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A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex
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Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.812092
EAN: 9780446580069
ISBN: 0446580066
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: 2007-10-25
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Studio: Grand Central Publishing
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Chris Jericho is the first undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the WWE and WCW, and has been called one of the fifty greatest wrestlers of all time. Now retired, he is writing his memoir, telling the story of his journey from wrestling school in Canada to his time in leagues in Mexico and Japan to his big break in the WCW. He'll dish the dirt on how he worked his way through the ranks alongside major wrestling stars like Chris Benoit and Lance Storm to become a major superstar.
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Summary: Highly Recommended, Very Entertaining
Comment: I picked up this book on a whim during a layover in Denver. I thought this would be a meathead book by some roid'ed out jock "as told to by" I went to the gym and worked out and took vitamins, repeat 400 times.
Man was I ever wrong.
Chris (Irving) Jericho spins a very humorous and introspective tail of setting a goal and achieving a dream. He does not hide the low points of his life and really documents a fascinating journey thru the still active career of a Professional Wrestler.
I highly recommend this book to see the drive and passion of someone that loves their job and wants to be the best in all aspects of it. Also for a great laugh and true tail of boy becoming a Lion...
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Summary: Breaking down the walls
Comment: I had a great time reading this book as this was a book written by one of the "younger generation" of wrestlers - the ones that I grew up with and followed their careers from the mid 90's to today. Chris Jericho presented a funny and amusing account of his travels as a wrestler and the dues he had to pay along the way - probably one of the last wrestlers to go through the "territorial system" on his way to the WWE. In addition, he also presented a unique take on the turmoil that was WCW as an undercard wrestler being "held down" from breaking through. I also enjoyed reading about the hush hush double secret meeting Jericho had with Vince and co. Of course, with the ending of the book at his intro to WWE, I look forward to "part II" of the Lion's Tale.
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Summary: Jericho is cool
Comment: I really enjoyed this book. I was not so sure of how it would keep me into the story since it's about most of his time before WWE, but it did. Very intresting way to fullfill your dreams and the measures you sometimes go through to get their.
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Summary: Good read
Comment: I've always been a fan of Jericho's in ring work (well "always" dating back to the late 90s in his WCW days anyway). This book is written in such a manner that you feel like you are sitting down with him over a bottle of rum and he is just telling you some really good stories (sometimes funny, sometimes weird, sometimes sad). I really didn't feel like I was reading as much as just listening to a guy (whom I admire) talk about his life.
As with any "wrestling" book you are going to limit the number of people who are going to be interested. I don't believe being a fan of the business is a must for reading this book (although there are some jokes that only fans will get), but I will say this book is not for everybody. Several topics are a bit off color and will offend some.
There are some problems with the book though (I'm actually surprised to see it getting as many 5 star reviews as it is). For one, almost every topic is dealt with in a "light-hearted" sort of way. This is fine for the majority of the book, but there are times when it this approach seems odd. For example, he discusses a situation were a bunch of wrestlers and himself go out bowling after taking prescription sleeping pills like it was nothing. Yet, some of the people who went out that night died very real drug related deaths. Second, he mentions that he is Christian yet openly discusses drug use, strip clubs, alcohol, sex, etc... I'm not even religious, and I found it strange.
Overall, it's a great book and well worth the cheap price.
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Summary: A Lion's Tale - Chris Jericho
Comment: He's my favorite WWE wrestler (and the champ) since John Cena is out sick and this is an excellent book, I learned a lot about him from this book and I would rate this book a 10+!
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