Last Wrestlers: A Far Flung Journey in Search of a Manly Art Book

Disgusted by the pantomime antics of professional wrestling which have made a mockery of his beloved sport, British journalist Marcus Trower makes it his mission to find places where real wrestling is given significance and value in a bid to give the sport back some respect. Along the way he tries to figure out where his own obsession with fighting and wrestling spring from - and, while he is at it, uncover the origins of wrestling and sports in general.

Marcus Trower's quest takes him to the earth arenas of northern India, the wrestling crazy steppes of Mongolia and to remote tribes in Nigeria where wrestlers can win wives by winning wrestling contests. In Rio De Janeiro, he investigates Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) boom, which has done much to give wrestling back some dignity in the modern world.

Ostensibly about wrestling, this book is about a lot more than a sport. Startlingly original, comic and often moving, it will introduce you to worlds you never knew existed.