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 enlarge | Author: Laurence Leamer
Creator: Mel Foster
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Lib Ed
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 3756551
Format: Abridged, Audiobook, Mp3 Audio
Media: MP3 CD
Edition: MP3
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Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 1597373206
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.4054092
EAN: 9781597373203
ASIN: 1597373206
Publication Date: June 7, 2005
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 A Fantastic Book for a Fantastic Man April 25, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read this book last summer, and it is just that...Fantastic. If you are a fan of Arnold, you will realize how this human being started out with nothing but dreams and ambition and the will to succeed, and how he was able to build a Fantastic Life.
Several black and white pictures of him and his family and friends are also included.
This book will hopefully shed some light into Arnolds biography and have people realize that he just didn't become Successful overnight, but he actually built his own road to success.
 Britney, Paris, pick up this book! September 24, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I picked up this book hoping to gain some insight on someone who had realized so many goals and dreams. Arnold wanted to greatest bodybuilder in the world, Hollywood's biggest star, and then governor. Through each pursuit, he was mocked and ridiculed but we all know how Arnold laughed at the end.
The book really gives us the reader a candid and personal look at Arnold's upbringing and was refreshingly unbiased. This book awakened me to how much Arnold has risen from Mr. Olympia and Conan ... an almost national joke ... to overcome his detractors to become governor of California and who knows what else he decides to become.
 Entertaining September 23, 2005
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you're looking for an intellectual read, this ain't for you. But if you're a Terminator fan as I am, by all means pick it up. It was interesting to learn about the man I've looked up to since childhood. I had no idea Arnold got his ass kicked so bad when he was a kid. I also had no idea he was so mischievous. I can relate to his mischief, as I too have performed some rather hilarious antics in my time. NYU comes to mind...Tee hee.
Most of the people who criticize this book, I notice, are democratic losers who are angry at his victory in California. For example, Jane Smiley (another author), wrote a really silly piece in advocacy of the democrats. Likewise, the kid who posted below me seems to be of the donkey party and is probably jealous of Arnold's success. Like I said to Smiley at her book signing -- if you can't take the heat, get off the battlefield. Competition isn't for everyone.
I'm not saying this book was perfect. I don't really care much for politics and this book had too much political mumbo jumbo. I wanted to hear more about his pranks and how many steroids he used to get that big. And Arnold, don't tell me you didn't use them. Nobody gets a 50-inch neck through exercise alone, and frankly, most of your stories don't seem to be wholly credible.
Actually, this book deserves 3.5 stars, but I'm a pessimist, so I'll round down.
Arnold's Fantastic Book August 20, 2005
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have many books that I'm reading so I've not read this one yet! I can tell you when I skimmed through it at the airport in Washington D.C., that I knew I wanted the book ( Me being a huge Arnold fan ) but it was a little pricey. So I turned to Amazon and found a better deal and I would recommend it to any Arnold fan just by what I did read.
An inspirational story which greatly motivates August 12, 2005
A fairly unbiased look into the man, the myth, and the legend of Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's a great story of one man's dreams and his provisions of achieving it. Many great quotes, even though one could question the truthfulness of some details. The book is very inspirational on achieving ones goals and making ones destiny. A great read of a man who would become a great king or conqueror if born centuries before our time.
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