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Toward the end of the millennium, the World Rock Paper Scissors Society had fallen on hard times. Long gone were the heady days when an RPS champion would be honoured by a tickertape parade. By the time brothers Graham and Douglas Walker joined in the late 90s, the society had been reduced to little more than a loose collection of drinking companions with a common interest. It was then that Graham and Doug decided to take the helm and re-chart the course of the World RPS Society by bringing its teachings to the masses via the Web. Relying on their background in advertising, they established a website (www.worldrps.com) and began a campaign to increase membership and return the World RPS to its former glory. In 2002, they achieved their greatest coup yet: rebuilding the International World Championships of Rock Paper Scissors.Now they have written THE OFFICIAL ROCK PAPER SCISSORS STRATEGY GUIDE, covering the complete RPS scene from the playground to the pro level, including RPS culture around the world, the history of the World RPS, basic rules and game fundamentals, the personality behind each throw, secrets of the RPS masters, and how to set up your own local club and tournament.

to enter combat in WWII•Uncovers for the first time this important episode in history •Includes interviews with surviving members of the 716th BattalionFrom established military author Charles Sasser, comes the fascinating true story of the 761st Tank Battalion in World War II– the first African-American armoured unit to enter combat. The 761st Tank Battalion remained in constant combat for 183 days, from the time it entered WWII in November 1944 until the World War II ended. No other unit fought so long and continuously without respite. They were also the first African-American armoured unit to enter combat. These tankers spearheaded Gen. George Patton's drives, defeated over 6,000 enemy soldiers, captured thirty towns, liberated Jews from concentration camps, and changed the future for African-Americans in the US military. Now, the little-known story of the brave soldiers who waged a simultaneous battle against the Nazis and racism, will be told.Chuck Sasser has interviewed more than a dozen of these brave men in an effort to draw readers into the story, experiencing the thoughts and feelings of these remarkable men, and to provide and has written an accurate account of their exploits in spearheading George Patton's European offensive.Charles W. Sasser has been a full-time freelance writer/journalist/photographer since 1979. He is a veteran of both the US Navy (journalist) and US Army (Special Forces, the Green Berets), a combat veteran and former combat correspondent wounded in action. He is author, co-author or contributing author of more than 30 books and novels including First Seal with Roy Boehm, One Shot One Kill, Crosshairs On The Kill Zone, and The Walking Dead with Craig Roberts, and Hill 488 with Ray Hildreth.

ECW burst onto the sports entertainment scene in the early 1990s and redefined the industry with a reckless, brutal, death-defying, and often bloody style that became known as 'hardcore'. In the process it attracted a rabid, cult-like following that is still going strong today. The ECW 'hardcore' style changed the wrestling business forever; and more than any other single factor it was the adoption of this 'new breed of wrestling' from the young upstart company by the WWE that was largely responsible for the subsequent WWE domination of the industry. Through extensive interviews with former ECW talent and management, fans will have an inside look at what made the company great -- and what led to its ultimate demise.

Ted DiBiase, known to his fans as 'The Million Dollar Man', is considered by many to be the greatest 'heel' wrestler of all time. Raised around the wrestling ring from childhood, he has been involved in wrestling all his life, learning early on that triumph could lead to tragedy when his stepfather, the well-remembered 'Iron Mike' DiBiase, sensationally died in the ring. When the WWE created the Million Dollar Man character for him, DiBiase played the role to the hilt, surrounding himself with money, limousines and all the luxuries that went along with life in the fast lane. Among the most flamboyant wrestlers of the 1980s, he rapidly rose to the top of his profession, where he remained for twenty years. Sidelined by a neck injury he began a second career as a manager, working with some of the biggest stars in wrestling, from Andre the Giant, Bam Bam Bigelow and King Kong Bundy to a newcomer known as The Ringmaster -- who would later become Stone Cold Steve Austin. Only recently ending his WWE career, DiBiase has seen many of the biggest Superstars rise to fame and, in some cases, disastrously fall.Now, in this fascinating book, he steps back and gives readers a full and frank first-hand account of what he saw and experienced over three action-packed decades.