Arnold Schwarzenegger's Reading List
The actor, former governor and author of the memoir “Total Recall” says today’s cleaned-up versions of Grimms’ fairy tales are nothing like the horror versions he read as a child.
Open in WellRead Daily app →By the Book: Arnold Schwarzenegger (2012)
NYT By the Book column (2012-12-27).
Source: www.nytimes.com
David Eagleman · Buy on Amazon
"I’ve always been interested in psychology, so learning about the things that influence our thinking is really important for me."
Walter Isaacson · Buy on Amazon
"I absolutely love to hear stories about people who have tremendous vision; and when you talk about vision, Steve Jobs has to be in the conversation."
Ronald Reagan · Buy on Amazon
"Some of my favorite books about politics are Reagan’s autobiography “An American Life” as well as Lou Cannon’s incredible anthology about him, and James Wooten’s “Dasher: The Roots and the Rising of Jimmy Carter.”"
Lou Cannon · Buy on Amazon
"Some of my favorite books about politics are Reagan’s autobiography “An American Life” as well as Lou Cannon’s incredible anthology about him, and James Wooten’s “Dasher: The Roots and the Rising of Jimmy Carter.”"
James Wooten · Buy on Amazon
"Some of my favorite books about politics are Reagan’s autobiography “An American Life” as well as Lou Cannon’s incredible anthology about him, and James Wooten’s “Dasher: The Roots and the Rising of Jimmy Carter.”"
Milton and Rose Friedman · Buy on Amazon
"Of course I have mentioned many times how much Milton and Rose Friedman’s “Free to Choose” contributed to my economic views."
Doris Kearns Goodwin · 2005 · Buy on Amazon
"I think Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Team of Rivals” is incredibly important."
Kevin Starr · Buy on Amazon
"I think any of Kevin Starr’s books fit the bill. No one — no one — knows California like Kevin Starr."
Unknown · Buy on Amazon
"I would have to say, “Here is a book about Eisenhower building the highway system, so you can read about the vision it takes to build up our country, because we need to build again."
Unknown · Buy on Amazon
"Here is a book about how we developed our current energy policy, because we need to learn from that as we plan for our future energy needs.”"
Peter Rosegger · Buy on Amazon
"When I was young, we were constantly exposed to the works of Peter Rosegger, who was a hero in Styria, my home state. He wrote incredible stories with a focus on our region, so he was one of the favorites."
Grimm Brothers · Buy on Amazon
"We also constantly read these terribly violent stories by the Grimm Brothers. I mean, the cleaned-up versions of these are nowhere near the horror stories we used to read."
Karl May · Buy on Amazon
"But I have to say that Karl May wrote my favorite stories. He was a German who had never seen a real cowboy or Indian, but somehow he wrote fantastic stories about this wise Apache chief named Winnetou and his cowboy friend Old Shatterhand."
Winston Churchill · Buy on Amazon
"He is one of my heroes, and when I look at all of the books he somehow had time to write, it just blows my mind."
J. K. Rowling · Buy on Amazon
"I love everything about the “Harry Potter” franchise. You have an incredible, epic journey with amazing characters that I think plays just as well on the screen as it does on the page."
Unknown · Buy on Amazon
"One of my favorite characters in history is Cincinnatus, and I’ve read everything I can find about him."