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	The Wrestlers' Wrestlers: The Masters of the Craft of Professional Wrestling by Dan Murphy (Goodreads Author), Brian Young (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 79 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nickel City Drafts: A Drinking History of Buffalo, NY by Dan Murphy (2010) Paperback 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Erie Canal: The Ditch That Opened a Nation 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bodyslams in Buffalo : The Complete History of Pro Wrestling in Western New York 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ed Don George: The Remarkable Life of an Olympian and Pro Wrestling Champion 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Western New York 101: The 101 Greatest Moments in Buffalo History 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Thing in the River it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dan Murphy rated a book it was amazing The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Fascinating history of the Edmund Fitzgerald with a lot of attention paid to the victims of the tragedy and their families. Bacon gives the story depth and nuance, along with technical - yet very well-explained - explanations of the possible causes o ...more
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Dan Murphy rated a book it was amazing Irresistible Force: The Life and Times of Gorilla Monsoon by Brian R. Solomon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Just an absolutely wonderful biography. Thoroughly engrossing and terrifically well-researched. Highly recommended.
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Dan Murphy liked Jason Presley's review of Ed Don George: The Remarkable Life of an Olympian and Pro Wrestling Champion: "Excellent work by Dan Murphy to pull together this brief, but thorough biography of one of pro wrestling's less remembered champions. George had all the credentials one could ask of a champion, collegiate success, Olympic experience and good looks an" Read more of this review »
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Dan Murphy rated a book it was amazing The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Extremely enlightening. A deft mixture of history, politics, humor, and folky story-telling. Extremely engaging. Highly recommend it.
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Dan Murphy rated a book really liked it To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Picked this up while visiting the Hemingway House in Key West. Enjoyable read but bleak story.
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Dan Murphy rated a book it was amazing Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age by Reid Mitenbuler	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Exceptionally researched and epic in scope. A fascinating biography that leaps across continents and decades, connecting people and places in astounding ways. It is an engrossing story about a fascinating man from another time.
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Dan Murphy rated a book it was amazing We Wrestled, We Brawled, We Started It All by Joel Goodhart	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Intensely entertaining look at the rise and sudden ending of the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance. Fascinating read.
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Dan Murphy rated a book it was amazing Ed Don George: The Remarkable Life of an Olympian and Pro Wrestling Champion by Dan Murphy (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Dan Murphy rated a book it was amazing The Pearl by John Steinbeck	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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