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Kamala Speaks, the autobiography of former WWF, WCW and Memphis star James Harris aka Kamala and Kenny Casanova, has started to be released to backers of the Kickstarter campaign that helped produce the book. I personally backed the Kickstarter (Kamala was the first main event villain I ever saw live, so I have a deep affinity for him personally) and I received my copy last night. I've looked through the book and Harris and Casanova obviously put a lot of work into it and there's some really great insight into working for WWF in the 1980s, racism, and pretty much everywhere and everyone Kamala worked with. I'm really looking forward to reading it. For more on the book, you can check out the Kickstarter page to find more details on how you can buy it at this link. Absolutely support Kamala if you can.
Official details were released by ECW Press this week for an autobiography by long-time pro wrestling writers and photographer Bill Apter, who was the face of Pro Wrestling Illustrated forever. Titled, "Is Wrestling Fixed? I Didn’t Know It Was Broken: From Photo Shoots and Sensational Stories to the WWE Network, Bill Apter’s Incredible Pro Wrestling Journey", the book is slated for a 10/15 release. Here's the promotional material:
As a kid growing up in New York in the late ’50s, Bill Apter fell in love with professional wrestling, and it wasn’t long before he was rubbing shoulders with the greats as a young reporter and photographer. Since then, he’s become the world’s best-known wrestling magazine personality, and he’s had professional and personal relationships with a who’s-who of the business, like Triple H, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Sting, and Ric Flair.
In his fun-loving memoir, Bill Apter takes us from the dressing rooms of the Bruno Sammartino era and the last days of the territories, to the birth of WrestleMania, the emergence of “Stone Cold†Steve Austin and the “Attitude Era,†to today’s WWE and superstars like John Cena, Daniel Bryan, and Roman Reigns. He also shares stories of his days photographing boxing and his interactions with stars like Muhammad Ali and other champions, and documents his appearances on the WWE Network and his work as editor of 1wrestling.com. Find out which wrestler threatened him, learn about the dead wrestler who was really alive, and discover how hanging out with Andy Kaufman led to the comic’s notorious feud with Jerry “The King†Lawler. Still intimately involved in the wrestling business, the award-winning Apter has a story on everybody.
UPCOMING BOOKS:
Here is a complete listing of all upcoming professional wrestling book releases:
2/10 - Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, The Reality and The Faith of a WWE Superstar by Shawn Michaels and David Thomas. To pre-order, click here.
2/17 - Booker T: My Rise to Wrestling Royalty by Booker T. Huffman & Andrew William Wright. To pre-order, click here.
3/1 - Capitol Revolution: The Rose of the McMahon Wrestling Empire by Tim Hornbaker. To pre-order, click here.
3/29 - The All-American Boy: Lessons and Stories on Life from Wrestling Legend Bob Backlund by Bob Backlund and Robert H. Miller. by Bob Backlund and Robert H. Miller. To pre-order,click here.
3/31 - WWE: Ultimate Superstar Guide. To pre-order, click here.
5/19 - WWE: The Attitude Era by Jon Robinson. To pre-order, click here.
6/24 - Pro Wrestling FAQ: All Thats Left to Know About the Worlds Most Entertaining Spectacle by Jon Robison. To pre-order, click here.
7/21 - WWE Superstars Volume 4: Last Man Standing.
7/28 - Yes!: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleMania by Daniel Bryan and Craig Tello. To pre-order, click here.
9/15 - Ultimate Warrior: A Life Lived Forever: The Legend of A WWE Hero. To pre-order, click here.
10/13 - Is Wrestling Fixed? I Didn’t Know It Was Broken: From Photo Shoots and Sensational Stories to the WWE Network, Bill Apter’s Incredible Pro Wrestling Journey by Bill Apter. To pre-order, click here.
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