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Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks | 
| Author: Mick Foley
Publisher: ReganBooks
Category: Book
New (13) Used (14) from £1.96
Avg. Customer Rating:  164 reviews
Sales Rank: 12546
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
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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.com's hardcover non-fiction best-seller list in its first literary bout. 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, that 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 barbed-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
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
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beards are cool June 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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. May 22, 2008
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 April 5, 2008
Can't say more than is said before me 5 STAR BOOK FROM A 5 STAR MAN
Great read well done Mick
Great book by a great man. March 25, 2008
This book is incredibly well written, not in the classic sense, but in the way that even people who don't like wrestling can become absorbed in Mick Foley's story. The way Foley portrays the business as an art rather than a sport, immediately dispels any misgivings the reader could have about reading a book written by a wrestler. This fascinating portrayal, together with his warm humour, makes this book a hugely entertaining read, one which I saw the end of in a matter of days. For wrestling fans its biblical, the stories he tells and insight given have meant that a lot of what wrestling fans know about the industry is attributed to the pages of this book: as shown by the countless references to it on Wikipedia. Mick Foley does his career and life justice here: and if all the suffering he has brought upon himself for the benefit of his fans, is made worth it in people recognising it in this this account.. then maybe just maybe he can try, to have a nice day, bang bang!!
Mankind/foley writing genius January 27, 2008
This book is fantastic, the first autobiography by mick foley
Buy this book with the Foley is good and the real world is faker than wrestling for 11.26 which i thought was great value
I ordered the books at 8:00 pm tuesday night and recieved them via royal mail thursday morning
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