Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #91330 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 768 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Frankly, this literary critic didn't expect Mick Foley's memoir of his life as Mankind (and his other wrestling personas, Cactus Jack and Dude Love) to hit No. 1 on Amazon's hardcover non- fiction bestseller list in its first literary bout. The cover is cluttered and confusing and do we really need 500-plus pages of Foley's boasts? Yes. Foley gives his all for his calling and he burns to tell his adventures. Take the famous tale of how he lost most of his ear (the bloody result is depicted in the 16-page, colour photo section). It was in his 1994 bouts with Vader (Leon White), after getting a broken nose, a dislocated jaw, and 21 stitches in the first match, Foley did his "hangman" routine, wherein he catches his neck between the second and third ropes and spins them into a twist: "The end result is the illusion of a man being hanged by his neck while his body kicks and writhes in an attempt to get out ... the man actually is hanging by his neck and the body really does kick and writhe in an attempt to get out." Unfortunately, in the prior match, Too Cold Scorpio had had the officials tighten the ropes so Foley tore off his ear to avoid death by strangulation, like "a fox that chews off its paw to escape a trap." Foley also wrestles on 10,000-thumbtack mats with barb-wire ropes and C-4 explosives and earns the ultimate compliment: "The fans really like the way you bleed." Many fans also like the way his gory story reads. --Tim Appelo, Amazon.com

Customer Reviews

beards are cool
On reading this book you know you are getting Micks story because he wrote it himself, unlike most ghost written vague autobiographies.
It is a heavy going book but for that reason you are getting all the facts in an epic tale of Mick foleys life. An excellent read, from a brutally honest family man. You can tell its a great book by the number of reviews (over 100) and it still maintains a 5 star. Buy it, read it, then buy Foley is good, and do it all again.

BRILLIANT!! what five stars was invented for.
I have just finished this book and can say that it is the best biography i have ever read. it is honest and funny and a must read for any wrestling fan or a fan of reading biographys for that fact. especially for this amazon price. go on get it.

Have A NICE DAY
Can't say more than is said before me 5 STAR BOOK FROM A 5 STAR MAN

Great read well done Mick