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Total Recall

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Narrated by: Stephen Lang, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Publisher's summary

One of the most anticipated autobiographies of this generation, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Recall is the candid story by one of the world's most remarkable actors, businessmen, and world leaders.

Born in the small city of Thal, Austria, in 1947, Arnold Schwarzenegger moved to Los Angeles at the age of 21. Within 10 years, he was a millionaire businessman. After 20 years, he was the world's biggest movie star. In 2003, he was elected governor of California and became a household name around the world.

Chronicling his embodiment of the American Dream, Total Recall covers Schwarzenegger's high-stakes journey to the United States, from creating the international bodybuilding industry out of the sands of Venice Beach to breathing life into cinema's most iconic characters and becoming one of the leading political figures of our time. Proud of his accomplishments and honest about his regrets, Schwarzenegger spares nothing in sharing his amazing story.

©2012 Fitness Publications, Inc (P)2012 Simon & Schuster, Inc

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Amazing. I wish I got the extended version!

Where does Total Recall rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Being the first of it's kind that I've listened to, I'm very pleased with the quality and layout of this product.

What did you like best about this story?

How it doesn't end, and when it does, you're stuck wondering "where's the rest of it, that can't be all that happened!"

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I was never a huge Arnold fan until I listened to this. Now I find myself needing to do more research into his life. I have to listen again for items I missed the first time, and go over all the lessons he insist you learn from this book. The last chapter really brings it home, the first chapter really lets you know why he is the way he is.

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mostly not Arnold reading it

it was jolting when it went from Arnold reading the first few chapters to another guy, then back to Arnold for the last few

some interesting stories and insight, glad I got this book

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only partly Ah-Nuld

great story, of course. unfortunately, Arnold only reads a small part of the whole. Otherwise, it was thrilling.

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Great book

A very inspiring and motivating book, I only wish Arnold narrated the entire thing rather than just the beginning and ending.

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Excellent

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would most definitely recommend this book. I grew up watching Arnold movies and always found his story interesting. My expectations of this book was that it would be something to fill the time, but I didnt expect it to be so captivating.

What about Stephen Lang and Arnold Schwarzenegger ’s performance did you like?

Stephen Lang has an excellent narrative voice for this book, although I more thoroughly enjoyed Arnold's voice.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, I definitely found myself making time to enjoy it. Great book.

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Insightful

I will admit it: I came into this book because I wanted to hear Arnold Schwarzenegger narrate an audiobook. And while it was funny at first, I was soon hooked to the story of his rise to power. Stephen Lang, the primary narrator, covers most of the audiobook except the first and last couple of chapters.

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interesting story

I learned many new and interesting things about Arnold's life that have made me change the way I look at him in a good way. as somebody getting into bodybuilding it was extremely interesting to hear about things that he went through and what was going on in his head at that point in time.

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Great to hear the full story

What an inspiration, a great chance to hear the details of Arnold’s story. Hope him and Maria give it another go. Jesus is the way.

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Wanting more

I loved this book and especially the parts read by Arnold himself: Motivational, funny and inspiring. My only disappointment was that Audible advertised the book as 23 hours long when in fact it was only 8.

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Incredible and inspirational

If every American was forced to read or listen we would be so much better off. The ability to work hard and compromise and preserver is being lost in this country. Here is an example that would make even the greatest generations of America very proud. Flawed indeed like all of us, but incredibly driven and well intentioned. A great listen. Enjoy

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