30 review for The Governator: From Muscle Beach to His Quest for the White House, the Improbable Rise of Arnold Schwarzenegger

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   5 out of 5

   Lori – Jan 13, 2011

   Very interesting book! The author's a little hung up on himself and the content is pretty much all hearsay but it sure does paint an interesting picture for what its worth. I find it very odd to read a biography of someone who's still alive that's not an autobiography or memoir. Very interesting book! The author's a little hung up on himself and the content is pretty much all hearsay but it sure does paint an interesting picture for what its worth. I find it very odd to read a biography of someone who's still alive that's not an autobiography or memoir.

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   5 out of 5

   Danice – Jan 09, 2012

   Not a book I will trust as a reference.

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   5 out of 5

   Ken Hamner – May 07, 2018

   While the book was certainly interesting in sections, it appears the author really wanted to focus on the more tabloid aspects of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s life.

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   4 out of 5

   Nick – Aug 27, 2017

   An interesting expose of sorts about Arnold Schwarzengger and his rise from Austria to Governor of California. The book aims to find the truth about a man America has come to love. An enjoyable read with interesting facts. My only wish is that it were an official authorized biography.

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   4 out of 5

   Stephen – Feb 05, 2013

   I dont really like the writer of this book as he seems more bent on trying to expose the bad side of arnold. That being said, i gave the book 5 stars solely on the fact that it is about arnold schwartzenegger! He is an amazing man and his story (no matter how it is told) is just as amazing. If you look underneath all of the macho stuff and all that you will see that he is an extremely driven person, he wants something, he makes a goal to get it, then he puts 110% into it until he gets it! Whatev I dont really like the writer of this book as he seems more bent on trying to expose the bad side of arnold. That being said, i gave the book 5 stars solely on the fact that it is about arnold schwartzenegger! He is an amazing man and his story (no matter how it is told) is just as amazing. If you look underneath all of the macho stuff and all that you will see that he is an extremely driven person, he wants something, he makes a goal to get it, then he puts 110% into it until he gets it! Whatever he sets his mind to he achieves. Everything he has strived for he has reached the top of. He wanted to be the best bodybuilder, he was. He wanted to be a movie star, he was (im not saying he was an amazing actor but he certainly was one of the best action heroes of my generation) he wanted to go into politics, he did. All in all, no matter how you look at it, this is an amazing man who has accomplished more in his life three times over than about 99% of the world.

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   5 out of 5

   David – Nov 29, 2010

   Halperin bills himself as an "undercover journalist", which is an oxymoron since journalists are supposed to report facts and "undercover" requires the subject to lie about the motives for his questioning. In any event, this is a slanted piece of writing more suitable to the tabloids from whence sprung the author. Read at your own risk Halperin bills himself as an "undercover journalist", which is an oxymoron since journalists are supposed to report facts and "undercover" requires the subject to lie about the motives for his questioning. In any event, this is a slanted piece of writing more suitable to the tabloids from whence sprung the author. Read at your own risk

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   4 out of 5

   Phillip Topping – Jul 07, 2012

   Interesting take on the background of Arnie and how driven he is and determined to not be 2nd best in no matter what he does.

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