Bruiser Brody

[tystates]

A new book on the life of Bruiser Brody is now available.

www.1wrestlinglegends.com/crowbarpress/index.html

[GalactiKing]

Nice. Thx for the link, Ty.

[Bazzy]

Thanks for the news , I never knew anything about it .

[tystates]

I got mine the other day along with Ivan Koloff's book. I'm reading Eddie Guerrero's right now so maybe after that I'll start on Brody's.

[mft]

tystates said:

I got mine the other day along with Ivan Koloff's book. I'm reading Eddie Guerrero's right now so maybe after that I'll start on Brody's.

Didn't know Koloff had one. I'd like to pick that one up. What was the $ on it Ty?

[tystates]

The Koloff book is available at the same site (linked above) as the Brody book. Think it was a little less than Brody's.

[mft]

Thanks Ty! I will check out Koloff's since I've heard nothing but good things about him.

[pikemojo]

I hadn't heard of this one either. Good to know. I just finished the Gordon Solie book a few weeks ago which was pretty good. I want to start reading alot more now that I am done with school.

[tystates]

Here are two book reviews from the OSW message board.

Sunday, March 25 2007 @ 08:03 PM EST
Contributed by: HarryG
A review of two new books from Scott Teal and 1wrestlinglegends.com

I picked up the two, newest biographies on the market: Bruiser Brody and "Is That Wrestling Fake?"-The Bear Facts. Both are published through Crowbar Press, and as is the case with most of the publications from that printing house, they are well worth the money.

The biography of Bruiser Brody is written by Emerson Murray. It is a unique book in that it presents both sides of the man who has become mythical since his murder in Puerto Rico: Frank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish. Murray admitted that after receiving so many contradictory stories from people who knew Brody, he decided to simply present all of the stories and allow the reader to make up his/her own mind about just what type of person that Brody was.

The book is very exacting in detail, and contains many photos of Brody; from childhood through hours before his death. The book has painstakingly sought accurate detail when dealing with Brody and often debunks several long-assumed "facts" as mere myth. Great detail is given to his relationship with fellow wrestlers, promoters and fans.

The only negative that can be had from the book is the absolute lack of any interview material from Brody's widow Barbara or his son Geoffrey. This is not surprising, as the Goodish family has been planning their own biography of Brody for many years. It can be assumed that they are saving their stories for their own book.

The book, Bruiser Brody is a captivating read (at just 212 pages), and can be enjoyed by any reader-young or old.

"Is That Wrestling Fake?" is the autobiography of Ivan Koloff. Koloff is one of many wrestlers who became a born-again Christian, and uses this book as a means of witnessing. Unlike others before him, however, Koloff doies not attempt to force-feed his belief system to the reader (he only quotes Scripture once throughout the entire, 225-page book). In fact, the afterword by Blackjack Mulligan comes off as somewhat "hoilier-than-thou" in comparison to the way Koloff relates his story of his path to salvation.

Koloff's book is open, frank and an easy read. Koloff details his life from the Ontario farm lands to his current job volunteering for the Children's Miracle Network. The road stories are entertaining, and Koloff's love for his sport is always evident.

Koloff's book could have been a little heavier on detail. Most of his runs in WWWF, AWA, MACW, et al are given notice-but much is missing. One reason for this could be that Koloff simply cannot remember the details (he is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict). Needless to say, there are many places in the book where I was left wanting more (or any) details.

Overall the book is a good read, and one gets the impression that Ivan Koloff is a very nice man.