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WWE RAW: The First 25 Years Review

Gary Smith

In January, WWE's flagship program, Monday Night RAW, celebrated it's 25th anniversary. It was a huge milestone and one that came near the 1,300 episode mark. Unfortunately for us fans, the actual program itself was a huge let down. While WWE creative did a poor job of celebrating the event, the folks at DK and WWE Publishing worked on the RAW: The First 25 Years book and to the surprise of no one did an excellent job. Through almost 200 pages, WWE RAW: The First 25 Years looks back on well the…

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WWE Encyclopedia 3rd Edition
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WWE Encyclopedia 3rd Edition Review

Gary Smith

Wrestling fans rejoice - the 3rd Edition of the WWE Encyclopedia is finally here. Back in 2009, WWE and DK teamed up to bring wrestling fans the first ever WWE Encyclopedia. At the time it was "the definitive guide to World Wrestling Entertainment," and it was truly a must have for any wrestling fan as it covered everything in WWE history to that point in 364 pages. Three years later, in 2012, the partnership released the 2nd Edition of the WWE Encyclopedia. That was the "updated and expanded…

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Life Itself
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Life Itself Review

William McPherson2 Comments

When Roger Ebert passed away last April the web saw an outpouring of tributes and well wishes normally reserved for the most beloved heads of state. Ebert’s final years were plagued with pain and peril, such as the advanced cancer that deformed his face, and took away his voice, thus ending his twenty-five plus year run of being a television show host of a major film criticism program. Although it took away his actual physical voice, that loss lead him to focus even more on refining his inner…

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Amusing Ourselves to Death
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Amusing Ourselves to Death Review

William McPherson4 Comments

I shall open this review with the original foreword to the late, great Neil Postman’s most famous and enduring work ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business’ written and released way back in 1985. “We were keeping our eye on 1984. When the year came and the prophecy didn't, thoughtful Americans sang softly in praise of themselves. The roots of liberal democracy had held. Wherever else the terror had happened, we, at least, had not been visited by Orwellian…

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How An Economy Grows and Why It Crashes
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How An Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Review

Gary Smith

Think you can't learn economics? Think again! Peter Schiff's book "How An Economy Grows and Why It Crashes" breaks down economics to a level anyone can understand and reveals the common sense approach that is Austrian economics. Read the review in the 17th QDR!

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Assassin's Creed Accipiter
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Assassin’s Creed – 3 Accipiter Review

Gary Smith

This is the final volume, so far, of the French comics to be released in English (all three volumes were just released in English back in October). A fourth volume came out in November in French titled “Hawk.” After finishing this volume, I really hope it doesn’t take another two volumes to come out before the series is printed in English again as I am into this story now. This one picks up where the second volume left off. This time around, another Assassin named Jonathan Hawk is in an Animus…

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