A Diva Was a Female Version of a Wrestler - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Diva Was a Female Version of a Wrestler write by Scarlett Harris. This book was released on 2021-03-02. A Diva Was a Female Version of a Wrestler available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Lifelong wrestling fan and critic Scarlett Harris uses big ideas, such as #MeToo, the commodification of feminism, and how we tell women's stories to chart the rise and fall and rise of women's wrestling.
The Women of Jenji Kohan: Weeds, Orange is the New Black, and GLOW
The Women of Jenji Kohan: Weeds, Orange is the New Black, and GLOW - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Women of Jenji Kohan: Weeds, Orange is the New Black, and GLOW write by Scarlett Harris. This book was released on 2022-03-15. The Women of Jenji Kohan: Weeds, Orange is the New Black, and GLOW available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Women of Jenji Kohan, creator of such landmark shows as Weeds, Orange Is the New Black, and GLOW, is the latest in Fayetteville Mafia Press's pioneering series examining the female characters of legendary creators of television and film. Here, writers from all walks of life analyze the significance of such iconic characters as Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) and the host of women residing in Litchfield Correctional Institution, Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie), and Debbie Eagan (Betty Gilpin), to both themselves and to pop culture at large. Edited by Scarlett Harris (A Diva Was a Female Version of a Wrestler: An Abbreviated Herstory of World Wrestling Entertainment), The Women of Jenji Kohan: Weeds, Orange Is the New Black, and GLOW is the third book in the unique "The Women Of" series, following The Women of David Lynch (June 2019) and The Women of Amy Sherman-Palladino (November 2019).
The Women of WrestleMania
The Women of WrestleMania - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Women of WrestleMania write by Jason Norris. This book was released on 2022-03-01. The Women of WrestleMania available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A look at the history of WWE’s WrestleMania, with a focus on how women have been treated over the years, embracing both the good times and the bad times, and tracking the progress that has gradually been made to see women main event the biggest wrestling show in the world. Includes analysis of every single show in chronological order to identify themes, trends and issues faced over time, as well as a statistical breakdown of eras. Plus the history of what it meant to be a Diva, profiles on the top stars of each era, and an attempt to define who is Ms. WrestleMania. A minimum of 25% of all profits from this book will be donated to women’s charities. Praise for The Women of WrestleMania: “This book is not only the history of women at WrestleMania, but a tribute and celebration to the contribution of women to WWF/E" –Voices of Wrestling "This herstory of WrestleMania, from women in bathroom break matches to no matches at all to the main event, is interspersed with longer profiles on wrestlers who've defined their respective eras, one of which made me gasp!." --Scarlett Harris, author of A Diva Was a Female Version of a Wrestler "The Women of WrestleMania" features a impressively detailed collection of the presentation and evolution of the badass women featured on the grandest stage of them all." --Ella Jay, A Wrestling Gal podcast
Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter
Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter write by Ronda Racha Penrice. This book was released on 2022-01-25. Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan, Wendell Pierce, Michael K. Williams -- first known as Stringer Bell, Wallace, Bunk, and Omar -- are just a few of the fruits of The Wire we enjoy today. Since its June 2, 2002, premiere, The Wire has been a slow burn, picking up steam each and every year since. As critics continue to grapple with the show and its enduring impact, some voices and perspectives have still yet to be heard. Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter remedies this oversight. This provocative exploration of HBO's iconic show touches on issues of not just race, but also class, power, gender dynamics, police brutality, addiction, sexuality, and even representations of Baltimore itself through a Black Lives Matter lens for some, but Black reality for so many others. Regardless of perspective, Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter is an engaging and compelling conversation about one of the most important shows in television history. Cracking the Wire features a cover by esteemed artist Art Sims, who designed the posters for numerous Spike Lee films, including Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, Clockers, and When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, as well as The Color Purple, Dreamgirls, and Black Panther.
52-Card Pick Up: How COVID Made Magic Disappear
52-Card Pick Up: How COVID Made Magic Disappear - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 52-Card Pick Up: How COVID Made Magic Disappear write by Dawn Morgan. This book was released on 2021-08-03. 52-Card Pick Up: How COVID Made Magic Disappear available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. There was nothing magical about the years 2020-2021 for Anthony the Magic -- the team comprising California magician Anthony Hernandez and his lead assistant and partner, Dawn Morgan -- as they struggled to adjust to everything from the COVID-19 pandemic to the arrest of their financial adviser for allegedly concocting a ten-million-dollar Ponzi scheme to working grueling six-days-a-week shifts at Amazon storage facilities as their magic shows were being canceled one by one to finding a way to somehow adapt their highly acclaimed and popular magic show to the virtual world. Despite the challenges, the charismatic Morgan tells the story of their journey through the pandemic years with such verve and infectious optimism and fortitude that it is impossible to walk away from this book feeling anything other than renewed hope and tremendous respect for the ingenuity and determination of this irresistible couple. Do you believe in magic? Read this book and you will -- even in the age of COVID.
