Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
Oct 2012 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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In his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s memoir is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial, and truly unique life.
The greatest immigrant success story of our time. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s story is unique—and uniquely entertaining—and he tells it brilliantly in these pages.
He was born in a year of famine in a small Austrian town, the son of an austere police chief. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star. By the age of twenty-one, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr. Universe. Within five years, he had learned English and become the greatest bodybuilder in the world. Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping, and bodybuilding. He was also the winner of a Golden Globe Award for his debut as a dramatic actor in Stay Hungry. Within twenty years, he was the world’s biggest movie star, the husband of Maria Shriver, and an emerging Republican leader who was part of the Kennedy family. Thirty-six years after coming to America, the man once known by fellow bodybuilders as the Austrian Oak was elected governor of California.
Now, with raw honesty and insight, he tells the story of his life in his own voice. Here is Arnold, with total recall.
The greatest immigrant success story of our time. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s story is unique—and uniquely entertaining—and he tells it brilliantly in these pages.
He was born in a year of famine in a small Austrian town, the son of an austere police chief. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star. By the age of twenty-one, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr. Universe. Within five years, he had learned English and become the greatest bodybuilder in the world. Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping, and bodybuilding. He was also the winner of a Golden Globe Award for his debut as a dramatic actor in Stay Hungry. Within twenty years, he was the world’s biggest movie star, the husband of Maria Shriver, and an emerging Republican leader who was part of the Kennedy family. Thirty-six years after coming to America, the man once known by fellow bodybuilders as the Austrian Oak was elected governor of California.
Now, with raw honesty and insight, he tells the story of his life in his own voice. Here is Arnold, with total recall.
In his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s memoir is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial, and truly unique life.
The greatest immigrant success story of our time. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s story is unique—and uniquely entertaining—and he tells it brill...
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April 28, 2013
The book is aman absolutely wonderful read, easily entertaining and fun. However, towards the end of the book he starts to delve into his politics. This would not be an issue if there were maybe only a few chapters and then the story continues, but not in this case. The last 200+ pages are about politics. I literally had to just quit reading it and consider it finished. Great book before that, still worth a read.
mirasgar ildousti
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September 6, 2024
As I am one of the fans I am fond of learning and getting knowledge about Arnold as a hard working person and reading s biography will help me to apply his career in my life to touch success. thank you
A Google user
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October 7, 2012
People here are retarded, this book has NOTHING to do with the movie, its a biography piece. Most of the morons leaving reviews have never read the book.
About the author
Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Thal, Austria, in 1947, was Governer of California from 2003–2011. Before that, he had a long career starring in such films as the Terminator series; Stay Hungry, for which he won a Golden Globe; Twins; Predator; and Junior. His first book, Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder, was a bestseller when publisher in 1977 and has never been out of print since. The New Modern Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding has sold more than half a million copies in the past decade. Total Recall is his first public reflection on his time as Governor during what was perhaps California’s most tumultous decade.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Thal, Austria, in 1947, was Governer of California from 2003–2011. Before that, he had a long career starring in such films as the Terminator series; Stay Hungry, for which he won a Golden Globe; Twins; Predator; and Junior. His first book, Arnold: The Education of ...
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