
Those who mistake “Total Recall” for a salacious tell-all may not be that interested in how many Mr.


“Total Recall” contains nonstop illustrations of how he aims high, tramples on competitors, breaks barriers and savors every victory, be it large or small. Schwarzenegger has prized self-interest throughout his long, glory-stalking and (as he loves pointing out) extremely lucrative career. “I smoke it because it’s a great cigar,” he said. The answer was as good a one-sentence encapsulation of the bodybuilder/entrepreneur/movie star/politician/braggart’s philosophy as all of “Total Recall,” his 646-page memoir, provides. “That’s a Cuban cigar,” the reporter said. Here is Arnold, with total recall.When Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of California, a reporter asked about the Cohiba label on the cigar Mr. Until now, he has never told the full story of his life, in his own voice. His story is unique, and uniquely entertaining, and he tells it brilliantly in these pages. It is the greatest immigrant success story of our time. He married Maria Shriver, becoming part of the Kennedy clan, while going on to become the Republican governor of California, where he led the state through a budget crisis, natural disasters and political turmoil. The Terminator spawned numerous sequels and made him one of Hollywood's biggest stars, as he had a series of hit films including Predator, Total Recall, True Lies and Twins. He was also the winner of a Golden Globe Award for his debut as a dramatic actor in Stay Hungry.

Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping and bodybuilding. Within five years, he had learned English and become the greatest bodybuilder in the world. By the age of 21, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr Universe. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star. In his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Recall is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial and truly unique life.īorn in a small Austrian town in 1947, a year of famine, he was the son of an austere police chief.
