Texas Rattlesnake [Mass Market Paperback]

Scott Edelman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2, 2000

TOTALLY UNAUTHORIZED, UNCENSORED, AND RAW!

This is the real story of Steve Austin and his meteoric rise to the top in today's hottest and wildest entertainment. With his bold take-no-prisoners style, this bullet-headed boss of the ring demands respect--and gets it every time. From ECW to WCW and WWF, Steve Austin delivers the goods, leaving his dazed opponents stone cold!

TEXAS RATTLESNAKE
Get deadly with Steve Austin

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TOTALLY UNAUTHORIZED, UNCENSORED, AND RAW!

This is the real story of Steve Austin and his meteoric rise to the top in today's hottest and wildest entertainment. With his bold take-no-prisoners style, this bullet-headed boss of the ring demands respect--and gets it every time. From ECW to WCW and WWF, Steve Austin delivers the goods, leaving his dazed opponents stone cold!

TEXAS RATTLESNAKE
Get deadly with Steve Austin

About the Author

Scott Edelman is the founding editor of Rampage, a glossy, full-color, national magazine devoted to the ups and downs of the professional wrestling world. He has also edited Sci Fi, the official magazine of the Sci Fi Channel, since 1996, and the award-winning short-story magazine Science Fiction Age since 1992.  Over a twenty-five-year career, he has written for both Marvel and DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, the syndicated TV show Tales from the Darkside, The Washington Post, and others.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1st edition (May 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034544146X
• ISBN-13: 978-0345441461
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,581,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars it's just OK for the price, and that's the bottom line, July 17, 2000

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Ray Barnes (Surrey, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Texas Rattlesnake (Mass Market Paperback)

This pocket paperback can be polished off in about 2 or 3 hours or so, and as noted elsewhere does not offer many scoops or insights into SCSA's career. I think if it had been written by him or on behalf of him instead of generally about him, it would have been more entertaining. The multiple choice test at the end was unnecessary. The book does offer a quick run-through of his career up until early 2000 when he was on the sidelines recovering from major neck surgery. It was presumably published before his most recent PPV appearance, when he clearly was not at his earlier fitness level. There is very little new material not already available elsewhere. There could have been a few more photographs thrown in for good measure. At this price it could be considered a must-read for serious SCSA fans, but for the casual wrestling fan it might be better to wait until something more comprehensive and duly authorized comes along. Recommended with reservations.

1.0 out of 5 stars Reviewing Texas Rattlesnake, March 12, 2007

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Fred L. Spears - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Texas Rattlesnake (Mass Market Paperback)

Having read the autorized version about Stone Cold Steve Austin, I found this book to be very dissappointing. I think I bought this book used for .49 cent. I'm still not sure that I got my moneys worth.

5.0 out of 5 stars Texas RattleSnake -, November 6, 2002

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"78335-steel" (Fort Pierce, FL-USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Texas Rattlesnake (Mass Market Paperback)

This a real great book even though Austin is gone at of WWE you
can still find a "lot" of interesting things about him for only
A well worth deal hear is a brief parts of the book.

This is the real story of Steve Austin and his meteoric rise to
the top in today's hottest and wildest entertainment. With his
bold take-no-prisoners style,this bullet-headed boss of the ring demands respect-and get it every time. From ECW to WCW and WWE,
Steve Austin delivers the goods, leaving his dazed opponents stone cold!

chapter 1-Rattlesnake Fever
chapter 2-Texas Tornado
chapter 3-The Bottom Line
chapter 4-The Hollywood Blond
chapter 5-"Stone Cold" is Born
chapter 6-King of the Ring
chapter 7-Rattlesnake at Rest
chapter 8-Austin Powers
chapter 9-Austin Has Balls
chapter 10-That's Sports Entertainment
chapter 11-The Lovely Debra
chapter 12-Injuries
chapter 13-Tomorrow Never Dies
trivia quiz-How Well Do You Know the Rattlesnake.

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