{"product_id":"pro-wrestling-lew-freedman-9781440853500","title":"Pro Wrestling: A Comprehensive Reference Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book provides readers with an abundance of information and historical perspective as well as entertaining and memorable anecdotes about professional wrestling. Readers will also learn unusual snippets of trivia that will enhance their comprehension of the sport.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis authoritative work on the history and culture of professional wrestling features the biggest names in the wrestling world since the sport emerged on the American sporting landscape. It comprises short biographies of all of the key players in the sport's evolution and rise to popularity--from old-timers to barrier breakers to household names such as Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Andre the Giant, and more--and includes not only men but also many women who have made a name in the sport. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurveying professional wrestling from its roots, dating centuries, to the modern era, pre-20th century and into the 21st century, the work tells the transformational stories of prominent wrestlers and the sport as a whole, in many cases bringing out the humor and outrageousness in the nature of an activity that has always straddled the line between show business and sport.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lew Freedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440853509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440853500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019","brand":"Lew Freedman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44616631058687,"sku":"9781440853500","price":103.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c780966a-dae1-4838-a338-7b14ceec6dbf.jpg?v=1703021422","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pro-wrestling-lew-freedman-9781440853500","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}