces professional UFC fighters with simple text and pictures.

When Ronda Rousey approached the president of the UFC and told him that one day she would fight for him, he was skeptical. Rousey made a name for herself as the youngest judoka and a force to be reckoned with when she qualified for the 2004 Olympics at the age of seventeen. Through a combination of determination and hard work, Rousey went on to become the first UFC women s bantamweight champion. With easy-to-follow text and full-color photos, readers will learn about Rousey's life and the challenges she has overcome. Sidebars help readers learn more about the sport. A glossary helps readers master new vocabulary, while Further Reading encourages further exploration.

In the next Tenka'ichi Bud?okai tournament, Son Goku and his friends face tougher opponents in the contest for the "Strongest Under the Heavens" title, including Chaozu and three-eyed Tenshinhan, deadly disciples of Tsuru-Sen'nin, the Crane Hermit, who happens to be an old rival of Son Goku's teacher Kame-Sen'nin, the Turtle Hermit. The contest between crane-style and turtle-style kung fu may turn deadly after Tsuri-Sen'nin orders his disciples to kill the Kame-Sen'nin disciples.

"As the Red Ribbon Army closes in on Goku and his friends, Goku must face an array of opponents while preventing all seven Dragon Balls from falling into evil hands. First, there's cruel General Blue, who has a mysterious power up his sleeve. Then, there's master assassin Taopaipai, so strong that Goku's blasts barely faze him. But neither of these opponents compare to the masked challenger Goku faces at Baba Uranai's--he'll give Goku the shock of his life!"--Back cover.

In the Teka'ichi Bud?okai, the martial arts tournament that awards the "Strongest Under the Heavens" title, Son Goku makes it to the finals, but the six other finalists all have their own special moves, and Son Goku wonders if he is prepared for the challenge.

Ranma, a teenage martial artist who turns into a girl every time he is splashed with cold water, pairs with his fiancee Akane in an ice skating contest to determine ownership of Akane's pet pig P-chan, while Shampoo, an Amazon warrior with a grudge against Ranma, vows to kill him; later Ranma finds himself in trouble with Shampoo, an Amazon warrior who wants to marry him while he is a male, but kill him while he is a female.