#2 Book source

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)  Ex: Twilight	The Fighters Mind
Author(s) or Editor Ex: Stephanie Meyer	Sam Sheridan
Publisher  Ex: Little, Brown and Company	Atlantic Monthly Press
Year of Publication  Ex: 2003	2010
City of Publication Ex: New York	New York
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader):  Ex: Print	print
Eddition if indicated:

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: After having known Edward for just a few short months, Bella admits that “it would cause [her] physical pain to be separated from him now" (Meyer 283).

Sheridan explains that  "great champions are those who can accept, internalize, and understand defeat"(Sheridan 33).

After spending time with Muay Thai experts, he learns that "they're very proud of the art" and "[they] consider sacred"(Sheridan 41).

Kenny Florian won his fight and "covered his face with his hands, one step closer to painting his master piece"(Sheridan 166).

Frank Shamrock "found spirituality in what he does" and "for [him] that's what martial arts is. You teach children to make them better people, you teach adults to give them a better understanding of themselves, or their partner"(Sheridan 180).

Fighters comments of "I'm willing to die in the ring" who that "he's valuing his free will over life...Enforcing his will" and that "we come to to the fights to see that struggle as much as great technique-we want to see heart on display, we want a chance to see real courage"(Sheridan 279).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

The Fighters Mind tells the story of many martial arts fighters. Sheridan interviews and trains with the top fighters in the world and gets their insight on martial arts. We see the struggle and courage fighters obtain through their journey of multiple fights. Win or lose, each fighter learned from their experience and came out a better person. It shows the real meaning behind the reason of why fighters do that they do and why they love what they do. 
Credibility of Source: 
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor. 


The author is Sam Sheridan and he practices multiple martial arts himself. 
Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? 


This book was written to share the stories of some of the greatest fighters of the world.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

The author is biased towards martial arts being positive because he himself believes it to be a good thing. 

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

The author uses many references and makes his work more interesting and reliable. 
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

I plan on using this book to explain the mental and spiritual side of martial arts.