- Hardcover: 592 pages
- Publisher: Random House Canada; First Edition edition (Oct 16 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0307355667
- ISBN-13: 978-0307355669
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.5 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 930 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #70,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Hart's account of his professional wrestling career is almost literally blow-by-blow, with detailed descriptions of the choreography of many of his most prominent matches in the former World Wrestling Foundation and the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling. (And, yes, he freely admits that the outcomes are determined in advance, while the wrestlers work out the actual moves for themselves.) To hear him tell it, everybody hailed him as the best damn worker in the business, a storyteller with the comparative artistry of a De Niro. But the manipulative schemes of WWF head Vince McMahon (and several of his colleagues) kept Hart from reaching his full potential as a champion until injuries sidelined him for good. The memoir goes deep into Hart's family history—his father was one of the pioneers of the Canadian pro wrestling circuit, and his brothers and brothers-in-law followed him into the business. Wrestling fans will eat up all the backstage drama, but even those who don't care for the shows should be impressed by Hart's meticulous eye for telling detail—the bittersweet story that results is simultaneously a celebration and an exposé. 32 pages of photos. (Oct. 8)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Review
“Bret Hart is the best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be.”
—Ric Flair
“Bret Hart still makes me believe that wrestling is good.”
—Hulk Hogan
“A legend!”
—The Rock
—Ric Flair
“Bret Hart still makes me believe that wrestling is good.”
—Hulk Hogan
“A legend!”
—The Rock
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The proper goodbye,
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This review is from: Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling (Hardcover)
Bret Hart gets to set the story straight and say the proper goodbye to friends, foes, and fans alike with this excellent book. Some of the stories are shocking, some quite touching, and all interesting and informative. While so many of his friends and family were destroyed by the business, he managed to get out with dignity and financial stability. An excellent read from the "excellence of execution", and right up there with Foley's first book as the best wrestling book of all time.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Bret Hart....always a class act!,
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This review is from: Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling (Hardcover)
This book is superb! I live in Illinois, and got my hands on a copy of his book. It was excellent! I've been following Bret's career since I was 13, I'm now 29. This book I believe gives an real honest account of the wrestling business. Great job Bret!
Tina F.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best wrestling book of ALL TIME !,
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This review is from: Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling (Hardcover)
Bret Hart promised a great book and boy did he deliver with his masterpiece. This is simply the best book there is,was and ever will be. You will laugh, cry and be inspired by the journey of the best wrestler of all time. Most of all you get a sense of what he sacrificed to get to where he is today (even the Montreal Screwjob will be seen in a new light given what we read about his journey and how he gave everything for Vince and the WWE only to be betrayed in the end)and how he is a true survivor. You'll finish this apreciating even more this man and thanking the opportunity of having seen him perform and that he managed to come out of the business alive and with his dignity. A true hero, a true class act and role model. He is the Rocky Balboa of the wrestling business.
Thanks Bret for giving me someone I could look up to in my life !
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