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The Governator

From Muscle Beach to His Quest for the White House, the Improbable Rise of Arnold Schwarzenegger

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From Muscle Beach to Hollywood superstar to The Governator—Ian Halperin, investigative journalist and # 1 New York Times bestselling author, reveals the untold story about the outsized and often outrageous Arnold Schwarzenegger. The former Austrian bodybuilding icon turned movie action hero turned governor of California is portrayed in all his larger-than-life glory in The Governator, an intimate biography that masterfully chronicles the twists and turns of Schwartzenegger’s amazing true-life Horatio Alger story.

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Would you listen to Governator again? Why?

Great listen, covering many aspects of Arnold life not covered by his autobiography.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Kurt Marnul

What about Greg Itzin’s performance did you like?

Enjoyable - I found his imitation of Arnold voice a little laughable, and sometimes the way he said something Arnold did - took away from the seriousness or true message of what Arnold was saying. E.g. when Arnold starts talking about first lifting weights - that moment was his "struck by lightning" moment, the liight that would drive him even until today. If u listen to Itzin, it sort of makes a mockery of this serious point. That wouldn't be a problem, but people who would want to understand and what motivates need to understand that we all get these moments, and if we press on it with inspirations even when hard, we can achieve much as Arnold did.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Great surprise on many aspects of the book, since Arnold did not cover in his autobiography.

Any additional comments?

The most important thing I learnt was to read "Wendy Leigh" Arnold Schwarzenegger biography. After completing this, I read that (available on Amazon Kindle - cheap), that book turned out to be the best bio ever.

Great story

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