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The main event : the moves and muscle of pro wrestling / Patrick Jones.

Jones, Patrick, (author.).

Summary:

This is not the story of the sport or of two Olympians or high schoolers going at it for pin or points, but of the art of making the blows and throws look like the real thing while the outcome has been predetermined.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780761386353
  • Physical Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Millbrook Press, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: It's Time for the Main Event -- The History of Wrestling: From Ancient Greece to Pay-per-View -- Ten Great Main Events -- The Stars: Great Wrestlers of the Past and Present -- Wrestling's Most Devastating Finishing Moves -- Wrestling's Most Memorable Moments -- Looking Forward: The Future of Pro Wrestling -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index.
Target Audience Note:
990L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.6 2 152876.
Subject:
Wrestling > History.
Wrestling > History > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 12 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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