This period piece is a fictional biography of a cult leader's rise to power and his subsequent descent into isolation and paranoia.

Wishman's plot rotates around the maneuverings of a whore who longs for a touch of mink and a seat at the finer tables in life. Blackmail, betrayal, murder and malice are all part of her tender trade. Lord help anyone who lays in her way.

Vale Tudo is an unarmed, full-contact combat sport with relatively few rules. It became popular ... External links[edit]. The influence of Jiu Jitsu in Vale Tudo

A romantic coming-of-age story in which the kindness bestowed by a glamorous model is returned 30 years later by the young man in whom she inspired the first stirrings of confidence and love.