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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Catalog: Book Release date: 2008-10-08 Media: Hardcover Number of pages: 592 Ean: 9780446539722 Book Isbn: 0446539724  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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| Written without collaborators and based on decades of tape recordings he made throughout his career, HITMAN is Bret Hart's brutally honest, perceptive and startling account of his life in and out of the ring that proves once and for all that great things come in pink tights. |
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 Written on November 6, 2008 Summary: Stuck in the middle Bret Hart's book is very informative as he holds nothing back when dispelling the myths behind some of wrestling's greatest stories - good and bad. However, Bret comes across bitter as he holds a grudge for every wrong ever done to him. The honesty in his stories is refreshing because it wasn't filtered by WWE. His descriptions of people are sometimes downright mean. I'll give Bret props on being a great wrestler, but I will never waive the flag and call him the hero he makes himself out to be. There's nothing wrong with being honest, but a little class wouldn't hurt his cause either.  Written on November 3, 2008 Summary: Hitman Forever Let me start by saying if you are a fan of Bret "the Hitman" Hart or not you will appreciate this autobiography because of its honesty and sincerity from the most charismatic & technical wrestler of all time. As a wrestling fan, you are given a bird's eye view into the life of growing up in the wrestling business; the ups and downs of a wonderful career and the tragedy of loss of friends and family. Make no mistake, this is by far one of the top three books about wrestling; possbily the best book. The Hitman will always be remembered as the Best there was, the best there is and the Best there ever will be! Written on October 31, 2008 Summary: History as taught by Bret Hart In this massive wrestling autobiography, Bret Hart took 7 years to compose this 550+ page tome, chronicling his life and his role in the wrestling business. I found this text could be broken into a couple of attitude categories. The first is the humble section in which Bret Hart tells of his early life and growing up in the Hart household among a dozen siblings, breaking into the business, and the struggling days of Stampede Wrestling. He talks of his friendships with the regular wrestlers from the territory such as Big Daddy Sika, Andre the Giant, Abdullah the Butcher and into his fledgeling beginnings with Tom 'Dynamite Kid' Billington, his brothers, Bad News Allen, Cuban Assassin and others. It is very heartfelt and, shall I say, realistic in that he quickly falls in love with the business and its perks. He then gets picked up by the WWF as part of a deal Stu Hart makes in selling Stampede. The second phase is Hart's journey through the mediocre rise of his character in the early days of his WWF career. Hart reminisces of his world travels and his infidelities, early drug use, and the beginnings of the Hart Foundation. We begin to get his opinions on established wrestlers and the up-and-comers. He then makes a statement about how the world champion belt holder tends to become tyrannical, demanding, and power hungry, often stepping on or ignoring the talent while never wanting to willingly relinquish his hold. Bret Hart claims this never happened to him but through his own words you can see the switch between Humble Bret and Arrogant Bret. Now, in his opinion, he's one of the only few good workers in the business and he always came up with great matches no matter who he had to work with. Hart also gives big breaks to new guys and claims to do whatever is right or good for the job and put anyone over that needs to be. He portrays himself as a savior for the business and without him, wrestling's popularity may not have climbed so high or developed such stars. He speaks highly of many incoming wrestlers like Shawn Michaels, Demolition, and Curt Hennig, while beginning his down views of the likes of Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, and Ultimate Warrior whom he claims are non-workers and power hungry players. This era starts pretty much after he is given the title and runs through, you guessed it, the Montreal screwjob. The third attitude portion of this book begins the transformation from Arrogant Bret to Vengeful Angry Bret. It starts with Shawn Michaels' rise to superstardom and becomes full force with the Montreal screwjob. Enough has been written about that incident so I won't speak of it. From here, Bret falls out with McMahon and his now WWE. Hart heads to WCW to join former WWE employees and finds life to be miserable, unprofessional, and the storylines fall to the ridiculous as well as titles meaning nothing. He becomes angrier about the business and his career of bumps is finally starting to take its toll on his body. Then the news of Owen's death arrives. Bret covers this in an emotional chapter which coincides with his career ending Goldberg-kick-to-the-head. He handles these events admirably although Angry Bret still vies for contention in his dealings with the aftermath of Owen's death not only with Vince & the WWE but moreso with the bickering amongst his own siblings on who stands to cash in on this horrific event. Finally we come to the end of Bret's career, marriage, and ultra-fame. Bret has been seeing doctors about his Goldberg-inflicted concussion and suffers his stroke which wraps up his career. There's a final switch here back to the Humble Bret but infused with it is a strong Days of Glory Bret in which he begins to come to terms with so many things that didn't go so well in his career and life. He becomes truly admirable not for his fame and profession but rather how he begins to accept certain events that not only altered his career but helped to develop the man he is now. While not everything/one is forgiven, Bret has quit looking back and now awaits the rest of his life, strong and reliant. Who knows, we may even see him do a guest spot or two in the future. Any fan of Bret Hart is going to love this book. This is definitely one of the best wrestling books published so even through some high-and-mighty, his bouts of infidelity, and some woe-is-me moments, Bret Hitman Hart stands high amongst his peers and should be proud of these memoirs that will bring further enjoyment to fans and the general public alike. Absolutely worth reading even with a higher price tag. Written on October 30, 2008 Summary: Good Book, but highly overrated I started reading this book with high expectations. I have never been a Bret Hart fan, but a good book on the wrestling business is always a great add to my library. Hart weaves a good picture of his wrestling career, but only through his rose colored glasses. It's to be expected in any autobiography that the author is going to show his point of view, but the lengths Hart goes to rewrite history are ridiculous. He paints himself as the most popular wrestler of all time, more over than Hogan ever was. He goes to great lengths to minimize the ability of Ric Flair, almost by unanimous verdict the greatest professional wrestler of all time. If you are a Hart fan, you'll love this book. If you are a wrestling fan in general, it is still not a bad read. Written on October 28, 2008 Summary: The best wrestling bio there is, was and ever will be In 1999, Mick Foley's biography Have A Nice Day was released. Having read 90% of the wrestler's biographies released since then (yes, even Chyna's), I still thought Foley's was number one... until now. Bret Hart's book is the most detailed, honest and well written wrestling biography I have read. If you're a new fan of pro wrestling who wasn't there during the glory years of the 90's, I recommend you get this book along with the Hitman's WWE produced dvd. |
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| Release date | 2008-10-08 | 2008-10-01 | 2008-06-17 | 2007-10-16 | 2008-06-10 |
| Media | Hardcover | Mass Market Paperback | Hardcover | Hardcover | Paperback |
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| Number of pages | 592 | 544 | 352 | 320 | 256 |
| Ean | 9780446539722 | 9780446698610 | 9781597775793 | - | 9781416558903 |
| Book Isbn | 0446539724 | 044669861X | 1597775797 | - | 141655890X |
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