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Summary: scattered
Review: Being a wrestling fan and a fan of mick foley. I bought this book without a second thought. Once I got into it I started to have mixed feelings. The good is that it is very informative and humorous. The bad is that Foley can't seem to keep his writing on track. It as if he wrote whatever came to his mind. Some might find this interesting but it makes me wonder if he really proofread it. This book could have easily cut out 50 pages of junk. However I still enjoyed it.
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Summary: Highly recommended if you are a wrestling fan
Review: If you are a wrestling fan, and if you read and enjoyed Mick Foley's first book, "Have A Nice Day", chances are you will enjoy this book as well. If anything, "Foley is Good" seems like a supplement to the first book, updating readers on the two years or so worth of events that have occurred since the first book was published. Personally, I found that I enjoyed the first book a little more, if only because that book covered a much larger timeframe and therefore is a more expansive story, while the second book covers such a brief timeframe in comparison that the story doesn't seem as complete. However, you will find the same humor and backstage insight that made the first book so entertaining, as well as Foley's interesting and well thought out opinions on various subjects facing the wrestling business today. Some of the chapters where Foley defends the WWF against its many critics are stronger than others - Foley's section on drugs in wrestling is rather shallow and his piece defending Vince McMahon comes off too much like it was written by the WWF PR department. However, Foley's obviously well-researched and powerful attack against both the Parents Television Council and the controversial Indiana University study of the effects of wrestling on children were fascinating. The tactics used by the PTC are downright scary, and reading about Foley's attempts to contact the PTC directly to debate them was both hilarious and frightening (let's just say the PTC representative Foley talks to is no less than completely gutless). Equally funny was his recollection of the conversation he had with the professor in charge of the Indiana University study, and finding out exactly how liberal the professor was in defining offensive behavior (a female wrestler touching a male wrestlers arm was considered a "sexual act"). To be honest, I've never bought the whole "you'll love this book even if you aren't a wrestling fan" comments that some readers have made about Foley's books. This isn't a knock on Foley at all, I just simply can't see how a several hundred-page book focusing primarily on the wrestling business is going to hold the attention of someone who isn't a fan. If you are a fan, though, I can guarantee that this book will A) make you laugh B) provide interesting backstage stories and insights about events in and around the World Wrestling Federation post-1998 and C) open your eyes to the often less than ethical tactics of both the media and extremist organizations.
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Summary: mick foley is a genius
Review: i bought this book because i loved have a nice day. foley has totally outdone himself again, he is so clever and so brilliant and amazingly insightful. i urge many non-wrestling fans to read this book because it appeals to everyone. you may think wrestling is fake... but he has quite an entertainer here with foley. he has a style all his own and manages to break so many rules in whatever he does and gets away with it. i am a girl and an ex-wrestling fan and i have so much respect for this man. he's a genius and everyone should read his book.
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Summary: Good.... until the last chapter
Review: I got both books and loved the first one. This one clearly stated that it has less blood, wrestling and so on. Fair enough. Just the like e first, this book is humorous and entertaining. However, for me personally, I felt Mick had grown thin on what to say abt his own life, and thus came the "Dot-points". Look at the later half of the book and u'll know what i mean. Meaningless? Not all, but some were. Finally, what really ticked me off was the Epilogue. Some of e reviewers liked it, but I didn't. Why? Coz it was slowly becoming clear as u go thru tt chapter, it became more of a "Personal Attack" on the PTC and Mr Bozell. Mick really needed to know his limits and what/how the WWF/wrestling should be defended. Sure, he did it to Al, but did he dedicate an entire chapter on him? Did we really need to dwelve into his personal research?? Say it but don't go overboard! I myself was getting extremely tired and irritated by just the mention of MR BOZELL and PTC. How many bloody times did he need to mention them? Just check e last chapter. And when it really mattered, Mick came real weak on the Conclusion. That was it?? So much to share, yet he decided to lay out 100 over "dot pointers" and an entire chapter on MR BOZELL AND PTC. Hey, it may be his damn book, but as a reader, i didn't like it. The path he took was too obvious. In fact, tt chapter was much longer that all e other chapters! All i can say is, wait for paperback, as u will enjoy it as a wrestling fan, but i still preferred e first book. This book showed more of his ability to argue on facts and "research".
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Summary: Even better than "Have A Nice Day!"
Review: "Foley Is Good" was another good book from Foley (A.K.A.: Mankind, Cactus Jack, and Dude Love) that deserved to be on the "New York Times Bestseller List" because in it, he tells how his whole life changed from his experiences with Owen Hart from the time Foley met him to Owen's tragic death in 1999 to his retirement from the WWF as a wrestler to finally his retirement from the whole wrestling buisness. This is a good book to buy if you liked his first book, and as the former WWF Comish used to say, "HAVE A NICE DAY!"
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Summary: Great insight and Halarious observations
Review: Foley IS good. The book is exquisate mostly because of the last hundred pages. The first three quarters of the book do provide some interesting tid bits to the end of his career but the last quarter is where the real gold is. His rants on the PTC, the indiana university survey and the media is halarious. The world of wrestling could not ask for a better ambassador to the outside word
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Summary: Yes, Foley is Good
Review: I am an avid WWF fan and I loved Mick's newest book. I think it is better than the first one. I enjoy his sense of humor along with the wrestling information. I even enjoyed the things he wrote about that WEREN'T related to wrestling. Definitely worth the money!!!
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Summary: Mick, you left out the extra "O"....
Review: This book was absolutely wonderful. I read it in two days, although I didn't get much done at work. Some reviewers are complaining about Mick's argument with the PTC and his defense of wrestling. I am Canadian, and had no idea about the Council's report, or their rating of Smackdown! as the most violent television show. (Come ON, what a pile of....) I found this section very insightful and interesting. All in all, I found this book every bit as good as the original, if not better. I highly recommend it!!!
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Summary: Foley Is Great!
Review: In this action-packed book Mick writes from jumping off the top of his friend's garage to being pummled with a chair at Royal Rumble 1999. Mick discusses his feelings about people like The Rock, Vince McMahon, and Terry Funk. 3 other great books about/by Mick Foley are: Have A Nice Day!, Christmas Chaos, and Behind the Mankind Mask.
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Summary: A more honest work you won't find
Review: Unlike Foley's first book, which dealt with his humble beginnings and his rise in pro wrestling, "Foley is Good" focuses more on the aftermath, his life away from work, and his thoughts on various issues. Rather than go on about his deathmatches, injuries, and Al Snow jokes (oh wait, those are in there) Foley focuses on telling things how he believes they are. In fact, my favourite part of "Foley Is God" is the last quarter of the book where he discusses the various problems that the WWF has encountered recently. The chapter on the PTC (Parents Teachers Council, a group bent on cleaning up TV by ridding us of wrestling) is extremely informative, and would challenge anyone who believes that "wrestling is evil". At the most, this book is an enjoyable look at a sport truly loved by its author. It shows wrestling in it's true light, which makes this a perfect read for non-fans. Although it does lag in places, the book more than makes up for the weak spots with stories like Foley's encounter with Britney Spears and the setimental look at the late Owen Hart. This is definately the most honest, indepth look at wrestling you'll ever pick up.
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