Description: Ringmaster by Abraham Josephine Riesman The definitive biography of WWE Chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon, charting his rise from growing up as a dyslexic boy in a trailer park to the iconoclastic leader of a multi-billion-dollar empire, with new reporting and exclusive interviews from those witnessed, aided, and suffered from his ascent. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, is "riveting, essential reading" (Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author) as it charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the worlds most influential media empires. Featuring exclusive interviews with more than 150 people who witnessed, aided, and suffered from his ascent.Even if youve never watched a minute of professional wrestling, you are living in Vince McMahons world. In his four decades as the defining figure of American pro wrestling, McMahon was the man behind Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, John Cena, Dave Bautista, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, and Hulk Hogan, to name just a few of the mega-stars who owe him their careers. For more than twenty-five years, he has also been a performer in his own show, acting as the diabolical "Mr. McMahon"—a figure who may have more in common with the real Vince than he would care to admit. Just as importantly, McMahon is one of Donald Trumps closest friends—and Trumps experiences as a performer in McMahons programming were, in many ways, a dress rehearsal for the 45th Presidents campaigns and presidency. McMahon and his wife, Linda, are major Republican donors. Linda was in Trumps cabinet. McMahon makes deals with the Saudi government worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And for generations of people who have watched wrestling, he has been a defining cultural force and has helped foment "the worst of contemporary politics" (Kirkus Reviews). Ringmaster built on exclusive interviews with more than 150 people, from McMahons childhood friends to those who accuse him of destroying their lives. "Smart, entertaining, impressively reported, and beautifully written. Wrestling fans will devour it, but everyone who wants to better understand this crazy country and one of its truly original characters ought to read it" (Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life). Author Biography Abraham Josephine Riesman is a journalist and essayist, as well as the author of the biographies Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America and True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee. She was a longtime staffer at New York magazine and its culture site, Vulture, and her work has also appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, VICE, The New Republic, and elsewhere. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her spouse and their cats. Review "MAGISTERIAL." —The New York Times"This revelatory biography of Vince McMahon argues convincingly that pro wrestling can explain contemporary America. Its a knockout." —Publishers Weekly, Starred review"Ringmaster is riveting, essential reading even if, like me, you have no taste for professional wrestling. All you need is an appetite for good stories of how the best—which is to say, the worst—conmen get over. Follow Abraham Riesman through that looking glass, and you even may creep closer to understanding how the U.S. managed to make one president."—Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author of Nixonland and Reaganland"If youre vaguely interested in a ludicrously buff mogul who booked himself to beat God in a wrestling match, or just interested in the definitive book on Americas last truly riveting carny showman, this is a story that forces you to turn the page. But this book isnt just about Vince McMahon, the ringmaster. Its about his circus of abused elephants, magicians, musclemen dipped in bleach, and acrobats who fall to their death, a "family business" which turned into the bloodiest version of Succession."—The Spectator "A vivid, warts-and-all portrait of the man behind WrestleMania—and much of the worst of contemporary politics."—Kirkus"RINGMASTER examines how seemingly innocuous pastimes like professional wrestling have shaped American culture and warped it beyond measure. In Abraham Riesmans telling, Vince McMahon emerges as a powerful figure of terrifying complexity, his rise and fall in lockstep with the countrys. RINGMASTER brilliantly pulls back the curtain of kayfabe to reveal the pulsating reality underneath—and how the lines, once blurred, can never be separated again."—Sarah Weinman, bestselling author of The Real Lolita and Scoundrel"To understand whats at the heart of carny culture is to understand whats at the heart of a huge swath of the American experience. As Abraham Riesman demonstrates in this highly readable, sharp and compelling book, professional wrestling embodies this idea both on screen and off, in the arenas and in the conference rooms. This is a serious work about the legacy of confidence games, abandonment, abuse and power. Whether or not you are a lifelong wrestling mark like me, Ringmaster is essential reading."—Brian Koppelman, cocreator of Billions and cowriter of Rounders "No faking! Ringmaster is one of the best biographies Ive read in years — smart, entertaining, impressively reported, and beautifully written. Wrestling fans will devour it, but everyone who wants to better understand this crazy country and one of its truly original characters ought to read it." —Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life"Abraham Riesman has given us a fascinating, rigorously researched account of the life and times of the ultimate ringmaster, Vince McMahon. This is the story of how the world of professional wrestling has become our world. The rules of the game are now so gamed in American politics and daily life that the real, if ever there was a real, has gone up in a puff of hyperbolic smoke-and-mirrors. Ringmaster helps us to see how we got to this point. How we get ourselves out of it remains an open question." —Sharon Mazer, author of Professional Wrestling: Sport and Spectacle"Though its hard to pinpoint the date, one morning wrestling fans like myself woke up and realized the pastime that had largely defined our youths and imaginations had jumped the firewall and, somehow, some way, began infecting the rest of the world. What Abraham Riesman has done here is invite readers to see that fundamental and disturbing truth, to wrestle with just how weve come to live in this bizarre un-reality, and possibly begin sorting through the wreckage. An absolute triumph. As must-read as must-read can get." —Jared Yates Sexton, author of The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis Details ISBN1982169451 Publisher Simon & Schuster Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781982169459 Format Paperback Imprint Simon & Schuster Subtitle Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781982169442 DEWEY 796.812 Illustrations b&w chapter openers Audience General Author Abraham Josephine Riesman Publication Date 2024-05-23 US Release Date 2024-05-23 Pages 496 AU Release Date 2024-04-16 ISBN-10 1982169451 UK Release Date 2024-05-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160038804;
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