Arnold: An Unauthorized Biography [Hardcover]

Wendy Leigh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1990

This unauthorized biography traces Arnold Schwarzenegger's life from his modest beginnings in Austria to his marriage to Maria Shriver and the recent birth of their daughter, Katherine Eunice. The man behind the public image is profiled in clear, concise language. This book deals with subjects of interest to young adults, such as dealing with an alcoholic father, sibling rivalry, and the use of steroids by athletes. Good recreational reading. --Roberta Lisker, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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This unauthorized biography traces Arnold Schwarzenegger's life from his modest beginnings in Austria to his marriage to Maria Shriver and the recent birth of their daughter, Katherine Eunice. The man behind the public image is profiled in clear, concise language. This book deals with subjects of interest to young adults, such as dealing with an alcoholic father, sibling rivalry, and the use of steroids by athletes. Good recreational reading. --Roberta Lisker, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Congdon & Weed; First edition. edition (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865532168
• ISBN-13: 978-0865532168
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,019,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Flaws and Triumphs, December 3, 2002

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This review is from: Arnold: An Unauthorized Biography (Hardcover)

I've been reading about Arnold since I was 18 in 1972. His bodybuilding accomplishments are legendary and now he is a famous movie star. Leigh didn't necessarily dig for negative stuff on Arnold; she wrote what appears to be are the facts of his life. No one is perfect and each of us has comments and experiences we'd rather the world did not hear about. It's all part of Arnold's life good and bad but interesting and fascinating as well.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the real arnold, March 20, 2004

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"mockspeed3" (Walnut, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arnold: An Unauthorized Biography (Hardcover)

there is a reason why you can't find this book when you type in arnolds name on amazon.com. this book is an unauthorized, unpublicized invesitigative report at the real arnold, the one that does not want to have his million dollar image and governorship ruined by sexual scandal, steroid use and various other elements that make him HUMAN. this book is the real deal about arnold, the one he does not want you to read, the one that is not being published, the one you had trouble finding.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very interesting book,his life is surprising, December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Arnold: An Unauthorized Biography (Hardcover)

you don't really know what his life is like until you have read this book. All the things that he had to go through as a child, and all the things he had to go through growing up will surprise you. This book gave me a different perspective on his life.