Arnold - by Dian Hanson (Hardcover)

About the Book

This long awaited new edition traces Arnold Schwarzenegger's journey from poverty to Mr. Olympia, movie star, and the Governor's mansion, including portraits by top photographers Annie Leibovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Sante D'Orazio, and Andy Warhol, plus vintage bodybuilding and personal photos, film stills and exclusive interviews.First published as a signed Collector's Edition, now available in an unlimited edition

Book Synopsis

He's a four-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia. His films have grossed more than four billion dollars worldwide. He won the California governor's race by a landslide. He has one of the most recognizable faces in the world, an oft-imitated accent, and a physique still heralded as the most perfect ever built. He's Arnold, the one and only, with first name recognition worldwide, and now with a big brawny bio affordable by all.

The original Collector's Edition was a decade in the making, a photo tribute covering 70+ years of Schwarzenegger, from the future Terminator's impoverished childhood in Thal, Austria, to his rise as a young athlete, his journey to America to become the most celebrated bodybuilder of all time, to his career as the world's leading action film star, then into the California governor's mansion and beyond.

Along the journey, Arnold's muscular body, chiseled features, and charismatic personality made him a favorite subject of photographers, including Annie Leibovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Sante D'Orazio, Francesco Scavullo, and Andy Warhol. This new edition, like the original, includes them all, as well as more intimate bodybuilding images, behind-the-scenes film stills, dozens of photos from Arnold's personal archive, and exclusive interviews with Arnold and those who helped him to fame, including directors Ivan Reitman and Bob Rafelson, and bodybuilding legends Franco Columbu, Dave Draper, and Frank Zane.

Review Quotes

"I have always set goals so high the naysayers say they're impossible; I don't listen. Instead I follow the Nelson Mandela philosophy: Everything is impossible until someone does it."-- "Arnold Schwarzenegger"

"Brings together sensational documents from Schwarzenegger's life. Not only enlightening for fans, it is a journey into the history of the film industry and the press."-- "GQ"