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A walk-through wrestling history, starting with the founding fathers such as Ed "Strangler" Lewis and the incomparable Lou Thesz, to modern-day masters such as Daniel Bryan and Kurt Angle.
The Wrestlers' Wrestlers spotlights elite performers and analyzes exactly what made them your favorite wrestler's favorite wrestlers. Authors Dan Murphy and Brian Young interviewed more than 40 in-ring veterans, historians, referees, and promoters to get a unique insider's look at the people who have made a lasting impact on the world of professional wrestling. It offers a special peek "behind the curtain" and a rare look into the top stars' thoughts on their peers, their influences, and their personal favorites.
The Wrestlers' Wrestlers is a history of professional wrestling but also a tribute to the frequently misunderstood art itself. Featuring stars of the 1920s to today, this essential book deserves a prominent spot on the bookcase of every fan and historian.
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Starting in the early 1900s and exploring the path of prowrestling in America through the present day, The Squared Circle is thefirst book to acknowledge both the sport's broader significance and wrestlingfans' keen intellect and sense of irony. Divided into eras, each section offersa snapshot of the wrestling world, profiles some of the period's preeminentwrestlers, and examines the sport's influence on our broader culture. Throughthe brawling, bombast, and bloodletting, Shoemaker argues that pro wrestlingcan teach us about the nature of performance, audience, and, yes, art.
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- Narrado por: Brad Balukjian
- Duración: 11 h y 23 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 55
In 2005, Brad Balukjian left his position as a magazine fact-checker to pursue a dream job: partner with his childhood hero, The Iron Sheik (whose real name was Khosrow Vaziri), to write his biography. Things quickly went south, culminating in the Sheik threatening Balukjian’s life. Now seventeen years later, Balukjian returns to the road in search of not only a reunion with the Sheik, but something much bigger: truth in a world built on illusion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The story and the history was super good
- De Amazon Customer en 02-27-25
De: Brad Balukjian
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The Last Real World Champion
- The Legacy of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair
- De: Tim Hornbaker
- Narrado por: Joe Hempel
- Duración: 11 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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For more than a century, professional wrestling has cultivated some of the most eccentric and compelling personalities. As the embodiment of flamboyance and intensity, the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair stood at wrestling's apex for decades, cementing his place as a once-in-a-lifetime athlete and performer. When he was in the ring, fans knew they were witnessing the very best, and he not only became a multi-time world heavyweight champion in the NWA, WCW, and the WWE, but his status as a generational great has been confirmed with inductions into numerous Halls of Fame.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome story of the GOAT, WOOOO
- De Vern en 10-29-23
De: Tim Hornbaker
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Death of the Territories
- Expansion, Betrayal and the War That Changed Pro Wrestling Forever
- De: Tim Hornbaker
- Narrado por: Kyle Tait
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 344
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 299
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 294
By creating WrestleMania, jumping into the pay-per-view field, and expanding across North America, Vince McMahon changed professional wrestling forever.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An Enjoyable Listen
- De Casey en 03-21-19
De: Tim Hornbaker
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The Squared Circle
- Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling
- De: David Shoemaker
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
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A breakthroughexamination of professional wrestling - its history, its fans, and its widercultural impact - that does for the sport what Chuck Klosterman did for heavymetal
The Squared Circle grows out of David Shoemaker'swriting for both Deadspin, where hestarted the column "Dead Wrestler of the Week" - a feature on the many wrestlingsuperstars who died too young because of the abuse they subjected their bodiesto - and Grantland,where he covers the pro-wrestling world and its place in the pop culturemainstream. Shoemaker's sports writing has since struck a nerve withgenerations of wrestling fans who, like him, grew up worshiping a sport oftenderided as "fake" in the wider culture. To them, these professional wrestlingsuperstars are not just heroes but an emotional outlet and the lens throughwhich they learned to see the world.
Starting in the early 1900s and exploring the path of prowrestling in America through the present day, The Squared Circle is thefirst book to acknowledge both the sport's broader significance and wrestlingfans' keen intellect and sense of irony. Divided into eras, each section offersa snapshot of the wrestling world, profiles some of the period's preeminentwrestlers, and examines the sport's influence on our broader culture. Throughthe brawling, bombast, and bloodletting, Shoemaker argues that pro wrestlingcan teach us about the nature of performance, audience, and, yes, art.
Full of unknown history, humor, and self-deprecatingreminiscence - but also offering a compelling look at the sport's rightful placein pop culture - The Squared Circle is the book that legions of wrestlingfans have been waiting for. In it, Shoemaker teaches us to look past thespandex and body slams to see an art form that can explain the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good stories, bad editing
- De Andrew B en 06-13-16
De: David Shoemaker
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Too Sweet
- Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution
- De: Keith Elliot Greenberg
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 11 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
In 2017, after being told that no independent wrestling group could draw a crowd of more than 10,000, a group of wrestlers took up the challenge. For several years, these gladiators had been performing in front of rabid crowds and understood the hunger for wrestling that was different from the TV-slick product. In September 2018, they had the numbers to prove it: 11,263 fans filled the Sears Center Arena for the All In pay-per-view event, ushering in a new era. A year later, WWE had its first major head-to-head competitor in nearly two decades when All Elite Wrestling debuted on TNT.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Super Book, Annoying Narration
- De Richard en 04-10-21
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Hardcore History
- The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW
- De: Scott E. Williams
- Narrado por: Karl Miller
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 417
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 376
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 378
ECW was one extreme contradiction piled on top of another. It was an incredibly influential company in the world of professional wrestling during the 1990s, yet it was never profitable. It portrayed itself as the ultimate in anti-authority rebellion, but its leadership was, at various points, working covertly with the two wrestling giants, the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. Most of all, it blurred the line between real life and the fantasy world of professional wrestling like no other company before it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Get a narrator with product knowledge
- De Dr Feelgood en 11-29-16
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The Six Pack
- On the Open Road in Search of Wrestlemania
- De: Brad Balukjian
- Narrado por: Brad Balukjian
- Duración: 11 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 55
In 2005, Brad Balukjian left his position as a magazine fact-checker to pursue a dream job: partner with his childhood hero, The Iron Sheik (whose real name was Khosrow Vaziri), to write his biography. Things quickly went south, culminating in the Sheik threatening Balukjian’s life. Now seventeen years later, Balukjian returns to the road in search of not only a reunion with the Sheik, but something much bigger: truth in a world built on illusion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The story and the history was super good
- De Amazon Customer en 02-27-25
De: Brad Balukjian
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MOX
- De: Jon Moxley
- Narrado por: Jon Moxley
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,513
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,355
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,352
Ride alongside Jon Moxley as he retraces some of the highways traveled on his remarkable journey. Revel in the never-before-told stories about his early life in Cincinnati, Ohio; the gritty independent wrestling scene where he cut his teeth; the complicated corporate landscape of the WWE where he bucked against authority; and the rebellious upstart AEW, where he won the championship in 2020 and was finally free to achieve the vision of the wrestler he'd always wanted to be. With plenty of pitstops and revelatory insights, MOX is the riveting account of the life of a brawler.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pretty easy listening
- De Anonymous User en 05-03-23
De: Jon Moxley
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Dusty
- Reflections of Wrestling's American Dream
- De: Dusty Rhodes, Howard Brody
- Narrado por: Kerry Woodrow
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 342
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 315
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 317
There has been much said about Dusty Rhodes, the 'American Dream', over the years by both his fans and peers. Aside from the frequent fictional prose penned by wrestling magazine journalists and internet smart marks that run rumor-mill websites, however, there has not been much written about him. Until now. With the exception of a select few, there has been no bigger name or personality in the annals of pro wrestling history than Dusty Rhodes.
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2 out of 5 stars
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What a horrible job
- De Bruce Wood en 11-29-13
De: Dusty Rhodes, y otros
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Nitro
- The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner's WCW
- De: Guy Evans
- Narrado por: Guy Evans
- Duración: 17 h y 37 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 866
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 777
Nitro is a story about much more than WCW and the Monday Night Wars. It is a story of an era, a time in which the media and cultural landscape precipitated - and later supported - pro wrestling's mainstream popularity. It is a story of how a company made in the image of an intuitively brilliant risk-taker betrayed its original promise. It is a story of how a handful of men, each struggling with their own limitations, facilitated a public obsession that changed television forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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way better than the death of wcw
- De DMCizzle en 01-05-21
De: Guy Evans
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Ballyhoo!
- The Roughhousers, Con Artists, and Wildmen Who Invented Professional Wrestling (Sports and American Culture)
- De: Jon Langmead
- Narrado por: Kirk Winkler
- Duración: 10 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Ballyhoo! The Roughhousers, Con Artists, and Wildmen Who Invented Professional Wrestling is a history of professional wrestling’s formative period in the U.S., from roughly 1874 to 1941, and the contested interplay of wrestlers and promoters who built the “sport” as we know it. During this period, the major conventions that would define wrestling to the present day were perfected and codified, as wrestling morphed from a rough sport practiced on farms and at town gatherings to melodramatic mass entertainment that reliably drew large crowds in cities across the nation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very informative
- De Kathryn Usher en 08-27-24
De: Jon Langmead
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There's Just One Problem...
- True Tales from the Former, One-Time, 7th Most Powerful Person in WWE
- De: Brian Gewirtz
- Narrado por: Greg Baglia
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 576
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 517
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 518
For decades, wrestling was shrouded in secrecy. It had larger-than-life personalities, bone-crunching physicality and jaw-dropping theatrics, but backstage, it was an industry devoid of outsiders. Then in 1999, after working together on a special for MTV, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson turned to 26-year-old television writer Brian Gewirtz and asked, “You ever consider writing for WWE?” That question, and its answer, would have a profound effect on both of their lives for years to come. There's Just One Problem is a story about perseverance, tenacity, and steel chairs.
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3 out of 5 stars
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There's Just Obe Problem...Narration.
- De Joshua en 08-28-22
De: Brian Gewirtz
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The Eighth Wonder of the World
- The True Story of André the Giant
- De: Bertrand Hébert, Pat Laprade
- Narrado por: Graham Rowat
- Duración: 13 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 233
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 210
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 210
Is there a way to find truth in the stuff of legend? You may think you know Andre the Giant - but who was Andre Roussimoff? This comprehensive biography addresses the burning questions, outrageous stories, and common misconceptions about his height, his weight, his drawing power as a superstar, and his seemingly unparalleled capacity for food and alcohol. But more importantly, The Eighth Wonder of the World transports listeners beyond the smoke and mirrors of professional wrestling into the life of a real man.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The Narration Nearly Ruins A Perfectly Good Book
- De Prince Akkanatan en 07-16-20
De: Bertrand Hébert, y otros
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Becky Lynch: The Man
- Not Your Average Average Girl
- De: Rebecca Quin
- Narrado por: Rebecca Quin
- Duración: 9 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 775
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 744
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 744
Raised in Dublin, Ireland, in a devoutly Catholic family, Rebecca Quin constantly invented new ways to make her mother worry—roughhousing with the neighborhood kids, hosting secret parties while her parents were away, enrolling in a warehouse wrestling school, nearly breaking her neck and almost kneecapping a WWE star before her own wrestling career even began—and she was always in search of a thrilling escape from the ordinary.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Becky Can Tell Stories
- De Juan Gabriel en 05-27-24
De: Rebecca Quin
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Earl Hebner: The Official Story
- De: Earl Hebner, Kenny Casanova
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 14 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 17
Earl Hebner used hard work and determination to become the most recognizable officiating name in professional wrestling, if not "the greatest of all time." Starting in Virginia as ring crew, he gained the respect of Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair, going on to referee NWA's biggest events. Then, in front of 33 million fans, Earl debuted on WWF's most-watched event ever as the evil twin ref who stole Hulk Hogan's title. As WWE senior official, he played an integral part in "The Montreal Screwjob", calling an unplanned controversial finish that screwed Bret Hart out of his championship for real. ...
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best ref writes the best book
- De Jimmy en 04-10-24
De: Earl Hebner, y otros
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Itchy, Tasty
- An Unofficial History of Resident Evil
- De: Alex Aniel
- Narrado por: Cindy Kay
- Duración: 8 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 124
Industry expert Alex Aniel spent two years interviewing key former members of Capcom staff, allowing him to tell the inside story of how Resident Evil was envisioned as early as the late 1980s, how its unexpected and unprecedented success saved the company from financial trouble, how the series struggled at the turn of the century, and, eventually, how a new generation of creators was born after the release of Resident Evil 4.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not what I was expecting
- De Brianna Donato en 10-15-21
De: Alex Aniel
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Business Is About to Pick Up!
- 50 Years of Wrestling in 50 Unforgettable Calls
- De: Jim Ross
- Narrado por: Jim Ross
- Duración: 9 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 120
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 120
For wrestling fans, Jim Ross’ voice is the soundtrack of an era. This book is your ringside ticket to wrestling’s most unforgettable moments—from the announcer who made them iconic. In the last 50 years, professional wrestling has risen up from a collection of regional territories to become a global phenomenon—and Jim Ross has been there for it all. From the grit and glory days of the 1970s with NWA, to the rise of WCW and the heyday of WWF and WWE, to signing on as on-air talent and senior advisor for wrestling’s newest chapter at AEW, Jim Ross has long had the best seat in the house.
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5 out of 5 stars
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business is about to pick up
- De Patrick Hall en 02-13-25
De: Jim Ross
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Kayfabe: Stories You're Not Supposed to Hear from a Pro Wrestling Production Company Owner
- De: Sean Oliver
- Narrado por: Sean Oliver
- Duración: 7 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 614
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 550
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 549
If you thought the world of pro wrestling was wild, imagine what you haven’t seen on TV and in the ring. Add to that the backdrop of building a renegade production company, negotiating with impossible wrestling talent, and hosting groundbreaking, shoot-style programming, and you have the story of Sean Oliver. Sean has seen industry-wide accolades for the company he co-founded and for which he serves as front man. Watch the unpredictable and unconventional story through Sean’s eyes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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BEHIND THE SCENES GALOUR
- De MOHAMMED IBRAHIM ALJEHANI en 04-05-18
De: Sean Oliver
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Shock Value
- How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror
- De: Jason Zinoman
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 304
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 264
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 265
Much has been written about the storied New Hollywood of the 1970s, but while Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Francis Ford Coppola were making their first classic movies, a parallel universe of directors gave birth to the modern horror film - aggressive, raw, and utterly original. Based on unprecedented access to the genre's major players, New York Times critic Jason Zinoman's Shock Value delivers the first definitive account of horror's golden age.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good listen, but narrow in scope
- De Billy en 01-31-13
De: Jason Zinoman
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-22-24
surprised by some mentioned
other than some names in the book kinda surprised one gets a mentioned but they explained why and surprised others just had a name said or wasn't mentioned at all.
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