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True Myths of Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Life and Times of Arnold Schwarzenegger, from Pumping Iron to Governor of California | 
| Author: Nigel Andrews
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 626956
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Revised
Pages: 284
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1582344655
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.4054092
EAN: 9781582344652
ASIN: 1582344655
Publication Date: January 2, 2003
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The strategies of the film star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, are studied and questioned in this biograghy. Some of the questions examined in this book include: has he capitalized on his Nazi patrimnoy to portray the dark avenging macho men of his movies, while simultaneously counrting the Jewish lobby in America; has he turned his steroid record around to play it as a reformed man's fitness anthem - smiled on by President Bush who appointed him a nation's health and sports czar; and how much has he seized on other people's mockery of him - his accent, his name, his bulk - to turn it to his own self-mocking advantage? Nigel Andrews was named the Critic of the Year in the British Press Awards for 1985.
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 Arnold's UNauthorized biography September 13, 2004
JOE-JOE BOOKS (CALIFORNIA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This my may not be the best book you will ever read, but if you're interested in information about Arnold, this is not a bad choice. The author mentions all the obstacles he had in writing this book and does not try to make it seem like it is an authorized biography in any way. He does give you a look at Arnold without the childish self-promoting efforts that Arnold's autobiography seems to try. This is a fun book, with a slight edge to it like you're reading something that might have been printed in a tabloid were it not printed in a book. You can almost feel like you are sneeking around with the author trying to find out information about Arnold that is not some sort of publicity stunt. It might not be the most fair look at Arnold, but then again neither is Arnold's autobiography. I think the real story might be found somewhere in between the two books.
Not very easy to read but has alot of information. August 4, 2004
chuckconners
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Although the book is not that flattering for Arnold its not that bad either. I stopped following his career in the early 90's and it has alot of information about him since then. Most of the information about his career early on and into the 80's I already knew but had more detail than in previous material I had read.
 Bunch of bull February 13, 2004
4 out of 12 found this review helpful
This author is out to make Arnold look bad, not to sure about this book...I think its a bunch of BS myself. Arnold is a true Idol, a star, a person someone wants to be. This guy makes Arnold out to be a pure bonified *%*$*@*...I do not believe the bullcrap from this book at all...
 Great Book. January 16, 2004
Lars Burkhardt (Pearl River, NY United States)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Great Book. Takes an honest look at the real life "Arnold Schwarzenegger". It may take the magic out of the man for some , but it puts a human face on one of the greatest personalities of our times. The book points out that, like all of us, Arnold has his imperfections, but through sheer will and a fanatical determination to succeed, he pulled himself up by his boot straps and propelled himself to success. An absolute "MUST READ" for all true Arnold fans.
I wish I never read this book... March 14, 2002
Stephen Ryan (Dublin, Ireland)
9 out of 14 found this review helpful
I used to think Schwarzenegger was great... now I'm not so sure!!This book makes you realise that he is just one big marketing ploy. You also get to see that he is not a nice person - he tramples over people to get what he wants, and makes you realise that most of the charity work he does is only to make him look like a good person... I think this quote from the book sums him up, "I admire people like hitler..." EEK. Will change the way you see him drastically. I preferred my blind opinion of him before!!
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