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Post by destrucity on Dec 30, 2009 0:39:28 GMT -5
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Dec 30, 2009 3:30:22 GMT -5
Gary Hart's book is a must read Agreed. I also enjoyed Ole Anderson's book, but it may be much like Ole himself: you'll either love it or hate it. As someone who has met Ole and actually sat and talked with him (hell, I bought the book directly from him in a hotel lobby) I like the guy and feel that it's unfair when he's labeled one of the worst bookers of all time. I liked Ivan Koloff's book, too. Not one of the best I've ever read, but definitely enjoyable. I didn't know a lot about the man beyond his run as "Uncle" Ivan with Nikita and Krusher Kruschev for Crockett. Again, it may help that I've met and spoke with Ivan, and found him to be a very likable man. To address something said earlier, Harley's book is short given the career that he had but I don't think dry is a fair assessment. I'll put it this way: the fact that it was short left me wanting more, not saying "Well, I'm glad that's over." IMO, worth getting just for his account of the night before Starrcade '83. I also liked James J. Dillon's book "Wrestlers Are Like Seagulls." Most people (myself included before I got it) are only familiar with JJ's run in the Horsemen, but he had a pretty good career before that, working in basically every way there is to be a performer in wrestling. It also goes into his time as Vince McMahon's right hand man behind the scenes in the '90s WWF and what led to his departure.
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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Dec 30, 2009 13:37:14 GMT -5
No one's mentioned Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized History of ECW.
Fantastic book. And completely un-revisionist history, unlike the sad excuse for a book the WWE put out on ECW.
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