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Summary: Very enjoyable for the most part
Review: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is, arguably, one of the most popular professional wrestlers of all time. Without question, he is one of the most successful in the World Wrestling Federation (currently World Wrestling Entertainment). He has sold more merchandise and sold out more arenas than any other WWF/E superstar with the possible exception of Hulk Hogan. He was that big. "The Stone Cold Truth" is his story, told in his own words (or at least in his own voice). Steve Williams takes the reader on the journey of his life, through his days playing high school football in Texas, through college and into his first days as a professional wrestler. Steve tells the reader, in general terms, what he was thinking and feeling and why he made the decisions he did in his life. We follow Steve through the indy wrestling feds, through WCW, ECW and finally the WWF. What is valuable and interesting in this book, other than the easy tone the book takes, is that we get Steve's side of the story in why/how he left WCW, and the story of why he walked out of the WWF following Wrestlemania 18. We also get his side of the story and his thoughts about having his neck broken in a match against Owen Hart. Every wrestling biography inevitably gets compared to Mick Foley's book, and in comparison, this one does not have the level of detail that Foley provided. It is a typical WWE autobiography in that there are short, fast moving chapters that give us a sense of who Steve Williams is a person, but not quite giving us the full details (without the glitz) that you might find elsewhere. Nonetheless, I did get the feeling that Steve was being honest in the details that he provided, and that this is the way that he sees things about his life and career. This may not be the best wrestling book out on the market, but it's a pretty good one and entertaining.
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Summary: a typical WWE biography, but we get a sense of the man
Review: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is, arguably, one of the most popular professional wrestlers of all time. Without question, he is one of the most successful in the World Wrestling Federation (currently World Wrestling Entertainment). He has sold more merchandise and sold out more arenas than any other WWF/E superstar with the possible exception of Hulk Hogan. He was that big. "The Stone Cold Truth" is his story, told in his own words (or at least in his own voice). Steve Williams takes the reader on the journey of his life, through his days playing high school football in Texas, through college and into his first days as a professional wrestler. Steve tells the reader, in general terms, what he was thinking and feeling and why he made the decisions he did in his life. We follow Steve through the indy wrestling feds, through WCW, ECW and finally the WWF. What is valuable and interesting in this book, other than the easy tone the book takes, is that we get Steve's side of the story in why/how he left WCW, and the story of why he walked out of the WWF following Wrestlemania 18. We also get his side of the story and his thoughts about having his neck broken in a match against Owen Hart. Every wrestling biography inevitably gets compared to Mick Foley's book, and in comparison, this one does not have the level of detail that Foley provided. It is a typical WWE autobiography in that there are short, fast moving chapters that give us a sense of who Steve Williams is a person, but not quite giving us the full details (without the glitz) that you might find elsewhere. Nonetheless, I did get the feeling that Steve was being honest in the details that he provided, and that this is the way that he sees things about his life and career. This may not be the best wrestling book out on the market, but it's a pretty good one and entertaining.
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Summary: And That¿s the Bottom Line¿
Review: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's autobiography, "The Stone Cold Truth" details the life and career of one of the biggest icons in professional wrestling history. Overall, it's a great look at the life and times of one of America's most popular entertainers. THE BOOK Like any autobiography, the book discusses Austin's childhood growing up in Texas where he discusses growing up with his brothers. He talks about his family, his love of sports (football, baseball, weight training, tennis) and just growing up in general including his first relationship with his first wife. From there he talks about how he got started in professional wrestling after dropping out of college after his college football career ended. He discusses the genesis of his wrestling career in Chris Adam's wrestling school and with the Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling in Texas. From there he chronologically follows his career with the Jarrett's USWA, Ted Turner's WCW, Paul Heyman's ECW and finally his getting into Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation. He shares lots of stories about the promoters and wrestlers he met and learned from along the way and highlights some of his more prominent career highlights. Overall, if you're a wrestling fan you'll love reading Austin's overall thoughts on the wrestling business as he gives you his honest opinion on it. The vast majority of the book is basically Austin's experience in the business, his opinion on what the business is, how it should be run, etc. He talks candidly about his feelings on what is wrong with the business and how it should get back to its "roots" like when he started in it. He talks candidly about his relationship with Vince McMahon as well as goes behind the scenes with how his biggest feuds in the business were put together or got floundered. We also get some of the dirty details behind his frustrating career in WCW as he saw it. Overall, it's a real fascinating read to see the wrestling business from the eyes of the man who literally changed it. In addition to the wrestling business he also "opens the door" a little to his private life where he candidly owns up to a lot of the mistakes he's made as a husband (three wives and counting) and he also takes a look back at some of the problems wrestlers have with their drug addictions, talking in depth over the sadness he felt when he friend and former tag partner Brian Pillman passed away. THE CRITIQUE As many reviewers have attested already, the biggest drawback to the book is that it leaves you wanting more. Many of the chapters in the book are only a few pages long. Obviously there's a lot more that Austin and his co-biographers could have shared but I'm of the opinion that what was shared was adequate. The pace of the book reads very quickly and is very accessible. The book itself does not say too little (like the Rock or Chyna's autobiographies which definitely SHOULD have been heavier on content and less on fluff) but you do have the "more COULD have been said" feeling. THE COOL THING The book is interspersed with "inserted commentary" by Austin's mother and father as well as his good friend and confidant "J.R." Jim Ross. The commentary adds some good extra insight to some of the points and stories Austin shares. Various pictures and documents (letters, etc.) also highlight Austin's story where appropriate. Overall, the presentation, save for a few typos, is well done. THE BOTTOM LINE Overall, while the book was a little sparse in parts, readers should be happy with Steve Austin's "The Stone Cold Truth." For wrestling fans you'll benefit from the insight into the wrestling business from its pre-eminent star. For casual readers you'll love the story of how a "good old country boy" from Edna, Texas came out of nowhere and succeeded against the odds. "And That's The Bottom Line, 'Cause Stone Cold Said So!!!" Total Pages: 312
Total Read Time: 6 hours Highest Recommendation
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Summary: Stone Cold Stunner
Review: A must read for any wrestling fan. Although I understand why Stone Cold didn't write the book himself it really would have went from a good book to a book that shined if he had. I tore through this book in an afternoon. I felt that it showed a number of sides to Steve Austin that wrestling fans haven't saw yet. It does discuss his feelings on certain people and events but it's not a book full of gossip. It had a fairly good balance to it. His family had also contributed little segments which truely were the gems of the book in my opinion.
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Summary: Here's cheers to the man that drinks beers
Review: A top read for any Stone Cold fan! He goes through moments in his life, nothing in great detail but definatly picks out little pieces that were obviously important to him. it's pretty quick to get to him getting a start in wrestling. Probably not getting enough perspective from his parents and what they thought (they had editorial pieces during the book along with Jim "J.R." Ross). He probably doesn't say enough about his WCW days, and that might be because he truely doesn't want to remember them to much. It's enough to let us know what's happening but really, most of that and the ECW stuff is covered in the DVD (which I saw before reading the book). What I was mostly interested in was why he left WWE which, although might be true, kinda left me thinking "is that it?" It's a fair enough excuse but I get the feeling it might have been a little sugar coated. Not much but a little. It is a good read! And all wrestling fans will enjoy it. Others might not quite get into it but that's the audience. It's a wrestling biography. It's dominated by wrestling stuff.
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Summary: Here's cheers to the man that drinks beers
Review: A top read for any Stone Cold fan! He goes through moments in his life, nothing in great detail but definatly picks out little pieces that were obviously important to him. it's pretty quick to get to him getting a start in wrestling. Probably not getting enough perspective from his parents and what they thought (they had editorial pieces during the book along with Jim "J.R." Ross). He probably doesn't say enough about his WCW days, and that might be because he truely doesn't want to remember them to much. It's enough to let us know what's happening but really, most of that and the ECW stuff is covered in the DVD (which I saw before reading the book). What I was mostly interested in was why he left WWE which, although might be true, kinda left me thinking "is that it?" It's a fair enough excuse but I get the feeling it might have been a little sugar coated. Not much but a little. It is a good read! And all wrestling fans will enjoy it. Others might not quite get into it but that's the audience. It's a wrestling biography. It's dominated by wrestling stuff.
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Summary: Maybe Not Perfect But Still Satisfies
Review: All Austin fans will love the Stone Cold Truth. For all his fans, they will get to know everything about Austin they did not know. Any wrestling fan in general should like the book as well, since it has more than enough information to satisfy the reader. I do have to say they really could have been more, but the bottom line is information wise it gets the job done. I thought maybe Austin should have commented more on the people who had had such a great impact on his life. Also some chapters in general are bit short such has the WCW section which, could have been longer since Austin made his debut as a well known profesionally wrester in WCW. Th book in general follows all previous wrestler bios with 300 plus pages broken down to plenty of chapters. Even though Austin did not write evry single bit of the book, the majority is Austin's words. I would have to give it 4 and a half stars, maybe not perfect but still satisfies.
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Summary: Good...but could have been more
Review: First of all, I did enjoy the book. It's an easy read and can very easily be read in one or 2 sittings. So it's really nothing heavy, so to speak. Most of the stories are enjoyable, but brief. He barely touches on his childhood and collage years. Now for a wrestling fan that could be a good thing because about 30 pages into it he starts on his wrestling career. So it does not take long to get to the meat and potatoes of it. I do give Steve credit for being honest about several issues. Cheating on his wife. and perscription drug use are the 2 that come to mind right now. Steve also opens himself up about the love he feels for his 2 daughters. For those who have only seen his tv charactor might be shocked when they find out what a loving father this man really is because it shines through perfectly. One dissapointment was that he left some of his thought process out of it. I would love to have known how he felt when he found out that he was to win the WWE title and be their #1 guy. Did he get scared, or nervous? We don't know. What was going through his mind when he had to headline his first PPV? I would have liked to see these topics covered. One more point that was bothering me was the book kind of has the feel that Steve just told the stories in the book to Dennis Brent, and Dennis wrote the book while trying to be in charactor as Steve Austin. I think it would have come across more honest if Steve actually wrote it himself and Dennis just cleaned it up a bit. Just my 2 cents. I really did like the ending though. Steve talks about what he would change about the wrestling biz, and what he feels would make it beter. This came across to me as the most honest part of the book. I just wish the whole book had that feel. My recomendation : Worth a read, but wait for paperback.
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Summary: The Cold Truth
Review: Have you ever wondered what Steve Austin's life was like when he was a kid? How he became a pro wrestler? Or how he became one of the best pro wrestlers in the business till this day? Like what was his dream before he became a wrestler? The book that I am reading is The Stone Cold Truth.
The protagonist is Stone Cold Steve Austin. Steve Austin's dream before he became a wrestler was he wanted to be a rock star. His dream would have come true but his brother told him that he couldn't sing so that's when his dream went downhill. One day he was watching wrestling and they he saw a wrestling camp. He ask his mom and dad; they said that he could try to wrestle. So the next day he went to the school. Then he signed in to wrestle and he was one of the wrestlers that got picked out of 300 guys 8 of them got picked one of them got picked.
I really liked the book. Some of the things in the book were scary and some were funny but the book was a really good. Like in the beginning of the book Austin sad he had a heart attack the night before wrestlemaina. That was one of the scary parts about the book. One of the funny parts about the book is when he and his brother thought there was a robber in the house and they each got a 12 gauge shotgun for Christmas and they grabbed them and went downstairs. Then Austin pulled the trigger and shot their ceiling.
One thing I would have changed about the book is the incident in the beginning of it when he had a heart attack at the third Wrestlemaina I would have put that in the end I would have liked to learn more about what he did in his first Wrestlemaina.
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Summary: Where is the Story?
Review: I can say with confidence that this book is the worst wrestling book written to date(including Chyna's). Austin has no story whatsoever and the stories he does have, have been told on numerous occasions through wwe publications, dvds, tv, etc. The average chapter is four pages long and half of that is Jim Ross saying the exact same thing that Austin just said. The only thing we do learn here is that Austin loves Vince McMahon and shocker! this just happens to be a WWE book. This book honestly falls into the negative star category.
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