In the wake of the horrific double-murder suicide, four noted wrestling writers grapple with the life and death of Chris Benoit in this book by Steven Johnson, Heath McCoy, Irvin Muchnick, and Greg Oliver, all respected investigative journalists committed to looking at this terrible event with integrity and passion. All four authors have been interviewed extensively about the Benoit situation, including by CNN and Fox. The book will discuss the subject from distinct perspectives: The media...

When you put four pro wrestlers in a ring, you double the athleticism, mischief, and entertainment. That’s the equation behind The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams, the first comprehensive and historical look at wrestling’s tag team phenomenon.It contains hundreds of extensive interviews with well-known wrestlers, promoters, and managers — a who’s who of wrestling since the 1950s — to reveal tales of pain, measly payoffs, and a trade that was practised as much for love as ...

From the critically acclaimed authors of The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams comes the most comprehensive look ever at the colourful villains, heels, bad guys and rule breakers who give professional wrestling so much of its character. In The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels , Greg Oliver and Steven Johnson take readers on an informative and entertaining ride through mat mayhem. With their signature mix of original research, interviews, and anecdotes, they describe the rise a...

Pull-ups are one of the most effective bodyweight exercises for developing a stronger back, powerful arms, improved grip strength, and greater control over your entire upper body. Yet for many people, completing even one clean repetition can feel impossible. This practical guide breaks the movement down into simple, achievable steps so that beginners and experienced trainees alike can make steady progress.Inside, you will learn how to perform pull-ups with proper f...

Balance demands sacrifice.When a pair of ritualistic murders stuns Los Angeles, veteran detective Sam Rourke knows something isn't right. The bodies are posed. The patterns deliberate. And the message—buried in blood, symbols, and silence—is older than the city itself.Partnered with sharp, unflinching Olivia Mercer, the case drags them into a labyrinth of forgotten history, Indigenous cosmology, and a doctrine born from ancient fear. At the center of it all is Benjamin Harlan...

“Thoroughly engrossing . . . a spirited, suspenseful, economically told tale whose significance is manifest and whose pace never flags.” —The Wall Street JournalFrom The New York Times–bestselling author of The Ghost Map and Extra Life, the story of a pirate who changed the worldHenry Every was the seventeenth century’s most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular—and wildly inaccurate—report...

From the New York Times–bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Extra Life, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences. Filled with...

A fascinating deep dive on innovation from the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Unexpected LifeThe printing press, the pencil, the flush toilet, the battery--these are all great ideas. But where do they come from? What kind of environment breeds them? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How do we generate the breakthrough technologies that push forward our lives, our society, our culture? Steven Johnson's answer...

From the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and FarsightedSteven Johnson, author of Where Good Ideas Come From, Emergence, Everything Bad is Good for You, Mind Wide Open and Ghost Map, and an acknowledged bestselling leader on the subject of innovation, gathers - for a foundational text on the subject of innovation - essays, interviews, and cutting-edge insights by such exciting fiel...

**“A fast-burning fuse of a book, every page bursting with revelatory detail.”—ERIK LARSONA sweeping account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York and the detective duo who transformed policing to meet the threat—a tale of fanaticism, forensic science, and dynamite from the bestselling author of The Ghost Map**WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD • A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLEN...

One year has passed since the events of 'Confessions of a Mad Man' and the world remains in a state of turmoil. 'Standing Out' follows the newest Crusader, Jade, on her first solo mission. Despite being the youngest and most inexperienced member of the team, she is determined to prove herself to her teammates. Gifted with the power to control emotions and fueled by her unusual past, Jade has to find the ability within herself to stand out. This is the second short fiction story in the ongo...

Attempting to recapture their normal lives, Crusaders Enforcer and The Universal venture out in their civilian identities for a night on the town. Their moment of rest is interrupted when a meteor crashes down to Earth. The two speed off to investigate only to find that the crash was not a meteor at all, rather a spaceship bearing an alien who seems to have powers very similar to that of The Universal. The stranger informs the duo they have been summoned to the source of not just their ext...