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| Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mick Foley, Mankind, Wwf
Publisher: HarperEntertainment
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (687 reviews)
Sales Rank: 152169
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 768
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.7
ISBN: 0061031011
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.812092
EAN: 9780061031014
ASIN: 0061031011
Publication Date: October 1, 2000
Release Date: October 3, 2000
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Just amazing July 1, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I used to be a huge wrestling fan. But with the state the "sport" is, I just can't watch. But after reading this book a million times, it does bring me back to wrestling sometimes. This book is not just a wrestling book. Some people compare it to Catcher in the Rye. Its not that good, but as Bio's go, it was amazing. Mick Foley writes in remarkable detail of his career, he gives insight to the fact that wrestlers are real people, and it takes alot more than fake punches and scripted violence. How can you fake being hurt when you fall 18 feet from a steel cage, then being choked slammed through a steel mesh. I couldn't, niether could Foley. Mr. Foley talks about his many, many, many injuries. Concussions, broken bones, two thirds of his ear ripped off!! He writes about his early days, his first match with Kurt Kauffman. His journey into the Mid South region, his battles in World Class Championship Wrestling, his struggles with management in WCW, and his eventual triumph in the World Wrestling Federation. This book is good, that it makes Foley's life story a sort movie. I could see the images that Foley described and it seemed like it was a movie. And the people that he met along the way are characters. Dominic DeNucci(his Trainer), Shane Douglas, Brian Hildebrand, Eric Embry, Dallas Page, Vader, Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Vince Mcmahon, Terry Funk, JimmY Snuka, Harley Race, Kevin Sullivan and many more. This book is not for the faint heart. But for any fan of wrestling or not, this book will have you turning the page.
Have A Nice Day June 24, 2005
An excellant book. I was always intrigued by Cactus Jack, Dude Love, and Mankind. Mick Foley in genreal. The book gives his viewpoint on wrestling icons such as Eric Bischoff, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, The Rock, and more. He takes a look at his injuries and how grusome some of them were( he lost his ear in Munich, Germany! ). His childhood and how he got in the bussiness of professional wrestling. Some of the things he talks about I never knew about like his amusment park facsinations. He also has some great jokes in the book( The Al Snow jokes are pricless. ). In the end this may be the best wrestling autobiography there is becasue it is not just for wrestling fans. It is an emontial journey as Mick Foley does his best to complete his dream. After I read the book I let my friend read it and he wasn't even a wrestling fan! He became one after reading this book. A must read.
Probably The Best Wrestling Book Of All Time June 22, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read this book originally in 1999 when I was a major fan of the WWF and I found this book to be one of the most entertaining reads I had ever picked up. I don't usually scream through books but Mick Foley's tale I couldn't put down as my thumbs turned the pages at a frantic pace. It's quite evident that this book alone is what got Mick Foley his opportunity to write for Random House and if you are a wrestling fan, this is impossible not to thoroughly enjoy. If you don't like wrestling I think that you would find Mr. Foley's writing style to be very entertaining, humorful, and you WILL feel for Mick as you learn how he got to climb the top of the wrestling world.
The most amazing thing of all is this was not one of those "As Told To" books where the wrestler tells a writer their stories and someone else writes it down. This book was written by Mick on looseleaf paper all by himself and you can practically smell the sweat and feel the emotion as you traverse from word to word in this amazing read.
Is it long?? Yes it's a long book but you will amaze yourself how quickly you will finish this tale. One of my favorite books of all time, I cannot recommend this highly enough.
***** HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION
A True Literary Classic April 26, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have to say I wasn't expecting much when I first bought Mick Foley's autobiography in 2000. I was a huge Foley fan, even liking his weaker alterego (Dude Love), but I didn't think his exuberance for life as he performed on TV promos could accurately be brought into the literary world. I couldn't have been more wrong.
This book is more than a plain wrestling autobiography. It is the tale of a man who goes from rags to riches then dumps the riches for happiness before finding both with WWE. He goes over his problems with women, his travel to MSG to see the Morocco/Snuka cage match, his first match in Clarksburg, WV, the adventures of ECW/WCW/Japan/WWE, and the injuries and personal heartaches he had to endure along the way.
After reading this book, I'm not so much a fan of Mick Foley the wrestler than a fan of Mick Foley, the man. If you want to know the whole Mick Foley story, read this book and Foley Is Good, both describing Mick Foley's journey from childhood to superstar to father to retirement. I also recommend the Mick Foley's Greatest Hits and Misses DVD as Mick gives an in-depth look into his favorite moments and matches as well as his most imfamous ones. (Pay special attention to the Cane Dewey Promo, one of the best wrestling promos ever.) So have mercy on the man who bang banged his way to the promise land, and I promise you'll have a nice day.
Insight behind the Wrestler April 19, 2005
For anyone who is a sports fan this is the book for you. Actually, it's hard to decide who this book is for. Although it does has a soft side of a family man it also has detailed matches that are filled with grueome images.
But that's what I think Mick Foley was trying to do in his book. Show a soft and personal side to the tough job of a professional wrestler.
What makes the book even more special is the fact that Mick Foley personally wrote the book himself. Writing the book from his actual point of view helped the book be more informative, not having his memories being edited and leaving out big gaps of his life.
Mick Foley has proved that even after his long carrer as Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love that professional wrestlers can haave intelligence as a writer. With his original perspective on his career he leaves wise cracks that will be having you laughing all night.
With the in depth view on his gory matches and his sense of humor on every page I gurantee if your not a wrestling fan, you'll still have a good time.
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