Krasniewicz (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology) and Blitz (City University of New York) present the story of Governor Schwarzenegger's life as the classic tale of the American Dream. They chronicle Arnold's childhood in Austria, rise to bodybuilding fame, movie career in Hollywood, interest in politics, and election to California governor. A few black and white photographs are provided. Annotation #169;2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Series Foreword	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: Introducing Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger	xi
Timeline: Events in the Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger	xxi
Chapter 1 American Dream Arnold	1
Chapter 2 Austrian Arnold	11
Chapter 3 The Body Arnold	27
Chapter 4 From Hercules to Hollywood	53
Chapter 5 Movie Star Arnold	59
Chapter 6 The Arnold Schwarzenegger of Arnold Schwarzeneggers	91
Chapter 7 Citizen Arnold	99
Chapter 8 Republican Arnold	109
Chapter 9 The Terminator and the Candidate	119
Chapter 10 Governor Arnold	131
Chapter 11 President Arnold	139
Epilogue: Yoda vs the Terminator	147
Further Reading	149
Index	151

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