{"product_id":"total-recall-my-unbelievably-true-life-story-9781451662443","title":"Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger's \u003ci\u003eTotal Recall \u003c\/i\u003eis a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial, and truly unique life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe greatest immigrant success story of our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His story is unique, and uniquely entertaining, and he tells it brilliantly in these pages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He was born in a year of famine, in a small Austrian town, the son of an austere police chief. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By the age of twenty-one, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr. Universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Within five years, he had learned English and become the greatest bodybuilder in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping, and bodybuilding. He was also the winner of a Golden Globe Award for his debut as a dramatic actor in \u003ci\u003eStay Hungry\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Within twenty years, he was the world's biggest movie star, the husband of Maria Shriver, and an emerging Republican leader who was part of the Kennedy family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thirty-six years after coming to America, the man once known by fellow body-builders as the Austrian Oak was elected governor of California, the seventh largest economy in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He led the state through a budget crisis, natural disasters, and political turmoil, working across party lines for a better environment, election reforms, and bipartisan solutions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With Maria Shriver, he raised four fantastic children. In the wake of a scandal he brought upon himself, he tried to keep his family together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Until now, he has never told the full story of his life, in his own voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here is Arnold, with total recall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchwarzenegger, Arnold:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Arnold Schwarzenegger served as governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Before that, he had a long career, starring in such films as the Terminator series; \u003ci\u003eStay Hungry\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTwins\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePredator\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eJunior\u003c\/i\u003e. His first book, \u003ci\u003eArnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder\u003c\/i\u003e, was a bestseller when published in 1977 and, along with his \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding\u003c\/i\u003e, has never been out of print since.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613942485266,"sku":"9781451662443","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_260ce07f-4353-4fd5-839f-2b51ebbe73a9.jpg?v=1732422700","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/total-recall-my-unbelievably-true-life-story-9781451662443","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}