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used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
New York Times bestselling author! Here is the story of how Jim
Ross, an Oklahoman farm kid with a vivid imagination and seemingly
unattainable dreams, became "The Voice of Wrestling" to record TV
audiences and millions of fans around the world. There are few
people who have been in the wrestling business longer than Jim
Ross. And those who have made it as long as he has (half a century
to be exact) probably made enemies or burned bridges. But that's
just not JR. He's recognized as the man who built and nurtured a
once-in-a-generation talent roster that took the WWE to new
heights, including "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar, and The
Rock to name a few. Readers will finally get the opportunity to
hear never-before-told stories about the politics, wackiness, and
personalities of all the biggest stars. Jim opens up about his life
as an only child on a working farm, who became obsessed with
professional wrestling having first saw it on his grandparent's TV.
Even though the wrestling business was notoriously secretive and
wary of "outsiders," he somehow got a foot in the door to start a
historic career, one where he held almost every job in the
business-from putting up the ring to calling matches, from driving
his blind, drunk boss towards revenge, to consoling two naked 600
pound brothers in the shower room after a rough match. This isn't
just a wrestling story. It's a story about overcoming adversity and
achieving your dreams, as success did not come without significant
costs and unforeseen challenges to JR, including multiple bouts of
severe facial paralysis called Bell's Palsy. Currently the host of
the podcast The Ross Report, any fan of wrestling-from the
territory days to today-will be enthralled with stories from the
road and behind the scenes. Slobberknocker is the first time Ross
tells his story-and you don't want to miss it!
Other Ranks is a First World War classic, first published in 1931
but quickly lost in the wave of war memoirs and novels. It is the
fictionalised account of William Tilsley's war experiences through
the eyes of ordinary soldier Dick Bradshaw in the 55th West
Lancashire Division. This authentic memoir of life and death on the
front line begins with Bradshaw's "C" Company leaving the depot at
Etaples and heading for their first engagement at the front on the
Somme in the Autumn of 1916. Over the next fourteen months it
follows the chores behind the line and unwelcome stints on the
front line through to his wounding during the Third battle of Ypres
in 1917 and subsequent return to Blighty. As well as criticism of
the conduct of the war, there is description of the desolation of
the landscape and continual conditions of the trenches as
experienced by the Poor Bloody Infantry (PBI); wet, cold, frost
bite, trench foot, shelling and general life in trenches with
continual risk of collapse. War is not a chivalrous experience and
his narrative does not hold back in his thoughts and feelings
concerning soldiers behind the lines out of the reach of the guns
and those at the top. This new edition follows research by Gaye
Magnall and is accompanied by introductions from relatives of the
three main characters, O'Neill, Magnall and WVT's great nephew,
David Tilsley.
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