Fantastic · The life of Arnold Schwarzenegger

- Authors
- Leamer, Laurence
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Paperbacks
- Tags
- schwarzenegger , actors , biography , bodybuilders , arnold , austrian americans , celebrities , governors
- ISBN
- 9780312933012
- Date
- 2005-06-03T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.03 MB
- Lang
- en
Includes bibliographical references and index;A portrait of the California governor traces his achievements as a cultural and public figure, discussing the factors that influenced his beliefs, his marriage to Maria Shriver, his acting and bodybuilding careers, and his political ambitions;The Vision -- The American Dream -- The Bodybuilder -- A Man from Thal -- The Hedgehog -- Helping Hands -- Paying the Price -- The Trickster -- Mr. Universe -- Joe Weider's Greatest Creation -- The "Wow" with the "Pow" -- Mr. Olympia -- Hercules in New York -- The Greatest -- Games Arnold Played -- Pumping Iron -- The Promoter -- The Maria Factor -- "Part of the Entertaining Show" -- The Star -- Arnold the Barbarian -- Paying the Price -- The Terminator -- Chasing Sly -- Red Sonja -- The Good Life -- Raw Deals -- "You Are What You Do" -- The Sins of the Father -- Number One -- Last Action Hero -- Private Lives -- True Lies -- Avenues of Relaxation -- Patton's Retreat -- The Politician -- Birth of a Candidate -- Total Recall -- Lights, Camera, Action -- A Fork in the Road -- "We're Not Gonna Take It" -- The California Comeback Express -- The Golden Dream by the Sea -- Cigar Nights -- Girlie Men -- Not the Last Chapter -- Bodybuilding Titles -- Films
A portrait of the California governor traces his achievements as a cultural and public figure, discussing the factors that influenced his beliefs, his marriage to Maria Shriver, his acting and bodybuilding careers, and his political ambitions
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!