48 minutes is pleny of Arnold, and I found it much easier to listen once Stephen took over. It can be misleading, because the "preview" is all Arnold reading, and the product details say Stephen Lang is the narrator. A great example of how anyone with a careful plan, consistency, and drive can overcome nearly any obstacle.Īlso, I'd want to point out that the first 40+ minutes are read by Arnold himself, then out of nowhere Stephen Lang picks up. As with any autobiography, sometimes you have to read between the lines and see past what is presented, but this is both interesting and does cover a good number of his faults and mistakes in life in general. Sure, he's not too appologetic, he's still working after all, and of course this is timed to help rebuild his image, but as someone who was interested in the man and his story, the audiobook is a good purchase.
It's my opinion that the audiobook is well worth the money, for a pretty decent look into his life, career, and the things that drove him. C'mon, we're here for the book on Arnold, and whatever that includes. Most reviews that are negative are negative because of their judgments of Arnold and the things he did- not the book. Until now, he has never told the full story of his life, in his own voice. In the wake of a scandal he brought upon himself, he tried to keep his family together. With Maria Shriver, he raised four fantastic children. He led the state through a budget crisis, natural disasters, and political turmoil, working across party lines for a better environment, election reforms, and bipartisan solutions. Thirty-six years after coming to America, the man once known by fellow bodybuilders as the Austrian Oak was elected governor of California, the seventh largest economy in the world. 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. He was also the winner of a Golden Globe Award for his debut as a dramatic actor in Stay Hungry. Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping, and bodybuilding. Within five years, he had learned English and become the greatest bodybuilder in the world. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star.īy the age of twenty-one, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr. He was born in a year of famine, in a small Austrian town, the son of an austere police chief. His story is unique, and uniquely entertaining, and he tells it brilliantly in these pages. The greatest immigrant success story of our time.
In his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Total Recall is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial, and truly unique life.
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