Bret "Hitman" Hart – The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be

Bret "Hitman" Hart – The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
Cover to the book, featuring Bret Hart.[1]
Author Bret Sergeant Hart, Perry Lefko[2][3][4]
Country Canada
Language English
Subject Wrestling
Genre Autobiography
Published 2000[5][6]
Publisher Stoddart Publishing[7], Orion Publishing Group[8]
Media type Hardcover and paperback
Pages 128[9]
ISBN 978-0773760950
Followed by Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling

Bret "Hitman" Hart – The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be is an illustrated autobiography[10] by Calgary professional wrestler Bret Hart and co-written by Perry Lefko.[11] It became a national bestseller in Canada.[12][13] The preface was written by Hart's cousin Roddy Piper.[14][15]

Background

Lefko first approached Hart's management about the book in 1998, and it went through numerous different phases until the incarnation which was eventually published.[16] Hart has expressed that he wrote the book to remind people of many of his matches which were unavailable due to them being under the ownership of WWF whom Hart was on bad terms with at the time of the book's production and release.[17]

Content

The books narrative is told majorly through images from Hart's career with text captions containing wrestling related anecdotes.[18] Due to Hart's strained relationship with WWF at the time of the book's release no pictures from his time working there are included.[19][20] There are also several family photos and features never-before-seen photos from a private collection.[21] The book also includes Hart's written tribute to his brother Owen who died in a wrestling related accident in 1999.[22][23][24]

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The book features quotes and comments from Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, Sting, Hulk Hogan and Bill Goldberg.[26]

Release and reception

[27] The book has an initial printing of 150.000 copies which beat the publisher; Stoddart's previous record which was at 20.000 copies. The president of Stoddart; Nelson Doucet said: "At the sales conference, the salespeople recognized that we had a winner, and we were too conservative with our 35,000 initial printing, It became very obvious, very quickly, that we had a very successful title on our hands. The initial reaction from the market has confirmed that. The initial 150,000 print run is just the beginning. The book appeals not only to traditional market but also to specialty markets." He added that Hart is a very popular figure and that his career was filled with a lot of controversy.[28] After the release Hart went on a book signing tour.[29][30][31] [32] [33][34][35][36][37] [38]

Kirsty Quested of the Online World Of Wrestling stated that she believed the book did not give great intel into Hart's life and that most fans are better of waiting for Hart's following biography but also stated that the foreword by Roddy Piper was good.[39]

Followup

Hart wrote a second more well received book named Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling in 2007. The book was at the time of its release one of the author Perry Lefko's two bestsellers, he would later go on to write several other books.[40]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Book index". Rockin' Robin's Wrestling Books. The Canadian Connection. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Perry Lefko". Toro. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/111328611/
  4. ↑ "Book index". Rockin' Robin's Wrestling Books. The Canadian Connection. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  5. ↑ "The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be". Dokumentation. CageMatch.net. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  6. ↑ "Mediendatenbank: DVDs, CDs, Bücher, Spiele & Co". Genickbruch.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  7. ↑ "PW: BEA 2000: Working the Floor". Publishers Weekly. May 19, 2000. Retrieved 2017-02-15. >
  8. ↑ "The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be". Dokumentation. CageMatch.net. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  9. ↑ "The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be". Dokumentation. CageMatch.net. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  10. ↑ Heath McCoy (2007). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. ECW Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-55022-787-1.
  11. ↑ Oliver, Greg. "Hart bio due in March". Slam! Wrestling. Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  12. ↑ "A YEAR OF BESTSELLERS". The Globe and Mail. December 30, 2000. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  13. ↑ Lefko, Perry (2005). Pinball: The Making of a Canadian Hero. 978-0470836903. p. 322.
  14. ↑ McEvoy, Dermot (March 20, 2000). "Hitting to All Fields: Sports publishing brings its game to new categories and new markets". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  15. ↑ Quested, Kirsty (February 1, 2005). "WRESTLING BOOKS: Bret "Hitman" Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and the Best There Ever Will Be, Review". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  16. ↑ Oliver, Greg (February 11, 2000). "Bret Hart bio gets March release date". Slam! Wrestling. Canoe.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  17. ↑ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-08-11/entertainment/0008110075_1_hart-lost-bret-pro-wrestling https://archive.is/0s4I0
  18. ↑ "Bret "Hitman" Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be". Books. Genickbruch.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  19. ↑ Quested, Kirsty (February 1, 2005). "WRESTLING BOOKS: Bret "Hitman" Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and the Best There Ever Will Be, Review". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  20. ↑ Huer, Otto (April 21, 2015). "Wrestling Book Reviews: Bret 'Hitman' Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be". Hack-Man.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  21. ↑ Oliver, Greg (February 11, 2000). "Bret Hart bio gets March release date". Slam! Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  22. ↑ White, William (2000). Buyer's Guide. Librarian's Marketplace. Bowker. p. 149.
  23. ↑ Quested, Kirsty (February 1, 2005). "WRESTLING BOOKS: Bret "Hitman" Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and the Best There Ever Will Be, Review". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  24. ↑ Oliver, Greg (February 11, 2000). "Bret Hart bio gets March release date". Slam! Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  25. ↑ https://www.nzpwi.co.nz/2003/05/bret-hart-interview/
  26. ↑ "Bret Hitman Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be". Rockin' Robin's Wrestling Books. The Canadian Connection. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  27. ↑ http://www.tuttowrestling.com/bre_otr.html http://archive.is/mooXC
  28. ↑ McEvoy, Dermot (March 20, 2000). "Hitting to All Fields: Sports publishing brings its game to new categories and new markets". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  29. ↑ Shark, Marko (March 18, 2000). "COPS GOTTA HAVE HART". Toronto Sun, via Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  30. ↑ "Hart is promoting his new book, co-written by The Sun's Perry Lefko". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. March 18, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  31. ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/21/bret-hart-contemplates-retirement-during-a-book-signing-tour
  32. ↑ http://superluchas.com/2007/11/17/bret-hitman-hart-the-best-there-is-the-best-there-was-the-best-there-ever-will-be/
  33. ↑ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-globe-and-mails-weekly-national-list/article4162729/ https://archive.is/BnFwa
  34. ↑ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-globe-and-mails-weekly-national-list/article22402941/ https://archive.is/WxCOo
  35. ↑ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-globe-and-mails-weekly-national-list/article18422306/ https://archive.is/AMdns
  36. ↑ https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-globe-and-mails-weekly-national-list/article1038831/ https://archive.is/mB95J
  37. ↑ https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-globe-and-mails-weekly-national-list/article25458865/ https://archive.is/bz5P5
  38. ↑ http://www.tuttowrestling.com/bretgone.html http://archive.is/Ly6zK
  39. ↑ Quested, Kirsty (February 1, 2005). "Wrestling Books: Bret "Hitman" Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and the Best There Ever Will Be, Review". Online World Of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  40. ↑ Lefko, Perry (2005). Pinball: The Making of a Canadian Hero. 978-0470836903. p. 322.

Sources

  • Heath McCoy (2007). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-787-1.
  • Lefko, Perry (2005). Pinball: The Making of a Canadian Hero. ISBN 978-0470836903.
  • White, William (2000). Buyer's Guide. Librarian's Marketplace. Bowker.
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