The Wrestlers Cruel Study

Author : Stephen Dobyns
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393312127
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wrestler's Cruel Study written by Stephen Dobyns and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1995-02-17 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One hell of a book, believe me. Here we have comedy of every kind--of situation, types, manners, ideas, and language--all rolled seamlessly into one, and for the ultimate serious purpose, our sanity. It is the Supreme Fiction toward which the Twentieth century has been steadily advancing from the start."--Hayden Carruth.

Author : Stephen Dobyns
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 039334729X
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wrestler's Cruel Study written by Stephen Dobyns and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1995-02-17 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wrestling, kidnapping, subplots from the Brothers Grimm, and a young man's search for his missing fiancee are only some of the elements of Stephen Dobyns's dazzling new novel. Fun and puns mingle with daring make-believe. Larger-than-life characters play out the crucial human questions: How do we live? How do we handle our demons?

Author : R. Tyson Smith
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822376407
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighting for Recognition written by R. Tyson Smith and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Fighting for Recognition, R. Tyson Smith enters the world of independent professional wrestling, a community-based entertainment staged in community centers, high school gyms, and other modest venues. Like the big-name, televised pro wrestlers who originally inspired them, indie wrestlers engage in choreographed fights in character. Smith details the experiences, meanings, and motivations of the young men who wrestle as "Lethal" or "Southern Bad Boy," despite receiving little to no pay and risking the possibility of serious and sometimes permanent injury. Exploring intertwined issues of gender, class, violence, and the body, he sheds new light on the changing sources of identity in a postindustrial society that increasingly features low wages, insecure employment, and fragmented social support. Smith uncovers the tensions between strength and vulnerability, pain and solidarity, and homophobia and homoeroticism that play out both backstage and in the ring as the wrestlers seek recognition from fellow performers and devoted fans.

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Download or read book A PERSONALITY STUDY OF WRESTLERS AS COMPARED TO JUDOMEN. written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Leonard Unger
Publisher : Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780684312330
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Writers written by Leonard Unger and published by Charles Scribner's Sons. This book was released on 1974 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four volume set consists of ninety-seven of the pamphlets originally published as the University of Minnesota pamphlets on American writers. Some have been revised and updated.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Author : Maurice Alpheus Bigelow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 890 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Author : Douglas Gordon Crawford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
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Download or read book The Study of English written by Douglas Gordon Crawford and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roland Barthes
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0809071940
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mythologies written by Roland Barthes and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This new edition of MYTHOLOGIES is the first complete, authoritative English version of the French classic, Roland Barthes's most emblematic work"--

Author : Lisa Fenn
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062427857
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Carry On written by Lisa Fenn and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spirit of The Blind Side and Friday Night Lights comes a tender and profoundly moving memoir about an ESPN producer’s unexpected relationship with two disabled wrestlers from inner city Cleveland, and how these bonds—blossoming, ultimately, into a most unorthodox family—would transform their lives. When award-winning ESPN producer Lisa Fenn returned to her hometown for a story about two wrestlers at one of Cleveland’s toughest public high schools, she had no idea that the trip would change her life. Both young men were disadvantaged students with significant physical disabilities. Dartanyon Crockett was legally blind as a result of Leber’s disease; Leroy Sutton lost both his legs at eleven, when he was run over by a train. Brought together by wrestling, they had developed a brother-like bond as they worked to overcome their disabilities. After forming a profound connection with Dartanyon and Leroy, Fenn realized she couldn't just walk away when filming ended; these boys had had to overcome the odds too many times. Instead, Fenn dedicated herself to ensuring their success long after the reporting was finished and the story aired—and an unlikely family of three was formed. The years ahead would be fraught with complex challenges, but Fenn stayed with the boys every step of the way—teaching them essential life skills, helping them heal old wounds and traumatic pasts, and providing the first steady and consistent support system they’d ever had. This powerful memoir is one of love, hope, faith, and strength—a story about an unusual family and the courage to carry on, even in the most extraordinary circumstances.