| Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger | 
 enlarge | Author: Laurence Leamer
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 117688
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 544
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0312933010
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.4054092
EAN: 9780312933012
ASIN: 0312933010
Publication Date: May 30, 2006
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He has been known as the Austrian Oak, Mr. Universe, and the Terminator. Now he answers to “Governor.” From humble beginnings in a small Austrian village, Arnold Schwarzenegger pumped himself into the greatest bodybuilder in history, the biggest movie star in the world, and a political force to be reckoned with—all with raw ambition and driving self-confidence. In Fantastic, esteemed biographer Laurence Leamer captures Arnold’s amazing story as no one else could. Drawing on unprecedented interviews with Arnold, his wife Maria Shriver, and Arnold’s friends, family, lovers, competitors, business partners, and political adversaries, Leamer offers a brilliant, uniquely detailed portrait of this self-made man who married a Kennedy princess and scaled the heights of America’s elite. Readers will discover:
A troubled youth: growing up the son of a strict former Nazi and overcoming adversity by discovering the potential of weight training
The superhuman: the arrogant showman who revolutionized bodybuilding—and his astounding string of Mr. Olympia titles
Blockbuster stardom: why a heavy accent and wooden acting style couldn’t keep Arnold and his publicist from marketing him into the world’s largest grossing film icon
The unlikeliest Kennedy: his marriage to Maria Shriver and her role in Arnold’s rise to governor of the Golden State
...and more!
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 Arnolds book December 6, 2007
Arnold is without doubt one of the most influential human beings of the 21st century. Fantastic gives us a glimpse into the life of the man who on the face of things looks invincible. The book (and I pray it doesnt make things up) also gives readers a glimpse into arnolds kinder side. The oak has a heart.
boyfriend loves it March 20, 2007
my boyfriend is a huge arnold fan so he loves this book that i bought for him
a very good book February 6, 2007
this book is an objective and complete biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
it tells the rise to fame and power from his childhood to his first year of governorship. After reading it, one must observe that succes in life depends not on luck, as many believe so, but on discipline, wilful ambition,drive and
positive thinking followed by action.
i recommend this book not only for arnold fans (it should be mandatory for them :) ) but to anyone who wants to get an insight into one of the most extraordinary success stories of our times
Please excuse any language mistakes, i`m not a native english speaker
A Real Page-Turner January 10, 2007
Larry Leamer's 'Fantastic' is fantastic. I couldn't put it down. It is amazing to learn that one human being, Arnold Schwarzenegger, built such an amazing life. Leamer catalogues this life in a readable, entertaining, objective way. If anyone wants to know what makes Arnold tick, this book will tell him.
Marc H. Rudov
Author
The Man's No-Nonsense Guide to Women
(ISBN: 978-0974501710)
 A good read November 7, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a big fan of Arnold I couldnt wait to buy this book.
However as he is now a politician I feared it may be nothing but pro Arnold propangada as there is a future possibility of this man running for president. Instead I found a well written, interesting and honest account of the man who was born with nothing material but had bucketfulls of determination, ambition and confidence. The early accounts of Arnolds life are facinating and the book gives an honest account of how Arnold was far from the perfect man providing details of his gamesmanship and arrogance in bodybuilding contests and his days of womanising.
Some people only knock this book because they despise the fact that Arnold won California. The facts are he is the greatest bodybuilder of all time, his movies while not oscar winners sold millions of cinema tickets and he did win California which was incredible. Love him or loathe him the mans a winner. My only knock against this book is that it contains too much political stuff and as I am from Spain im not very interested in American politics.
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