{"product_id":"ringmaster-vince-mcmahon-and-the-unmaking-of-america-hardcover-riesman-abraham-hardcover","title":"Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America -- Abraham Josephine Riesman, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Riveting, essential reading.\" --Rick Perlstein, author of \u003ci\u003eReaganland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world's most influential media empires--and features never-before-seen research and exclusive interviews with more than 150 people who witnessed, aided, and suffered from his ascent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven if you've never watched a minute of professional wrestling, you are living in Vince McMahon's world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his four decades as the defining figure of American pro wrestling, McMahon was the man behind Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson, \"Stone Cold\" Steve Austin, John Cena, Dave Bautista, Bret \"The Hitman\" Hart, and Hulk Hogan, to name just a few of the mega-stars who owe him their careers. For more than twenty-five years, he has also been a performer in his own show, acting as the diabolical \"Mr. McMahon\"--a figure who may have more in common with the real Vince than he would care to admit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust as importantly, McMahon is one of Donald Trump's closest friends--and Trump's experiences as a performer in McMahon's programming were, in many ways, a dress rehearsal for the 45th President's campaigns and presidency. McMahon and his wife, Linda, are major Republican donors. Linda was in Trump's cabinet. McMahon makes deals with the Saudi government worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And for generations of people who have watched wrestling, he has been a defining cultural force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccessible to anyone, regardless of wrestling knowledge, \u003ci\u003eRingmaster\u003c\/i\u003e is an unauthorized, independent, investigative chronicle of Vince McMahon's origins and rise to supreme power. It is built on exclusive interviews with more than 150 people, from McMahon's childhood friends to those who accuse him of destroying their lives. Far more than just an athletics or entertainment biography, \u003ci\u003eRingmaster\u003c\/i\u003e uses Vince's story as a new lens for understanding the contemporary American apocalypse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abraham Riesman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 7.00w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982169442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbraham Josephine Riesman is a journalist and essayist, as well as the author of the biographies \u003ci\u003eRingmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTrue Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a longtime staffer at \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and its culture site, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, and her work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her spouse and their cats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abraham Josephine Riesman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43952464462052,"sku":"9781982169442","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781982169442.jpg?v=1719486762","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/ringmaster-vince-mcmahon-and-the-unmaking-of-america-hardcover-riesman-abraham-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}