Kirjahaku

An ex-girlfriend from another dimension travels to Alan's door - and she wants him dead Alan always had a snappy come back for any woman who dumped him. "In another dimension, you and I live happily ever after." He didn't really believe it, of course. Who would? It was sci-fi fanboy nonsense That all changed when an ex-girlfriend from another dimension showed up with a laser gun, ready to kill him. Aided by another world-jumping ex-girlfriend who has come to save him, Alan seeks help from Miller, the eccentric former classmate who gave him his trusty comeback line. Miller knows the secret to interdimensional travel, but can anything save them from the dangers of the multi-verse? Doppelgangers, dragons, hyper-intelligent beavers, and Thelma Todd. They all play a role in this world-jumping, interdimensional tale of love and revenge. If you ever wondered what your life was like in another dimension, this book will curb your curiosity

For too long, people have looked to the fairy tale realm as a place where good and evil are as different as black and white. The good citizens of those dark cities and darker woods know the truth, and the truth is now in print.The Big Bad Goodnight throws a new light into the darkest corners of a world once sanitized by the Brothers Grimm. Those who dare to open its pages will learn the real, dirty, gritty reality of the a hard luck Wolf, a femme fatale with fairy wings, a small-time hoodlum named Rumplestiltskin, a hard-luck "delinquent" with a chance for redemption, a calculating serial killer dares to called himself Charming, and an unhinged psychopath named Goldilocks.The Big Bad Goodnight will transform the way you view everything from enchanted frogs to gingerbread men. It's a noir escapade in the tradition of Double Indemnity, The Lady from Shanghai, Cape Fear, Sin City, and of course... MAD Magazine. Pour yourself a stiff one, brother. It's gonna be a bumpy ride.

Tuesday has always been Louisville's night for wrestling. Ohio Valley Wrestling tapes their TV show on Tuesday, and Memphis Wrestling ruled the Louisville Gardens for decades. But 35 years before Jerry Lawler came to town, Heywood Allen presented Louisville with a front row seat to the golden age of grappling. The Allen Athletic Club ran every Tuesday night at the Columbia Gym on 4th Street, bringing Louisville fans a steady stream of the biggest names in wrestling for 22 years. Fans booed Wild Bill Longson and cheered heroes like Mildred Burke. They embraced the pageantry of Gorgeous George and thrilled to the terror of Ginger the Wrestling Bear. They celebrated hometown heroes like the Black Panther Jim Mitchell and jeered the dastardly Stu Gibson. They even cheered the Nature Boy Buddy Rogers while booing the great champion Lou Thesz The Allen Club had it all: mud wrestling, ladies wrestling, tag team wrestling, alligator wrestling, and midget wrestling. They packed the Columbia Gym, the future Louisville Gardens, and even an open air arena every week with rowdy fans who weren't above throwing seat cushions if they didn't like what they say. They even presented live wrestling on television the week WHAS TV went on the air. Promoters Heywood Allen and Francis MacDonogh established a tradition that continues to this day. Tuesday night is wrestling night in the Derby City, and it's all because of the weekly extravaganza that came to be called Louisville's Greatest Show

Before Mania, before TV, before there was even a ring, there was wrestling.It was the 1880s, and from the circus to the bar to the opera house, wrestling was already a spectacle. In this new collection of short stories, you'll journey back to a simpler time when wrestling breathed new excitement into a nation healing from war. Discover a world where the wrestling mat first offered men a chance to obtain fortune and glory. Witness the courage of a former slave fighting to make his own name and the passion of a daring young woman in her fight for equality. Experience the heroism of these pioneer athletes, bound by more than blood, and the villainy of those greedy enough to profit from an unsuspecting public.Pro wrestling historian and award-winning writer John Cosper takes you back to the earliest days of the sport, capturing the spirit of a bygone era. Inspired by the real life tales of the men and women who laid the roots of professional wrestling, Grappling by Gaslight is a page turning thrill-ride straight from the old school carnival midway.

Before there was Bobo Brazil, before there was television, there was the original Black Panther Jim Mitchell wasn't the first African American to make a living in the sport of professional wrestling, but the Louisville, Kentucky native was the first to become an international superstar. Trained by the great welterweight champion Jack Reynolds, Mitchell broke out in the business in the early 1930s, becoming a main event superstar in the Indianapolis territory by the age of 23. Jim Mitchell became a top draw in every territory he worked, from his adopted home base of Northwest Ohio to the Boston area to the Pacific Northwest to sunny Southern California as well as sojourns to Europe, Canada, and Australia. He feuded with some of the biggest heels of his era including Danny McShain, Wild Red Berry, and Martino Angelo. His most storied rivalry was with none other than Gorgeous George, a feud that culminated in a riot in the hot summer of 1949 at the Olympic Auditorium. He was a trailblazing African American athlete whose exploits were overshadowed by the advent of television and the rise of a new generation of stars, not the least of which was Bobo Brazil. Wrestling historian John Cosper takes you back to the golden age of professional wrestling and uncovers the lost story of a true pioneer. The Original Black Panther is filled with stories of Mitchell's exploits taken not only from the newspapers of the day, but from a treasure trove of documents found in Jim Mitchell's home years after his death. More than 100 images of programs, posters, ledger books, personal letters, and photographs from Mitchell's own archive bring the story of this amazing man to life. With a foreword written by WWE Hall of Fame Mark Henry, Jim Mitchell's biography is a must read for every professional wrestling fan. It's the long lost story of the man who broke ground for future generations and fought the prejudices of his day by becoming a champion in and out of the ring. "Wrestling historian John Cosper has done it again. His newest book, The Original Black Panther: The Life and Legacy of Jim Mitchell is a fascinating journey into the history of one of wrestling's forgotten superstars. This book is compelling, informative, and leave you wanting more. Major kudos to Mr. Cosper. Another great job " - Tim Hornbaker, author of "Death of the Territories"