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A Quick History Lesson About The Sport of Wrestling

Wrestling is the world's oldest sport. Evidence of wrestling can be traced all the way back to ancient Egyptian times. The first Olympic wrestling match was recorded in 708 BC. The earliest form of wrestling proved to be a violent contest between two combatants. But much of the brutality was eliminated as the Romans introduced a less violent version of the sport. Wrestling remained popular throughout the Middle Ages in countries such as England, France, and Japan.

Wrestling continued to increase in popularity as it found its way to America
by way of the early colonists. The sport was also quite popular among Native Americans. The "catch-as-catch-can" style finally developed into the modern form of collegiate wrestling today.

The first national wrestling tournament took place in New York City in 1988. The first modern day Olympic Wrestling Match was held in 1904 in Saint Louis, Missouri. The first NCAA Wrestling Championships were held in 1912 in Ames, Iowa.

Some Important Considerations When Purchasing Wrestling Shoes

Finding The Correct Size

The first thing you should do is measure your foot to determine your normal shoe size. A typical pair of wrestling shoes will generally run one half to one full size larger than your normal shoes. Keep in mind that your new wrestling shoes will probably stretch somewhat after a few practices. Remember, the fit should be fairly snug.

Brand Selection

When shopping for wrestling shoes, you can rely on "battle tested brands" such as Asics, Nike, Adidas, Infinity, and Brute. You can purchase these popular brand name shoes online or at typical "brick and mortar" stores. A good quality-wrestling shoe will normally last a year or two. It all depends on how much you wrestle. Keep in mind that comfort is extremely important. Look for a shoe that features a good rubber sole and high ankle support. The higher quality wrestling shoes are made out of a lightweight material that breathes well. It is recommended that you try on several different brands to find the one best suited for you. Don't hesitate to ask the salesperson for help. If you are still not sure which shoe to purchase, try to get a recommendation from your coach or your teammates.

Color and Style

Many manufacturers offer a wide selection of colors to choose from. Select a color that agrees with you and goes well with your other equipment.
Choose either a split sole or a non-split sole shoe. Split sole shoes tend to be a little more comfortable and provide better traction.
Price

Wrestling shoes generally range in price from $30.00 up to $125.00. It is recommended that you purchase a more affordable style if you are new to the sport. If you are operating on a really tight budget, you may want to consider purchasing a used pair. You might even try to strike a deal on a used pair of shoes with one of your teammates. The Internet is also a good place to locate and purchase used wrestling equipment.

Some Key Points To Remember...

Your wrestling shoes must have a nice snug fit to them. Make sure that you have selected a pair, which features a strong sole and high ankle support.

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Wrestling Shoes $71.7 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Wrestling shoes are active wear used in competition and practice for the sport of wrestling. Generally extremely light and flexible, they try to mimic the bare foot with slightly more traction and ankle support and less chance of contracting a disease or hurting someone with your toe nails. Some power lifters find wrestling shoes to be useful when lifting because of how little shock absorption they provide. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 92 Publication Date: 2010/12/31 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.22 inches

Beginning Wrestling $3.94 It's like playing chess with your body--moves and countermoves that outwit and overpower your opponent. Once you learn the basic rules of school-style wrestling, and the strategies for winning matches, you're on your way to being a champion. And, whatever your age, size, or athletic ability, there is a place for you in the sport. It's a matter of getting yourself physically and mentally fit. Find out the right equipment to buy, especially shoes and headgear. Then, practice starting positions, following the instructions and photos of each stance. Add the essential offensive and defensive strategies, including inside step series, level changes, takedowns, and common countermoves. Learn to move and feint to create proper angles of attack, and control your opponent at will. A master plan shows how to set and reach weekly, monthly, and season-long goals. Sidebars feature famous people who got their start in wrestling.

Wrestling $18.8 Hall of fame wrestler Ed "Strangler" Lewis and his legendary manager and promoter, Billy Sandow, were founding fathers of professional wrestling. The two men helped transform wrestling from local matches to traveling circus tours, with celebrity wrestlers, full cards and packed arenas filled with screaming fans. Feared inside the ring for his crippling submission holds, Lewis was respected outside the ring for his extensive knowledge of wrestling. In 1926 he and Sandow compiled their vast knowledge of physical conditioning, fighting and wrestling into an eight--volume collection, called the Sandow-Lewis Library. These books became instant classics and were instrumental in teaching the science of wrestling and physical fitness to generations of wrestling aficionados. Long out of print, copies of these individual volumes are hard to find and command such steep prices when they do surface that it is virtually impossible for wrestling or fighting enthusiasts today to own the entire collection. Now they can through this exclusive reprint collection from Paladin Press. Wrestling contains Volumes VI-VIII of the original series.

Collegiate Wrestling $47.6 Collegiate wrestling. History of collegiate wrestling, Scholastic wrestling, Collegiate wrestling moves, Amateur wrestling, Wrestling weight classes, Folk wrestling, National Collegiate Wrestling Association

Wrestling in Action $3.95 sports in action series - techniques and rules of wrestling for kids

This Is Pro Wrestling $5.76 This Is Pro Wrestling takes a bold and daring look at the art of professional wrestling. In the book, numerous topics are discussed, from the perspective of author Clyde Aidoo, ranging from credibility, internet fans, Vince Russo, the World Title, wrestling bashers, Bruno Sammartino, John Cena haters, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and much more. This Is Pro Wrestling takes a candid glance at the rasslina business and a close look at what makes a champion in the world of aberration that is professional wrestling.

Wrestling Sturbridge $3.95 The critics' votes are in--"Wrestling Sturbridge" is a winner Now available in rack-sized paperback.

Superstars Men's Pro Wrestling $3.95 Wrestling's top performers are profiled in this no-holds-barred narrative, from Hulk Hogan to the split between the various wrestling associations.

Wrestling for Beginners $13.89 At any level of wrestling competition, the basic fundamentals are essential to success in the sport. "Wrestling for Beginners" gives novice wrestlers those techniques that serve as the foundation for all wrestling instruction--conditioning, maneuvers, holds, takedowns, counters, strategy, and pinning combinations. This readable and effective manual includes hundreds of stop-action photographs emphasizing proper body positions, grips, postures, and movements. There are tips on diet and nutrition, building endurance, increasing flexibility and balance, as well as specific points for mastering each of the seven basic wrestling skills. Speciac appendixes include a listing of United States Wrestling Federation weight divisions and scoring procedures and a glossary of terms. Tom Jarman, former head wrestling coach at Northwestern University, previously coached at Taylor University for 13 years, where his teams won seven conference championships and posted a 128-22 dual meet record. A two-time AII-American champion, Jarman has coached ten national place winners and one national champion. Reid Hanley is a sports writer and the author of "Who's Who in Track and Field," He is winner of the 1978 Illinois Press Association award for sports writers and the 1980 Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Newsman of the Year honor.

Wrestling Tough $16.34 Wrestling as much as any sport requires a special type and level of courage. The arduous training, periodic weight cutting, and public arena for performing are challenges that intimidate all but a special breed of athlete. And that is not to mention the sport's very essence: facing off against an opponent who wants to do nothing less than dominate you physically, destroy you emotionally, and humiliate you mentally. "Wrestling Tough" is a unique look at the "stuff" that has characterized the greatest competitors to ever take the mat. Award-winning author Mike Chapman first presents the attributes that serve as a common link among wrestling champions through the decades. From there he details how and when these attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors manifest themselves in the training room and in competition. Even the best athletes and most successful coaches will find something new to add to their skill set. Let "Wrestling Tough" be your guide to a championship-level mindset.

A Beginner's Guide to Wrestling Including Amateur and Professional Wrestling $21.27 The world of wrestling includes the history of the sport, wrestling in mythology and the different types of wrestling currently played around the world. This book talks about arm wrestling, catch wrestling, grappling, folk wrestling, amateur and professional wrestling. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.

Officiating Wrestling $4.76 Few athletes can match the intensity that wrestlers bring to the mat. As a wrestling official, you're expected to bring that same intensity to your craft. That means knowing not only the rules but also the mechanics for applying them. "Officiating Wrestling" breaks down the mechanics of officiating the sport to ensure that you're in the right place at the right time to make the right call. Based on officiating mechanics devised and endorsed by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), "Officiating Wrestling" is the definitive guide for new and experienced high school wrestling officials. Included are guidelines for what's expected of you as a wrestling official, officiating procedures and responsibilities, pre- and postmatch duties, and equipment and safety regulations. Several chapters are dedicated to mechanics, supported by more than 100 photos and illustrations showing positioning, mechanics, and signals. Real-life cases demonstrate correct rulings, point out common officiating errors and how to avoid them, and challenge you to make the right call in match situations. A glossary of key wrestling terms is also included. "Officiating Wrestling" is not a rules book--it's a practical resource for implementing correct mechanics as developed and approved by the NFHS. An added bonus is a special section explaining freestyle for both men and women, as well as Greco-Roman, and the differences between these styles and folkstyle wrestling.

Wrestling Jacob $27.38 The book Wrestling Jacob presents close readings of the biblical stories of Jacob from both literary and psychological perspectives. The readings explore the relationship between text and subtext as reflecting the relationship between the conscious and subconscious. On one level, this book is about Jacob's personal wrestling with his own angels and demons, his struggle to build a ladder between his own internal heaven and earth. On another level, it is about deceptions of ourselves and of others that threaten the fragile development of our identities. Settle back and enjoy this intellectually exhilarating exploration of dreams, Freudian slips, resistances and transference, as Jacob, mirroring everyman, wrestles with men and God and struggles to be blessed. Perhaps above all else, Wrestling Jacob introduces a new way to read the Bible, in which unusual word choices, odd syntax, and striking parallels conspire to reveal profound new meanings in an ancient text.

Wrestling Prayer $15.04 Eric and Leslie Ludy have a strong platform among 20-to-40-year-olds-because their lives show that "Christian ideals," when practically lived out, become realities that make the lives of Christians the most satisfying and challenging on earth. In "Wrestling Prayer," readers who hunger for this pattern of living will see that a great prayer life is more than a nice-sounding concept-it's down-to-earth and attainable. Eric and Leslie urge transformation- from doubting God's power to expecting His supernatural intervention from distance from God to connection with Him from the sense of falling short to the strength of victory from "bless this food" prayers to world-changing intercession from feeling defeated to setting people free Readers whose concept of prayer has fallen into disrepair will newly desire to pray and bring God's purposes to bear on earth. "Wrestling Prayer" will light a soul-fire that can burn bright and hot for years to come.

Wrestling Singlet $95.59 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles A wrestling singlet (or simply singlet) is a onepiece, tightfitting, colored uniform, usually made of spandex, lycra, or nylon, used in amateur wrestling. The uniform is tight fitting so as not to get grasped accidentally by ones opponent, and allows the referee to see each wrestlers body clearly when awarding points or a pin. Unlike judo, it is illegal to grasp an opponents clothing in all styles of amateur wrestling. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 140 Publication Date: 2010/12/31 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.33 inches

Wrestling with the Goddess $19.94 "Wrestling with the Goddess" details the candid, personal journey of one man's struggle with a debilitating and chronic illness, the insurmountable challenges he faces and his eventual realization that first and foremost, he must believe in himself. Most human beings strive for greatness in their lives. Azeem Kayum's only wish is to be normal. After suffering a spinal cord injury at birth that results in severe neurological damage, he must begin to deal with a disability that impairs his verbal and comprehension skills, and also leaves him with the inability to reason and process information quickly. Confronted with constant social, academic and physical challenges, Azeem must frequently remind himself that he is not a quitter and soon learns that his pure zest for life will help him overcome countless obstacles. Without realizing it, he begins to achieve greatness through hard work, courage and a dogged determination to not only survive, but also thrive, despite all odds. Azeem's story is an eye opener for those who consider themselves normal and undoubtedly a wonderful inspiration for others with disabilities. Azeem's message is simple. Reach for the stars. They may seem far. Persevere and you will get there because "anything" is possible with the right attitude.

Mud Wrestling $70.1 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Mud wrestling is classically defined as physical confrontation (fighting, wrestling, etc.) that occurs in mud or a mud pit. The popular modern interpretation specifies that participants wrestle while wearing minimal clothing and usually going barefoot, with the emphasis on presenting an entertaining spectacle as opposed to physically injuring or debilitating the opponent to the point where they are unable to continue the match. Venues for competition are usually social in nature with equal numbers of male and female spectators. Mud wrestling is typically performed in a semicompetitive fashion though presented as a competition between participants, winning and losing is not considered as important as having fun. Variations to mud are sometimes used; such as jelly or oil. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 86 Publication Date: 2010/08/20 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.21 inches

Wrestling: A Pictorial History $15.13 Fans may think their favorite sport began with the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, but professional wrestling has been entertaining audiences for more than 100 years. "Wrestling: A Pictorial History" forges the link between wrestling's fascinating past and its current wave of unprecedented popularity. Through stunning, rare photos, the book brings together "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair; Lou Thesz and Bill Goldberg; Ed "Strangler" Lewis and the macabre Undertaker. "Wrestling: A Pictorial History" is both a salute to the legendary grapplers of yesteryear and to the dynamic, daring sports entertainers of today.

Toe Wrestling $68.51 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Toe wrestling is a sport gaining popularity in the UK. World championships started in Wetton in the 1970s and are now held at the Bentley Brook Inn in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Top players include Paul Toeminator Beech and Alan Nasty Nash, who is the current world champion.Toe wrestling is similar to arm wrestling. To play, Players must take off their shoes and socks, as the game is played bare feet. It is common courtesy for each player to remove the other players shoes and socks. Players must link toes and each players feet must touch flat on the other persons feet. Typically, after a short starting chant which varies by region (for example, one, two, three, four, I declare a toe war. ), the opponents proceed to attempt to pin (capture or trap) their opponents feet for three seconds, while avoiding the same. Pinning is accomplished by placing one foot on the same foot of the opponent (for example, Jack swings his foot right, trapping Harrys feet underneath for 3 seconds). Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 18 Publication Date: 2010/08/22 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.04 inches

Winning Wrestling Moves $5.17 With more than 700 detailed photographs illustrating moves and countermoves, this book shows how to handle any opponent in virtually any situation. "Winning Wrestling Moves" provides high school and college wrestlers and their coaches with all the fundamentals and latest refinements in wrestling techniques. Never before have so many wrestling moves been described and illustrated in one volume. Three former All-Americans from the University of Iowa--Mark Mysnyk, Barry Davis, and Brooks Simpson--team up to share the techniques that made them champions: - Proper stance, movement, penetration, and lifting technique- Breakdowns, rides, and pins- 200 takedowns featuring variations based on the opponent's reaction- Escapes and reversals- Valuable counter techniques- Freestyle turns for freestyle and scholastic wrestling "Winning Wrestling Moves" is a generously illustrated guide that shows wrestlers at the high school and college levels how to come out on top in every match.

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Wrestling $22.02 The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Wrestling contains over 80 descriptions and photographs of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by wrestlers worldwide. The wrestling-specific weight training programs in this book can be used all year and are guaranteed to increase your quickness, build power, and prevent injuries common to wrestlers.

Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling $18.95 Outrageous costumes, cartoonish characters, and scripted storylines are featured in this retrospective look at the no-holds-barred stunts pro wrestling promoters have used to attract viewers. Covering such entertainment catastrophes as an evil one-eyed midget, George Ringo the Wrestling Beatle, and Goobledy Gooker, the wrestler who emerged in the arena from an egg, this merciless evaluation of such organizations as World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation will leave wrestling fans and critics alike in stitches. The choices of promoters and producers are reviewed in an effort to understand the motivations and imaginations behind the often incomprehensible and laughable stunts that have baffled even die-hard fans.

Cornish Wrestling $103.56 Cornish wrestling is a form of wrestling similar to judo, which has been established in Cornwall (in South West England) for several centuries. The referee is known as a stickler, and it is claimed that the popular meaning of the word as a pedant originates from this usage. It is colloquially known as wrasslin in Cornish dialect.The wrestlers in the Cornish style both wear tough jackets enabling them to gain better grip on their opponent. All holds are taken upon the other wrestlers jacket, grabbing of the wrists or fingers is forbidden as well as any holding below the waist. Although all holds are to be taken upon the jacket the flat of the hand is allowed to be used to push or deflect an opponent. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 164 Publication Date: 2010/04/28 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.37 inches

Mysteries of Wrestling: Solved $20.85 This hysterical and informative look at the sports entertainment industry, written by the hosts of the longest-running professional wrestling radio show in history, reveals the answers to wrestling's deepest, darkest mysteries. Enlisting the help of some of the sport's biggest stars, including Steve Austin, Kamala, Chyna, and Sid Vicious, this wealth of insider information leaves no turnbuckle unsearched and no foreign object left behind. Who was the toughest wrestler outside of the ring? Just how much influence has Hulk Hogan exerted in getting jobs for his buddies? Did the Kliq really run wrestling? The answers to these and other important questions are revealed in this no-holds-barred tell-all.

The Squared Circle: Wrestling RPG $21.67 Create a wrestler and lead them to the very pinnacle of the wrestling industry, winning titles and engaging in feuds along the way...will you become a legend? Or maybe running a wrestling promotion is more your style, create and run your own promotion and face off against your friends to see who has the skill to make it and who doesn't. Features: - Over 200 fully detailed moves to choose from - 38 Match types to choose from - Over 50 NPC wrestlers to use in your games - Create your own wrestling storylines - Managers and Valets - Two gameplay types; Wrestler Career and Promotion Manager - Play alone or with friends

Wrestling Strength: Dare to Excel $13.74 Topics covered include: Basic Training for Wrestling: The Essentials Factors that Determine Strength Potential How Many Sets? Post-Fatigue Repetitions Five Steps for Productive Reps Order of Exercise The Importance of Recovery Much more

Wrestling Strength: Prepare to Win $3.94 Prepare to Win features chapters on the following: strength training, injury trends in wrestling, protecting the knee, protecting the shoulder, rehabilitative strength training, the importance of intensity, the importance of progressive overload, adolescent strength training and strengthening the abdominals.

The Wrestling Drill Book $15.86 A wrestler's ability to execute his moves quickly and instinctively is often the difference between winning and losing a match. Drills are the most effective practice activities to use to ingrain the instinctive actions and reactions essential for wrestling success. "The Wrestling Drill Book" includes match-tested drills, carefully chosen by coaches who are experts in the specific techniques and tactics they cover. Each drill is described in detail with illustrations, modifications, and coaching points for maximum effectiveness. Beginning with essential movement drills and progressing to takedowns, escapes, reversals, rides, and pinning combinations, the book addresses each fundamental that wrestlers must hone in order to become champions. A customizable practice plan demonstrates how drills can be combined and sequenced for the ultimate wrestling workout. Make practice time productive time. "The Wrestling Drill Book" is an essential manual for success on the mat.

Coaching Youth Wrestling $7.4 "Coaching Youth Wrestling, Third Edition, " stresses fun, safety, and effective instruction, helping you create an environment that promotes learning, helps your kids enjoy their wrestling experiences, and motivates your wrestlers to come out year after year. Ideal for coaches of wrestlers ages 8 to 14, "Coaching Youth Wrestling" teaches you how to convey folk-style wrestling skills to your athletes in an engaging and positive manner. Its focus on teaching fundamental wrestling skills and techniques through matchlike activities sets it apart from other wrestling coaching books. And it's the only one written with the expertise of USA Wrestling. Sequenced and specific chapters help you learn, retain, and reference in a flash. And skill-teaching activities and more than 20 age-appropriate coaching tips are sure to bring focus and fun to your practices. You'll get an in-depth look at wrestling fundamentals and the most effective teaching methods with updated and expanded information on coaching top and bottom techniques, coaching attacks and counterattacks, and teaching basic skills. A straightforward discussion of weight classes and safety considerations prepares you to help your wrestlers make weight using safe, age-appropriate methods. The expertise of USA Wrestling, combined with essential coaching skills such as communicating with parents and officials, motivating players, and preparing for matches and practices, make this book a must-read as you prepare to meet the challenges and enjoy the rewards of coaching young wrestlers.

Coaching Wrestling Successfully $6.94 Dan Gable redefined the term wrestling champion, setting a new standard of excellence for athletes and coaches. Defeated only once throughout his high school and college wrestling careers and unscored upon in his 1972 Olympic gold medal performance, Gable didn't just win on the mat, he dominated his opponents in a relentless, physical style. Gable brought that same competitive toughness and determination to mastering coaching-and the championships came, year after year. In the 21 seasons he was head coach, his University of Iowa teams won 15 national championships and 21 Big Ten championships. Now, in "Coaching Wrestling Successfully," Gable presents the blueprint to becoming a wrestling champion. He covers every facet of his formula for success-a guiding philosophy, proven motivational tools, guidelines for proper nutrition and weight control, daily and year-round practice plans, effective instructional methods, correct wrestling technique, and winning match strategies. Coaches will find fascinating Gable's formula for success and anecdotes involving his handling of teams and individuals. Athletes will benefit from the folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco-Roman moves and drills. Wrestling fans will enjoy the stories involving Gable and many of the greatest names in the sport. And every reader will marvel at how the master of motivation pushed himself and his wrestlers beyond their perceived potential. Gable made sure that "Coaching Wrestling Successfully" achieved the same standard of excellence that he demanded of himself as a wrestler and a coach. The result is a championship effort, full of lessons from the legend, from cover to cover.

Wrestling Strength: The Competitive Edge $3.94 The Competitive Edge features chapters on the following: designing a strength program, stimulating muscular growth, fiber types and repetition ranges, metabolic conditioning, getting the most out of dips and chins, manual resistance for wrestlers, improving skills: what the research says, and summer conditioning program for wrestling.

Bodyslams!: Memoirs of a Wrestling Pitchman $21.92 Asking key questions such as "What do you do if you are in Germany and you have Mick Foley's recently torn-off ear in your possession?" and "How do you stop a fight between Arn Anderson and Sid Vicious?," this memoir documents 20 years of the author's experience as an announcer for the WWF, independent pro wrestling venues, and the WCW. Exploring the lives of the wrestlers and the power struggles of their employers, the book simultaneously provides a very personal perspective on pro wrestling and a more global view of the dangerous games that pro wrestlers and their corporate employers play to acquire wealth, fame, and power.

Wrestling's 101 Strangest Matches $16.1 Full of revealing interviews with the sport's past and present stars and candid shots from the world's foremost wrestling photographers, this book celebrates the game at its very strangest Culled from 100 years' worth of mat mayhem, this collection reveals the pseudo-sport's oddest bouts--from the contest in which a tag team lost their championship belts six days before they won them, to the match that took place in an exploding swimming pool. With a cast that includes Hulk Hogan, Kendo Nagasaki, Muhammad Ali, Andy Kaufman, a wrestling robot, and a monkey, this book takes fans well beyond the accepted canon of headlock history.

Wrestling at the Chase: The Inside Story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling $17.77 Legendary St. Louis promoter Sam Muchnick and the magical television wrestling show broadcast from the opulent Chase Hotel from 1959 to 1983 are captured in this informative, amusing, and sometimes poignant story of one of wrestling's greatest eras. The high-class establishment of the Chase Hotel and the rough-and-tumble world of professional wrestling made strange bedfellows, but they worked together to produce an addicting spectacle under the direction of Muchnick. Ric Flair, "King Kong" Brody, and Andre the Giant are just some of the many characters who are featured in the engrossing, funny, and touching tales. Any fan of pro wrestling will delight in the history, humor, and uniqueness of Sam Muchnick and the Chase.

Wrestling: Rules, Tips, Strategy, and Safety $5.15 A competition of strength, endurance, and strategy, wrestling is one of the world's oldest sports, boasting such famous participants as Plato, Henry VIII, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln. The author provides a compelling look at the different styles and maneuvers of wrestling. Vibrant photos and informative writing bring this sport to life for the reader.

Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling $19.76 Established in the 1940s by the legendary Stu Hart, Stampede Wrestling was a founding wrestling company that was highly influential. This dramatic account follows Stampede's blood-on-the-mat saga of more than 50 years, from its grassroots beginnings in Calgary to its rise and bitter fall. Despite hosting some of the biggest names in the sport and developing many modern day wrestling staples, such as ladder matches, the emergence in the 1980s of the wildly popular WWE ultimately doomed the Stampede league to closure. The Hart family crumbled along with the league, with son Owen dying in the ring and other members torn apart by begrudging feuds and internal strife. Full of violence, sex, and drugs, this is a gripping tale of the birth of professional wrestling.

The Wrestling Match $4.62 Born of Ibo parents in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta is widely known for her multi-layered stories of black women struggling to maintain their identity and construct viable lives for themselves and their families. She writes, according to The New York Times, with "subtlety, power, and abundant compassion". George Braziller is proud to have published nine of Emecheta's novels over the course of twenty-four years. Children in a Nigerian village grow up during the Nigerian Civil War.