![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, through and through, the style of writing leaves very little to your imagination - Arnold will tell you what happened, exactly what he (and the other person) said, what he thought and why - in fact, wait a few lines, and he'll even tell you whether it was the right or wrong thing to have done. Sure, he went to the top of his game in three completely diverse fields (body building, acting and politics) - but particularly towards the second half of the book, it gets annoying. What there is no doubt about, though, is that he's arrogant. If you want to be charitable, you'd call him driven and intentional if you want to be harsh, you'd say this guy was conniving and postured. His life didn't happen by accident - it was an outcome of years of hard work and chasing down carefully-set goals. What becomes apparent very soon is that this is someone who had huge ambition, tremendous tenacity and a calculating business mind. This book dispels one myth right away - the impression most people carry that Arnold, with all his muscle and Terminator films, is all brawn and no brains. The majority of his book is about his successes in the three major chapters in his life: bodybuilder, actor, and Governor of California. He devotes one chapter called "The Secret" to his extramarital affair. Schwarzenegger's autobiography, Total Recall, was released in October 2012. Schwarzenegger was married to Maria Shriver and has four children. In May 20, he was named as one of the Time 100 people who help shape the world. Schwarzenegger was sworn in for a second term on January 5, 2007. Schwarzenegger was then re-elected on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election, to serve a full term as governor, defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was California State Treasurer at the time. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis's term. Schwarzenegger was nicknamed "The Austrian Oak" and "The Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnold Strong" and "Arnie" during his acting career, and more recently "The Governator" (A portmanteau word of Governor and Terminator, one of his film roles).Īs a Republican, he was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election to replace then-Governor Gray Davis. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy notice.Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, businessman and politician, and served as the 38th Governor of the state of California.Īrnold gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. ![]() Click "Decline" to reject, or "Customise" to make more detailed advertising choices, or learn more. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Cookies store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. Your choice applies to using first-party and third-party advertising cookies on this service. If you agree, we'll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. ![]() We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie notice. ![]()
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