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Summary: Excellent book, but preachy at times
Review: Foley's stuff is great because it comes straight from the source. He's nice, honest & sincere, and it comes shining through in his writing, though he can get a bit obnoxious at times, especially in his moral defense of the WWF. I did not finish the final 25 (?) or so pages, because it really wasn't typical Foley content, and I had no desire to read his quasi-scientific breakdown of the PTC. That being said, the guy did write some fantastic stuff in both of his books, so if he wants to do some spouting off, I say he's earned it. The rant section is at the END of the book, and skipping it takes nothing away from the other content...
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Summary: One more great book by Foley
Review: This is a must read for wrestling fans! but i can recoment to read his first book to get the whole picture of this book. In this book there is lots of inside jokes and stuff that are verey funny. The best thing about hte book is that Mick is so open and honest and tells is how it's like in the world of wrestling
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Summary: Really good but for one error
Review: I read the book and enjoyed it thoroughly. One thing I noticed when reading it was when Mick referred to the Rock as "black"....ummmm...I may be mistaken but isn't the rock Samoan or from Hawaii???
I'd really appreciate the answer to this.
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Summary: I read this book from cover to cover!
Review: while the first book mostly talked about his life growing up, this one talks more about how the wrestling world works from the inside. how they decide who will have the next belt, the relationship between wrestlers, etc. i read this book from cover to cover. its hilarious, incredibly interesting, includes tons of secrets about the world of wrestling, and his personal life,and a bonus. at the end, a rather long professional grade argument by Mick himself in defense of the WWF and vince mcman, as concerning to how the world veiws prowrestling. plus, it comes with some ausome photos!
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Summary: Articulate, funny, and a fine book for anybody.
Review: Foley strikes again (and proves that wrestlers can be intelligent, interesting people) in "Foley is Good." I'm a college graduate, 35 years old, and love wrestling. Yes, I said I love wrestling. Used to be you were considered a half-wit for watching the weekly shows, but now it's "hip." If any of your friends think these performers are less than the talents they are, give them this book and tell them to read on.Foley is a rare performer, courageous and crazy. He will do anything for the fans, even though he gets sick of them on occasion. He is also a family man who loves his wife, dotes on his kids, hangs out with his friends, and abuses his cohorts in vicious but amusing ways. This is one of the best autobiographies (another of them being his first book) that I've read. Give in to the power of the Hardcore Legend. You'll be glad you did.
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Summary: Foley Is DAMN Good!
Review: The first time I read Foley's "Mankind" book, I was just a WWF fan starting out and wanted to read any book about a wrestler, so I picked up his....Loved it! So much that I couldn't wait to read the second installment, it was like a soap opera or something that sucked me in and made me feel like I was in the book so to speak. So I rushed out and bought "Foley is Good" even though everybody thought I was crazy for buying an expensive book. (Its about $50 australian dollars) But I didnt care, I wanted to know what Mick Foley had in store for me this time. And boy I never regretted buying that book, Ive read it twice already, and when I have nothing to read, I just go back to that. Even if you dont really like wrestling, its still a good read, but it would be advantagous if you did know just the basics (characters, shows etc).Anyhow, GO OUT AND GET IT!
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Summary: Foley Is Good, no words could be more true!
Review: A great follow up to Mick Foley's first book. This new book picks up where the old one left off. Where the first one was more about the Hardcore Icon's long road to the top, this one is about the ending of his in ring career and beginning of his career as Commissioner Foley. It also has a few extra surprises added in such as a few of Mick's own top 10 lists, and even a very insightful, thought provoking section at the end. Have a nice day.
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Summary: Guilty little pleasure
Review: You really want to dislike, sorry make that hate, "Foley is Good..." prior to reading it. It starts with its author, Mick Foley. Here is a man who not only earned his living in the bogus, little-respected corner of the showbiz world known as wrestling; but he also had a way of doing that was deemed silly even by wrestling's standards. His act involved "sock-puppetry", his character "lived" in the boiler rooms of the arenas, he did frequent and disturbing pleas for his "mother" (in order to get ahead of Freudian told-you-so:ers, a proposed name for Foley's alter ego "Mankind" was "Headcase") and is best known for a 20 ft fall off a steel cage into a table that almost ended Mr Foley's career. If the sheer ridicule of Foley's wrestling career and the context he works in isn't enough, the sleeve notes about the author reveals that this bona-fide renaissance man is a "US history buff" who "enjoys amusement parks". Suddenly, the idea of reading Michael Jackson's dismal bio "Moonwalker" looks like a taste of Hemingway's best work in comparison. All in all, "Foley is Good..." gives the impression that it's about to suffer in the hands of a critically minded reader the way, say, Pee-Wee Herman would in a Sumo wrestling contest. That is, until you actually read it. Because littered as it is with crude references and over-ambitious double entendres, "Foley is Good..." is actually, well, rather good. A sign of ageing is surely when you start taking wrestling less seriously, which is probably why many 30+ people will think twice about picking this book up, unless it's a gift for their kids. Sure, any schoolkid knows that a fair amount of scriptwork and rehearsal goes into staging a wrestling match. But few people with any sense of modern pop culture underestimates the impact of wrestling, and the WWF especially, these days. Few publicly traded corporations have pulled off a transformation act the way the WWF has in the latest decade. Any case study on them, to which I count "Foley is good..." as one, should be mandatory reading at any MBA school or "Change-management" consultancy. So why, then, does wrestling have the evident problem of gaining the respect that other sports/ entertainment options enjoy? Part of the answer lies in its target audience. The WWF caters to adolescent boys, and lately girls (and to a certain extent their parents, who are the ones who have to shelve out the twenty or so bucks that a PPV or live event will set you back) This is a pity, because a book like "Foley is good..." will entertain a larger audience than the 20 or so million that are glued to TV-couch on wrestling nights. Don't get me worng, this IS a book about wrestling, i.e. not one of those "it's not really about sport, it's actually about life"-books. But the reason non-wrestling fans will most certainly enjoy it, is Foley's writing style. He proves to be not only smart but also self-mocking, witty and, gasp!, well-read (when was the last time you heard any physical athlete quote Nietzche?). The bio, a follow-up to 1999's "Have a nice day!", is somewhat chronologically organised but is interspersed with the author's thoughts on everything from storytelling and societal problems to family life and behind-the-scenes wrestling trivia (the latter travels both the highs and lows of life as a wrestler, covering such areas as injuries, failed plotlines and onstage in-jokes of wresters). Sure, it ain't James Joyce and to call "Foley is good..." a demanding book would be about as misleading as saying "Who wants to be a millionaire" is a quiz show for Nobel prize winners. All in all, what this book gives you is a swift, but enjoyable, read that manages to strike that rare combination of entertainment with a heart. Recommended...
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Summary: FOLEY IS GREAT
Review: You must bye this book . It has foley's opinion on everything from wrestling to theme parks,movies,songs,etc........
and it has all the info on what it is like backstage in the WWF and how the PTC is bashing the WWF everywhere,and there is a heartfull chapter on Owen Hart
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Summary: Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker Than Wrestling
Review: I found this book pretty good. It does pick up where his first book leaves off and addresses the concerns some people have with pro wrestling,and his comeback attempt.I thought it was better than The Rock's book or Chyna's hardcover book personally. In my opinion,the first book was better,but a solid effort nonetheless.
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