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Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks [Mass Market Paperback]

Mick Foley
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Book Description

1 Oct 2000

The autobiography of the Mick Foley, a legend of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) scene, the organisation’s one-time champion, and the face behind the wrestlers, Dude Love, Cactus Jack and latterly, Mankind.

Away from the razzamatazz of the World Wrestling Federation circuit, Mick Foley is a nice man. He is a quiet family man, who loves his wife and children and all the things that go hand in hand with such a life. But beneath the surface he is a warped enigma.

In the adrenaline-crazed world of the hugely popular WWF scene, and to the thousands watching in arenas around America and to the millions tuning in around the world, Mickey Foley is God.

Mankind: Have a Nice Day! is the autobiography of the family man with three deranged personalities and a taste for blood. As Cactus Jack, Dude Love, and Mankind, Foley has built a fan base of millions. They are drawn to his ring presence and experimentation with Japanese Death Matches which replace the ring ropes with barbed wire, cover the mats in gold thumbtacks, and feature C4 explosives scattered throughout the ring.

And he has the injuries to prove it. Barbed wire scars zigzag his body, second-degree burns from a C4 explosion cover his arm and shoulder, and a missing ear – torn clean off during a bout. Not to mention missing teeth, numerous broken limbs and over 50 stitches.

This book is an intimate glimpse into the hardcore world of Mickey Foley, his mind, his history and his passions. From his early back-yard wrestling antics, to his candid and grisly descriptions of ring injuries, to remarkable scoops on wrestling legends Terry Funk, Harley Race, Abdullah the Butcher and Ric Flair, this is the story of a legend of the ring who has experienced it all and survived to tell the tale.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 768 pages
  • Publisher: ReganBooks (1 Oct 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061031011
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061031014
  • Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 11.2 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (170 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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‘Mankind is a far, far better read than Fever Pitch’
AA Gill in the Sunday Times

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Graphic, Enjoyable, Fantastic 30 Mar 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is not a Ghostwritten book. This is written by the man himself Mick Foley, who writes with amazing graphic recollection of his life in the "fake" world of professional wrestling.

Mick candidly tells you about his career in the ring from his first match in 1985 to 1999. This book was written around the time that Owen Hart fell to his death in May 1999 during a live event, and Mick movingly covers this in his book. This is not just about wrestling, it is about his entire life from the age of 18. It is a large book, which is fine because it's something you can read a section of over and over and still be entertained.

This book will lift the lid on how professional wrestling works and how Mick developed his characters for maximum success in this closely guarded world of wrestling.

A definate buy for anyone, not just wrestling fans.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fan-ruddy-Tastic ! 15 Feb 2006
By Tristan
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is why Amazon created a 5-star rating !

If they made a 10-star rating then this would earn it too !

For a wrestling fanatic who wants to know about the world of WWE then this is a great read. Foley takes you through his early years of wrestling and through to his first ever Heavyweight Title win. All this via ECW, WCW and other independant businesses.
He talks openly and frankly about relationships with other wrestlers, friends and foes, and even through an incident with The Rock that stopped hem from talking to one another for a very long time.

For a non-wrestling fan this is a again a great read. It teaches you that nothing is too far from your reach if you are HardCore enough to take it by the balls, and shove your face in its crotch !

Have A Nice Day !

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5.0 out of 5 stars Foley truly is good 28 Oct 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
After watching Mick Foleys Greatest hits & misses DVD I just had to get the book, and what a hell of a book it is.
Even if you don't care too much for the mat sport it is one man's tale of ambition and desire to make his mark, and it's both funny and touching. We get to find out the origins of Cactus Jack, Mankind & Dude Love and also learn about Mick the family man and although the result is pre determined in a match and the wrestlers discuss what they intend to do before a match he lets you know that the moves do hurt, not only the man in the ring, but also the family in the crowd.
A fantastic read, highly recommended & have a nice day.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mick Foley - Have a Nice Day
Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweat Socks.

By Mick Foley.

Published by HarperCollins.

Released October 20, 1999. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jimmy Wheeler
5.0 out of 5 stars Grabs you and won't let go.
Mick Foley comes across as he does on TV. A charming, funny, very intelligent and above all genuine person. Read more
Published 16 months ago by AlexR
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
I so ashamed that Mankind was one of my least favourite characters growing up. I guess i didnt get him or appreciate what he was doing at the time. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Bp1
5.0 out of 5 stars Have a Nice Day
Tale of a man and his hardness to become the most hardcore wresting in the Business and what went on in his life and the things he had to sacrifice to do what he loved to do.
Published on 21 Mar 2011 by LST Drill
5.0 out of 5 stars great!
this was for my husband, who along with myself is a big fan of mick foley and has followed his career for many years. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by L. V. Andrews
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
Read this book, its a fantastic read, couldn't put it down, without a doubt one of the best books i've ever read. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by diamondgeezer1
5.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2008 by BGB
5.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published on 22 May 2008 by Mr. Riki J. Hartop
5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on 6 April 2008 by L. Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book by a great man.
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. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2008 by M. B. Dunn
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