Fantastic

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The life of Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most extraordinary success stories of our time. A scrawny boy from an Austrian village, he went on to become the greatest bodybuilding champion in history, the biggest movie star in the world, the Republican husband of a Kennedy princess and the popular governor of California. He may even become president of the United States one day. In this major new biography, acclaimed author Laurence Leamer telis the inside story of Arnold's remarkable rise to fame and power. Leamer has had exclusive interviews with Arnold Schwarzenegger and his closest associates, including his wife, Maria Shriver, Austrian schoolfriends, his nientors, bodybuilding competitors, lifelong friends, girlfriends, political rivals, agents, publicists and producers, many of whom have never been interviewed before. The res.ulting book paints the definitive portrait of the real Arnold - a man of immense discipline, wilful ambition and limitless drive. Leamer takes üs from... Tovább

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The life of Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most extraordinary success stories of our time. A scrawny boy from an Austrian village, he went on to become the greatest bodybuilding champion in history, the biggest movie star in the world, the Republican husband of a Kennedy princess and the popular governor of California. He may even become president of the United States one day. In this major new biography, acclaimed author Laurence Leamer telis the inside story of Arnold's remarkable rise to fame and power. Leamer has had exclusive interviews with Arnold Schwarzenegger and his closest associates, including his wife, Maria Shriver, Austrian schoolfriends, his nientors, bodybuilding competitors, lifelong friends, girlfriends, political rivals, agents, publicists and producers, many of whom have never been interviewed before. The res.ulting book paints the definitive portrait of the real Arnold - a man of immense discipline, wilful ambition and limitless drive. Leamer takes üs from a childhood marred by his traumatic relationship with his father to the careful crafting of a Hollywood career that saw Arnold become the ultimate action hero, from his marriage to Maria Shriver to how he overcame the sordid sexual revelations that marred his campaign for governor and how he has handled the challenges of his first year in office. Meticulously researched, objective and insightful, Fantastic is studded with revelations that shed new light on the public and priváté Schwarzenegger, a cultural and political figure ^unlike any other, and the man who could change the face of politics in America. LAURENCE LEAMER is the prominent author of many bestsellers, including The Kennedy Women, The Kennedy Men and Sons of Camelot. He lives in Washington DC, and Palm Beach, Florida. Vissza