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Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
A "Deadspin" columnist presents a breakthrough examination of professional wrestling and its cultural relevance that traces its evolution throughout the past century while offering insight into the intellect and sense of irony shared by athletes and fans.
4) Barton Fink
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A trendy playwright is trying to write a simple movie script, but to his misfortune has a bit of writer's block.
5) Win win
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mike Flaherty is "a lovable yet long-suffering lawyer and high school wrestling coach... When Mike... comes across a teenage runaway who also happens to be a champion wrestler, Mike's luck turns around in spectacular fashion. But his win-win situation soon becomes more complicated than he ever imagined when the boy's family affairs come into play"--Container.
Series
Criterion collection volume 274
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian aches for a life of ease and plenty. Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, he stumbles upon a chance of a lifetime in the form of legendary wrestler Gregorius the Great. But there is no easy money in this underworld of shifting alliances, bottomless graft, and pummeled flesh, and soon Fabian learns the horrible price of his ambition.
10) Rumble
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A teenage girl monster tries to follow in her father's footsteps by coaching a loveable underdog monster and making him a champion.
Author
Publisher
DK/BradyGames, a division of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm + 1 Topps collectible card
Description
Highlights key moments in WWE history and reveals behind-the-scenes information on such topics as the split from the National Wrestling Alliance, national expansion, and the organization's legal and financial difficulties.
Formats
Description
An adventure story set in the world of a modern Mark Twain that begins when Zak (22), a young man with Down syndrome runs away from a nursing home where he lives to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler and attending the wrestling school of The Salt Water Redneck. Through circumstances beyond their control, Tyler (32), a small-time outlaw on the run becomes Zak's unlikely coach and ally.
Author
Series
Time warp trio series volume 9
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
87 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Joe, Fred, and Sam demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves, including the "Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown," when they're transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum.
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
x, 371 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
A three-time WWE champion shares first-person testimony about competing in the ring, in a personal account that describes one of his most important and challenging matches, his training methods, and some of his more dangerous wrestling stunts.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Friday night, and these kids are ready to wrestle! Join Dangerous Daddoo as he dishes out some serious moves to get the kids ready for bed. But what happens when Flying Mom Bomb gets home from work? Are the kids toast?
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Larry is a wrestler who somehow manages never to finish what he starts. Eventually his ability to take anything seriously lands him in the ring with Apollo Gourd. Will Larry hang in there to complete the match? How does a cucumber look in wrestling gear anyway? Find out in this lesson in perseverance where kids will learn that whenever you finish what you start, you come out a winner!
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Discover how WWE Superstars team up and take down their greatest rivals in the ring. With dynamic photos of some of WWE's most popular tag teams, such as The New Day, The Bellas and The Usos, and descriptions of their biggest championship wins, young readers will love exploring the action-packed world of WWE.
18) SumoKitty
Author
Formats
Description
A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
19) Bump
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"MJ knows what it means to hurt. Bruises from gymnastics heal, but big hurts, like her dad not being around anymore, don't go away. Now her mom needs to work two jobs, and MJ doesn't have friends at school to lean on. There is only one thing MJ loves: the world of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When MJ learns that her neighbor, Mr. Arellano, runs a wrestling school, she has a new...
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