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He is at turns funny and brutally honest, and it made for a perfectly sobering look at the reallife trauma that. The squared circle is the emotional and physiological history of professional wrestling from david shoemaker. Writing under the name the masked man he first came to internet fame as the writer of the dead wrestler of the week feature on deadspin. Shoemaker leaves himself room for a little tongueincheek and uses it, and his is a voice of enthusiasm, refreshing when compared to the base disinterest of those who ploddingly churn out material about wrestling simply to make a buck. The squared circle, life, death and professional wrestling. As david shoemaker found while writing his popular columns on. It has been slightly modified for this publication. A breakthroughexamination of professional wrestling its history, its fans, and its widercultural impactthat does for the sport what chuck klosterman did for heavymetal the squared circle grows out of david shoemaker swriting for both deadspin, where hestarted the column dead wrestler of the weeka feature on the many wrestlingsuperstars who died too young because of the abuse they. And if you believe pro wrestling cant produce topshelf sports writing, then, yes, youve never read david shoemaker. David shoemaker is an entertaining writer that really understands how to write about sports, something that so many become so passionate about. David shoemaker is the author of the squared circle 3. A breakthrough examination of the professional wrestling, its history, its fans, and its wider cultural impact the squared circle grows out of david shoemaker s writing for deadspin, where he started the column dead wrestler of the week which boasts more than 1 million page views a feature on the many wrestling superstars who died too young because of the abuse they subject their bodies. The squared circle by david shoemaker booksamillion. Download and read books by david shoemaker in pdf, epub, mobi formats for iphone, mac and ipad.
I just published a new book about pro wrestling from about 1900 to. Film, politics, and modern folklore stem from their bravado. This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. In it, shoemaker teaches us to look past the spandex and body slams to see an art form that can explain the world. Experiments in physical chemistry by david shoemaker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An encyclopedia of stereotypes, from virgil to kamala to mr. Shoemaker navigates wrestlings history from the turn of the late 1800s, when it was often a. Excerpt of david shoemakers new book, a concise history of racism. David shoemaker currently writes about wrestling for bill simmons espn spinoff site, grantland, and he formerly wrote the dead wrestler of the week series for deadspin, which spawned this book.
Grantland and deadspin correspondent presents a breakthrough examination of the professional wrestling, its history, its. Jun 28, 2011 im david shoemaker aka the masked man, pro wrestling journalist historian author, ama i just published a new book about pro wrestling from about 1900 to the present, and i also write about the current wwe product for grantland. About the author david shoemaker has been writing about wrestling since 2009. Shoemaker david theoretical persons and practical agents. David shoemakers the squared circle looks at wrestlings heavy. The code of wrestling, known as kayfabe, demands that the wrestler stay in character at all times, even outside the ring, that the illusions that. Shoemaker divides his book into four parts, by era golden, territorial, wrestlemania and modern containing chapters that are each devoted to a dead wrestler. David shoemaker, also known as the masked man, is the author of the the squared circle. That alone makes his book interesting and, hopefully, provides the impetus for other voices to bring their own thoughts and approaches to the strange, wonderful, and, yes, tragic artform of pro wrestling.
David shoemaker discusses pro wrestling legitimacy on. Think daniel bryan slapping on submission holds out of a wrestling history book. Fuji to the mexicools, and many more in between by david shoemaker on november 6, 20 the following is an excerpt from david the masked man shoemakers new book, the squared circle. Overall, shoemakers book represents an expansion of the discourse about wrestling. Im david shoemaker aka the masked man, pro wrestling journalisthistorian author, ama. Im david shoemaker aka the masked man, pro wrestling journalist historian author, ama. A breakthrough examination of the professional wrestling, its history, its fans, and its wider cultural impact the squared circle grows out of david shoemaker s writing for deadspin, where he started the column dead wrestler of the week which boasts more than 1 million page viewsa feature on the many wrestling superstars who died too young because of the abuse they subject their bodies. David shoemakers the squared circle looks at wrestling. Oct 31, 20 david shoemaker has been writing about wrestling since 2009. Read the squared circle life, death, and professional wrestling by david shoemaker available from rakuten kobo. Nov 18, 20 many fans who are interested in a kind of scholarly analysis of pro wrestling, its status as an art form and place in both history and culture, are probably already familiar with the work of david shoemaker. I argue that the modern day entertainment monolith of professional wrestling.
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David shoemaker is one of the best pro wrestling journalists working today and this book is a fun read for the pro wrestling fan. This is a book about dead wrestlers but along the way, it became a history of professional wrestling. I just would have liked more about macho man, but at the same time you could right a whole book about the subject. It isnt overlong and is interesting, although i personally knew a lot of the facts and stories recounted within. Historian david shoemaker refers to wrestling as a bastard art form from the start. David shoemakers the squared circle looks at wrestlings. Life, death, and professional wrestling by david shoemaker. Full of unknown history, humor, and selfdeprecating reminiscence but also offering a compelling look at the sport s rightful place in pop culture the squared circle is the book that legions of wrestling fans have been waiting for. So any questions from the deepest, darkest recesses of wrestling history all the way to the present are welcome. Nov 11, 2014 doug miles talks with david shoemaker about his book the squared circle, life, death and professional wrestling. Life, death, and professional wrestling, compiles his revised dwotw pieces, organizes them by era, and prefaces each section with a biggerpicture. Just an informative book on a subject shoemaker clearly loves. The squared circle grows out of david shoemaker s writing for deadspin, where he started the column dead wrestler of the week which boasts over 1 million. Grantland and deadspin correspondent presents a breakthrough examination of the professional wrestling, its history, its fans, and its wider cultural impact that does for the sport what chuck klosterman did for heavy metal.
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David shoemaker s the squared circle looks at wrestling s heavy toll. It is a crazy world of fake blood, bad acting, chiseled physiques, gorgeous dolls, blowhards, big dreams, tragic outcomes, and deep political divides. A breakthrough examination of the professional wrestling, its history, its fans, and its wider cultural impact the squared circle grows out of david shoemaker s writing for deadspin, where he started the column dead wrestler of the week which boasts more than 1 million page viewsa feature on the many wrestling superstars who died too young because of the. He is a former book editor and is currently a book designer at henry holt and company. David shoemaker has been writing about wrestling since. Nov 14, 20 in acid, engaging prose, deadspin and grantland writer david shoemaker breaks kayfabe to document wrestlings rhinestone squalor, above all, the damage inflicted on the human beings who serve as. Oct 31, 20 the squared circlegrows out of david shoemakers writing for deadspin, where he started the column dead wrestler of the week which boasts over 1 million page views a feature on the many wrestling superstars who died too young because of the abuse they subject their bodies to and his writing for grantland, where he covers the pro wrestling world, and its place in the pop culture mainstream. A breakthrough examination of the professional wrestling, its history, its fans, and its wider cultural impact. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the squared circle.
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