Simon and Schuster will publish the Arnold’s memoir, “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story,” in October 2012, the publisher announced Thursday.
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“Nobody has a life story even close to his,” Jonathan Karp, of Simon & Schuster, said. "Truly, Arnold is one of the most fascinating figures of our time.”
According to Schwarzenegger’s spokesman, Adam Mendelsohn, the former governor has been planning to write the book for at least a year, but waited until he was out of office to explore his options.
“He has been keeping notes and working on the book for over a year," his spokesman Adam Mendelsohn said. "He didn't want to write his autobiography while he was governor."
Of course, Schwarzenegger’s post-gubernatorial revelations will probably only help boost his forthcoming memoir’s publicity. As soon as he finished his terms as governor, Schwarzenegger made headlines again when news reports revealed he had fathered a child with a member of the family’s staff 14 years earlier. The son is almost the same age as Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver’s son. Ms. Shriver, a journalist, ended their 25-year marriage earlier this year after she learned the news.
The memoir, which the publisher has said, “will not be a tell-all,” will discuss the breakup of Schwarzenegger and Shriver’s famous marriage, along with Schwarzenegger’s journey to the US and his rise to fame.
Simon & Schuster publisher Jonathan Karp said, “Truly, Arnold is one of the most fascinating figures of our time, and one of the greatest success stories in the world. Nobody has a life story even close to his.” The memoir will be co-written by Peter Petre, formerly the executive editor of Fortune, who also helped with books by Alan Greenspan and Norman Schwarzkopf.
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