Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2012 memoir, from Thal to Mr. Olympia to Sacramento
The memoir runs from a village childhood in postwar Austria through five-hour training days in Munich and Venice Beach, the move into film, and two terms as governor of California. Fitness readers go to it for the training chapters, which show the goal setting, visualization and sheer volume behind seven Mr. Olympia titles. Schwarzenegger narrates the audiobook, German asides included.
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His 2012 memoir. Tim Ferriss tells him he enjoyed the audiobook, German thrown in, and the same interview walks through stories the book covers: Munich, Franco Columbu and the bricklaying business.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #60 transcript: Arnold Schwarzenegger
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