Bøger af John Lister

"The book's worth it, believe me. I've learned a lot reading the book. It's a fascinating era that even the historians in the United States don't know a lot about. Everyone who has any drive to learn about wrestling needs this book in their library." - Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Newsletter "...has memories of the era flooding back... a trip down memory lane in an easy-to-digest format." - Sports Book Of The Month "Absolutely thrilling. Cannot get enough of it." - Marc Haynes, Wrestle Me Podcast For six years, the stars of Britain's ITV wrestling told their stories to Fighting Spirit Magazine's John Lister. Now these in-depth biographies of more than 50 grapplers come together in the ultimate history of the 'World of Sport' era. From Adrian Street to William Regal, from Tiny Tom Thumb to Giant Haystacks, these are the true stories of amazing lives in and out of the ring.About the author: John Lister is a professional freelance writer who has been writing for wrestling publications since 1990. Author of Slamthology, Turning The Tables: The Story Of Extreme Championship Wrestling, and Purodyssey: A Tokyo Wrestling Diary, he formerly worked for Power Slam and The Fight Network and is now a regular contributor to Fighting Spirit Magazine.Full contents: Adrian StreetAlbert Wall & Gwyn DaviesBig DaddyBilly RobinsonBlackjack MulliganBlondie BarrattBrian DixonBrian MaxineBritish BulldogsCatweazleChic CullenChris AdamsColin JoynsonDanny CollinsDave TaylorDoc DeanDrew McDonaldGeorge KiddGiant HaystacksJackie PalloJackie TurpinJim BreaksJohn CoxJohn FreemantleJohn KennyJohn NaylorJohnny KiddJohnny KincaidJohnny SaintKendo NagasakiKid ChocolateKlondyke KateKung FuLen IronsideLes KellettMal KirkMal SandersMark RoccoMarty JonesMel StuartMick McManusMike MarinoMitzi MuellerOrig WilliamsPete RobertsRay RobinsonRicky KnightRobbie BrooksideScrubber DalySheamus DunleavySteve GreyTom ThumbTony St ClairTony WalshWilliam RegalCup Final DayHoliday CampsPre-TV EraRoyal Albert HallScotland, Wales & Northern IrelandThe Calgary ConnectionWembley ArenaJoint Promotions

John Lister is one of Britain's most respected wrestling journalists. Mixing travelogue, humour, fiction, history and opinion, this collection brings together the best of his work from his first fourteen years' writing. The first section of this book features three epic accounts of voyages to see wrestling in the United States, from the ECW Arena to the Dallas Sportatorium by way of WWF pay-per-views and Memphis television. The second section comprises more than 40 articles, some previously unpublished, including histories of British and American wrestling, the statistics behind WCW's collapse, and a disgraceful allegation about Tommy Rich.

Twenty years after his first voyages to watch wrestling abroad, writer John Lister finally made it to Tokyo. Purodyssey shares the experience of seeing 14 shows from 11 promotions in just eight days, visiting venues from the Tokyo Dome to a converted pharmacy. It also details encountering Japanese culture in person for the first time.The book also includes a comprehensive yet concise guide to the practicalities of visiting Tokyo for wrestling, including ticket buying, transport and key Japanese phrases. (This guide has been updated for 2020 with new details and tips.)About the Author: John Lister is a professional freelance writer who has been writing for wrestling publications since 1990. Author of Slamthology and Turning The Tables: The Story Of Extreme Championship Wrestling, he formerly worked for Power Slam and The Fight Network and is now a regular contributor to Fighting Spirit Magazine.***"...the book is laced with the author's occasionally dry and often witty humour and his willingness to poke fun at himself, his misadventures and the highly niche and at times bizarre nature of his trip... a thoroughly entertaining, honest and insightful look into watching Japanese pro wrestling live" - Puroresuroad.com

ECW was the upstart promotion which revolutionised the wrestling industry. Turning The Tables is the first published history of the company which grew from a run-down bingo hall to become a national pay-per-view competitor... then crashed in a sea of debt.John Lister (author of Slamthology) gives an independent, objective and informative account that reveals hidden secrets and shatters common myths. From a little-known truth about ECW's most famous feud to a blow-by-blow account of what really happened in Revere, this book will give you the true story behind America's most controversial wrestling group."The best of all the ECW related merchandise in 2005 was saved for last... The detail of information provided by the author is unmatched by any other wrestling book." - Eric Cohen, About dot com"[An] authoritative tome... a must for all serious fans of ECW." - PowerSlam magazine

The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) ? the use of private funds to build public sector infrastructure ? began in 1992. Since then it has been one of the most contentious policies advocated by both Conservative and Labour governments. After 25 years of costly failure the policy has now been abandoned by Labour and Tory parties.125 British PFIs are NHS projects, which will cost over ?80 billion for buildings built for ?12bn. Many PFI companies are now owned offshore, paying no tax on profits, while the extra costs of PFI hang like a millstone dragging down NHS trusts.Unhealthy Profits explores the theory and practice, costs and consequences of PFI, how it has spread world-wide, and what can be done about it. And as a unique case study, it tells the story of the UNISON Branch in Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust that has commissioned the book ? and fought PFI all the way.

When John Lister's book Health Policy Reform: Driving the Wrong Way was published in 2005, it was hailed as the definitive critique of market-oriented health care 'reforms' that the World Bank has been promoting at least since 1993. He produced a crucial argument in favour of equity-oriented, rights-based approaches to the design and operation of health systems, in both rich and poor countries alike. Much has changed since John Lister's first book was published, but the pressure for the introduction of market-based approaches has remained undiminished. Now, in a revised and restructured analysis, Health Policy Reform: Global Health versus Private Profit, John Lister brings his critique of health policy up to date. He continues to question whether the major 'reforms' which have been, and are still being, introduced are driven primarily by the health needs of the wider population or, in fact, by non-health considerations - the financial and political concerns of governments and global institutions. The global economic recession at the end of the first decade of this century adds even more urgency to the need to understand the implications of these trends.John Lister's writings fill a gap in the literature covering the recent history of healthcare provision and are unique in their global scope. His current volume Health Policy Reform: Global Health versus Private Profit presents the key issues facing health professionals around the world.

Health Policy Reform: Driving the Wrong Way? focuses on the main structural, managerial and policy changes that have been taking place within the world's health care systems since the early 1990s. It questions whether these 'reforms' are driven primarily by the health needs of the wider population or, in fact, by non-health considerations - the financial, ideological and political concerns of governments and global institutions. John Lister demonstrates that health care spending is almost inversely proportional to the global burden of disease - in other words, those most in need are receiving fewest resources. This major new study fills a gap in the literature covering the recent history of health care provision and is unique in its global scope. It presents the key issues facing health policymakers and uses a common framework to produce a consistent analysis of situations in different countries. Recommendations for change are backed up by extensive and authoritative research. While the book is serious in its content it is also highly readable, clear and accessible.