The Eighth Wonder of the World

Narrator Graham Rowat sounds like a wrestling announcer as he describes a key match in Andr� the Giant's career, the 1987 Wrestlemania at the Pontiac Silverdome. Andr� is known to many from THE PRINCESS BRIDE and also played Bigfoot in "The Six Million Dollar Man," but author Bertrand H�bert concentrates on his ring career. Rowat quotes ring figures with gruff voices, maintaining the studio wrestling feel of this audiobook throughout. H�bert acknowledges that Andr�'s life story is full of unanswered questions, including when the star learned that his size was a result of acromegaly. H�bert's biography gives listeners a loving tour of wrestling promotions of the 1960s and '70s, with stops in France, Japan, and Quebec. J.A.S. � AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine