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The Last Wrestlers: A Far Flung Journey In Search of a Manly Art by Marcus...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- NA
- Book Series
- The Last Wrestlers
- Narrative Type
- Non-Fiction
- Features
- Paperback
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Last Wrestlers: a Far Flung Journey in Search of a Manly Art
- Item Height
- 214mm
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Genre
- Sports
- Topic
- Travel Writing
- Item Width
- 135mm
- Item Weight
- 440g
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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Product Information
An engaging, deeply personal and superbly written account of one man's search for the true roots of wrestling. For most of us, wrestling is synonymous with muscle-clad men in spandex costumes pulling faces for TV cameras. For Marcus Trower, however, the camp theatre of WWF was a dishonourable perversion of an honourable tradition -a tradition sadly on the wane in modern society. Wrestling acted as an outlet, both physical and mental, for Marcus; a means of expression 'purer' than any of the martial arts he had tried before.Then tragedy struck -chronic health problems prevented him from doing what he loved most. Unwilling to let go, he determined to look into the roots of wrestling, to try and uncover some deeper, perhaps spiritual, dimension. His travels took him to such far-flung reaches as India, Mongolia, Nigeria and Brazil, the incredible scenery matched by equally colourful characters. Sometimes frightened, often frustrated but always intrepid, Marcus discovered the true origins of wrestling appeared to have little to do with spirituality and everything to do with seduction...THE LAST WRESTLERS is both the story of one man's rebellion against the office-bound constraints of the modern world and a lament for a bygone era of masculinity. It is also a superbly written piece of sports and travel writing. Vivid, comic and often moving, it reveals a testosterone-fuelled world you never knew existed.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
ISBN-13
9780091910679
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96022122
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Last Wrestlers: a Far Flung Journey in Search of a Manly Art
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Travel Writing
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Sports
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
214mm
Item Width
135mm
Item Weight
440g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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