Theater in a Squared Circle
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1888580062 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 446 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wrestling Star Evan Ginzberg Picked A Winner Here A Customer After reading about this book from world famous editor of Wrestling Then And Now, Evan Ginzberg, I was curious enough to see if it was hype or really a great book.Well, it is a great book. If you are a mark or kay fabe (not in on the inside goings on) then this book may bore you or educate you in a fascinating sort of way.Evan is so right, that if a star like Tanaka who once sold out arenas, and later got into films,if a guy like that can die and not hear a mention of it anywhere; just find out from an email a few weeks later that what was bigger than life had died quieter than the night, that a book like this can reach that . Randall Ivey said Waste of a great opportunity. As a fan of old time wrestling (i.e., 1970's), I was very much looking forward to this book, with its promise of stories on stars from yesteryear. What I got was a three hundred page tome devoted to obscure figures like Mike Lano and Louie Spiccoli. Fine people all, I'm sure, but hardly seminal. A previous reviewer, in a glowing five star review, stated effusively that the book gives the lowdown on Sammartino, Morales, Kowalski, Flair, etc. Only Kowalski gets any major coverage in what is, admittedly, a very good and entertaining piece(Kowalski's recollections of the massive Haystacks Calhoun's defecatory dilemmas are both hi. "This book is a HUGE dissapointment!" according to A Customer. After a long wait,i was really looking forward to this book. ugg, i thought it was going to be a thick juicy steak about how the THEATER of pro wrestling works, which is very interesting indeed , what i got however, was stale cotton candy, this book has almost NO detail what so ever! & the only parts of the book i actualy liked, the Brian Walsh & Kiler Kowalski stuff, I had already read in the "Wrestling Then & Now" newsletter which author jeff archer is heavily involved with. i do recommend the newsletter, but this book is awful, directionless & made me angry! insider fans will get almost nothing out of it. & i don't think n
In short, this is the one- and-only book for everyone who appreciates the sport of professional wrestling! Order yours today! -- Wrestling World, July 1999. Grappling Guidebook For long-term fans, the book offers insight into the background of many past heroes. For new converts to the grappling game, the book enhances the understanding of this great entertainment genre
Theater in a Squared Circle book has been released since 2016-10-27. Theater in a Squared Circle are written by Jeff Archer and it has 446 of pages on paperback.