Reddit mentions of Life and Death (Elementary Go Series)

As an alternative, the Elementary Go Series is pretty good too. You should check out Tesuji and Life and Death. Personally I found these more helpful as a beginner since things are organized and explained.

Or, for totally free you can work through Cho Chikun's Encylclopedia of Life and Death (avilable here) which is a ridiculously good resource for learning to read.

I think both concepts have some truth to them. Are there specific exercises/sites/books you would recommend for working on my fighting skills. In the past I've spent a lot of time with the Life and Death book