Mankind Have a Nice Day Books

Pros: Excellent and detailed view of an all American kinda guy.
Cons: Can't find one thing wrong, although a few more pictures could never hurt.

Years and years ago I was forced to watch 'studio wrestling' with my older brothers. After years of side russian leg sweeps and methodic take downs I developed an interest in the sport. In the 80's the sensation of wrestling was rekindled with the...

Pros: A great account of Foley's life
Cons: People who don't follow wrestling may not understand some parts of the book

The first thing that struck me about the autobiography of this wrestling legend is the front cover. I'm not one to judge a book by its cover but I did wonder if letting a wrestler who had suffered so many injuries (to the head in particular) was such a...

Pros: Excellent writing style and an interesting life. The only things you need to have a good bio/autobio.
Cons: A bit too...erm...touchy.

I love wrestling. In particular, I love the WWF. (You know that if you read my opinion of WWF Smackdown. I'm not trying to get a cheap buck: I'm legally unable to join Eroyalties. Ah, crud, here comes the ticket.)

That passage in...

Pros: A funny, intelligent, often brilliant biography
Cons: Some minor issues with the writing style

As a longtime wrestling fan, I was glad to finally pick up my copy of Have a Nice Day! this week, and read it in a day and a half. Then, out of curiosity, I checked the Epinions reviews, and whoa - five stars after five stars after five stars...

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When Mick Foley decided to write his autobiography, he was greeted with many laughs and jibes. If you have ever had the pleasure to watch Foley perform then you will notice that he does not look anything like an author. But then again, what is an author...

Pros: great story, Mick is the Guy
Cons: 500+ pages, I found it no problem, but some will

700+ pages of scratch down notes, written on airplanes, buses, backstages, and through pain, makes this one of the best biographies I have ever read. This real life tale of a man so passionate of his profession that he will drive 1700 miles round trip...

Pros: An intriguing, hilarious, touching, and insightful look not only into the life of one very unique individual, but into the bizarre world of professional wrestling.
Cons: Don't buy this one for the kiddies. There is spotty language, and some sexual references. There are a few typos too but who's counting? :)

If I could force mainstream America, in its suffocating skepticism, to read one book, it would be Mick Foley's stunning autobiography Have a Nice Day. For decades, America has, and I fear always will, looked down on pro wrestling as a hack profession....

Pros: Funny, Very Informative, You want to keep reading and can't put the book down
Cons: Not for children - a lot of cursing and sexual refrences

This is one of - no, it is the greatest piece of literature ever created. I was never a big reader and haven't picked up a book for years. But when I first heard of Mick Foley writing a book, I knew I had to read it. I have been a wrestling fan since,...

Pros: Great Biography
Cons: graphic violence

The Former World Wrestling Federation Champion shocked the World by becoming a number one best-selling author on the New York Times Best Seller List. "Have A Nice Day" by Mick Foley, also known as Mankind, is an outstanding book. It...

Pros: Best book yet on the wrestling lifestyle...
Cons: Wish there were more like it...

Mick Foley did some hard time in the world of pro wrestling, as is the norm for most prospective superstars trying to work their way up the ranks of the world's toughest sport. Before you fall off your chair laughing at this, pick up a copy of Foley's...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Don't want to put it down...

If you are one of those rare people out there who truley does not like wrestling...Not the ones that now admit to liking it because it is popular, or the ones that will not admit it to anyone, but secretly watch it...But, one who truely does not like...

Pros: very interesting, superbly written
Cons: none

I love wrestling, in particular the WWF. I know what some of you may say; wrestling is fake and how can you enjoy watching it. My response is that it is entertaining and that I respect what the wrestlers do for their fans; whether it be in a high school...

Pros: Great, fun and detailed flowing story.
Cons: None

I haven't always been a big Mick Foley fan. In fact, up until Royal Rumble 1998, I didn't even realize Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love were one person. Count on me to not "get it."

Of all the personalities though, I was...

Pros: Great book that comes straight from the heart
Cons: none that i know of

This book tells the story of Mick Foley, who is now a professional wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation. It tells of how he grew up idolizing legends such as Jimmy Snuka and also tells of the long journey he had to take in order to be where he is...

Pros: Wonderfully written, funny, interesting
Cons: Lots of blood and some potty humor

Finally, after being on the waiting list at the library for nearly 3 months, I got a chance to read this book. I must say it was well worth the wait!

I had been a huge fan of wrestling when I was young, and have just been getting back into it...

Pros: Real and honest, very funny.
Cons: Not for kids.

At least that's the way I felt before reading Mick Foley's autobiography. All I can say now is: Professional Wrestling *is* real. Foley does a wonderful job of recounting his personal and professional life and one has to wonder how his memory could be...

Pros: First hand knowledge, first hand stories
Cons: One long book.... good, but long

Mick Foley is one of the most severe, hardcore wrestlers to ever enter the ring. He has an incredible ability to take pain (which he admits in his best-seller, he does not like pain all the time), and he is quite an entertaining performer for somebody...

Pros: Easy reading-brings the WWF home to you to experience
Cons: None

I have been a wrestling fan for many years. I saw Mick Foley at the start of his career with the WWF, and realized that he was "doomed" for greatness. After reading his autobiography, I realized all the trials and tribulations he and his...

Pros: Great story of sacrifice for fame
Cons: a little graphic with the violence

Its easy to dismiss books by wrestlers as being inane, or without merit, but Mick Foley turns the tables on this notion. Not only did Mick write the entire book himself, he did it with pen and paper not a computer. To be sure the book has a few rough...

Pros: Inside look at a very secretive community
Cons: perhaps not for the weak of heart

Wrestling is controversial entertainment to say the least. It combines violent action, sex, and storylines that rival any soap opera. For many years I had to listen to people tell me how wrestling is fake. My only reply has been " I hope you...

Pros: Interesting descriptions of wrestlers, good behind the scenes information.
Cons: A little too much time spent on his years growing up, which could have been used to talk more about his early career.

People have heard this before, but it is worth repeating again. Read this book! I purchased this in November, and I have read the book four times, it was that enjoyable. So many fans want to know what are their favorite wrestlers like when the cameras...

Pros: True life story
Cons: ?? not sure yet??

This is the book for any Wrestling fan. Any one can get into this book and like it. Mick Foley was not my favorite wrestler(I was a rock fan)until I read this book. I read it all in one day, because I couldn't put it down. Many people critize wrestling,...

Pros: well written; too many memorable moments to list
Cons: it's ONLY 400 pages

I have been a avid wrestling fan for just about 10 years, however this book does not cater to just those that are fans of the industry. It is a story of humor, joy, sadness, and more than anything it is a story of life.

The autobiography is...

Pros: very well written
Cons: may not appeal to those who don't watch wrestling

As an avid WWF fan, I was anxious to read Mick Foley's book, Have a Nice Day. I was NOT disappointed! This book was written by Mick, and he held nothing back. You can actually feel what he went through as he worked his way up through the ranks of...

Pros: Great!!!
Cons: Um.....not enough pics??

I searched everywhere for this book, for my fiance who is a wrestling fanatic to say the least. I found one that I could see behind a counter at a well known bookstore-yes I had to fight the salesperson for it!! After I gave my fiance the book for...

Pros: imply put, a classic, a must-read. Extremely entertaining,
Cons: It gets a little boring/weird in some parts...expensive, too.

Simply put, "Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks" is one of the best nonfiction books that I have read in my entire lifetime. As an obvious fan of the WWF and of the wrestler that Mick Foley portrays on television, I made sure that...

Pros: honest, witty, engaging look at the wrestling business through the eyes of one of its greatest competitors
Cons: rushed at the end

Sometimes when you're watching a WWF wrestling show like Raw is War, the announcer Jim Ross will say about a wrestler "You may not like him, but you've gotta respect him". Respect for Mick Foley comes within the first two pages of his...

Pros: only one word to say: AWESOME!
Cons: can't think of any

I am an avid wrestling fan and I could not wait to pick up this book. It is written by the Hardcore Legend himself Mik Foley, aka Mankind, Dude Love, Cactus Jack. If you have ever wanted to become a wrestler you should read this book to find out the...

Pros: Great stories, told by a very personable storyteller
Cons: Not for the faint of heart!

Wrestler Mick Foley, known as Mankind, Cactus Jack and Dude Love in his 15-plus years in the ring, has developed a cult status unlike any other in pro wrestling, the most unusual branch of athletics. Fans staged a letter writing campaign to get him on a...

Pros: Great detailed, informative, humerous book
Cons: subject of stories skip

Being a regular viewing of the WWF, and enjoying it greatly, I was very much looking forward to the highly hyped, autobiography of long time great wrestler, Mankind. I, like you who must be thinking " c'mon, a wrestling writing a good to read...

Pros: Lots of funny wrestling anecdotes
Cons: My hero is an a**ehole

There's a saying I can't quite remember about not getting too close to your idols, in case the gold paint comes off on your hands. That's exactly how I feel after reading Mick's book. Sad as it no doubt sounds to some of you, I'm sure wrestling fans...

Pros: great book
Cons: none that I have found so far

So you think that wrestling is fake. You think that all wrestlers are dumb jocks with no talent except to bounce around a ring. Well guess what one of those wrestlers as a matter of fact two have best selling books. The first wrestler in history...

Pros: The sentiment and heart.
Cons: Can't find any.

It must be a said that I'm a BIG wrestling fan, and I mean all organisations, not just the WWF. Before I read this book, I must admit that my favourite incarnation of Mick Foley's was Mankind, but after reading the book I soon changed my view.

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Pros: A heartfelt tale of the life of an amazing superstar!
Cons: None!

Mick Foley is one of the hardest working men in wrestling, and nobody could possibly disagree with that statement after reading "Have a nice day!" I would highly recommend this book to anybody who thinks that wrestling is "fake." One...

Pros: Great writing and stories, deep insight, Foley's book is a must buy
Cons: None

"They know how to fall..." "Look how they stomp their foot when they punch..." "I could be a pro wrestler, its so easy..." These are the words muttered by so many nay-sayers of pro wrestling through out America...But can you...

Pros: Very real, insightful, honest
Cons: Slightly rough in literary terms

Mick "Mankind, Cactus Jack, Dude Love" Foley's tale of his life in pro-wrestling is nothing short of amazing. Despite not being the sharpest writer around, he tells a fantastic tale about his slow, steady rise through the various wrestling...

Pros: insight on life, very descriptive
Cons: none

As being a wrestling fan myself, I would say Mankind is a wrestler that gives it his all. His biography written with 9 notebooks as he says, takes a look at all the blood, tears and sweat he has given to the sport. With a in depth review of his...

Pros: The ultimate life story on a man who has literally sacrificed life and limb to entertain us.
Cons: As the warning says in the opening flap: "This book is not for the squeamish." This book contains obscene language and some offensive material.

This book tells the tale on one man's fight to get to the top. The "Hardcore Legend" tells you on all the triumphs and losses he has had in his fifteen year career as a "sports entertainer"
The 503 page novel by Mick Foley was...

Pros: honest, funny, and exciting
Cons: few print errors

Do you really want to know how prejudice this society is? Many major book reviewers would not review this book. Why is that? Because Mick Foley is a wrestler. But they would rate a book by a white house intern who tried to sleep her way to the top. Oh...

Pros: Great pictures, Wonderful
Cons: not a thing!

Mick Foley..better known these days as Mankind, and in the past as Cactus Jack and Dude Love is not only a great wrestler, but a great author! MANKIND IS ONE OF A KIND! And his book proves it. Anybody who thinks wrestling is just a bunch of idiots...

Pros: great story,
Cons: none

This might be a little biased, basically because I really enjoy watching wrestling, and Mick Foley is one of my favorite wrestlers. But here goes. This is the greatest book I have ever read. No doubt. "The Mick," move over, "Eight Men...

Pros: great behind the scenes action and info
Cons: non

This is a great book. It goes behind the ropes for the true stories about pro wrestlers and their families. you will follow the young mik foley as a child to extreme championship wrestling to World championship wrestling and then finally to the world...

Pros: This book is great! This is recommended to all fans of this guy!
Cons: Since everyone will be knocking everyone else down for this book, Im suspecting that the stores may charge alot of money for it.

Not many of you know this but the wrestler known as The Rock actually wrote his own book about his life! I was lucky enough to get "Know Your Role" from a shelf early before anyone else could. We all know that Mick Foley a.k.a. Mankind had his...

Pros: Great book, and it is written BY a wrestler.
Cons: It's a book, not that many people like to read anymore.

Mick Foley, The king of Hardcore, Mankind, Dude Love, Cactus Jack. Whatever you want to call him he is the man, the myth, the wrestler. Mick's new book, Have a Nice Day!, is a fairly good sized book coming from a pro-wrestler. Now a-days that everyone...

Pros: Mankind!!!!
Cons: Not enough of the Rock. :-)

Mankind was a psychotic wrestler/loving father, well that was until he decided to write a book. Right after this he became a psychotic wrestler/loving father/bestselling author! HELL HAS FROZEN OVER! I read a critic in the Detroit News who said Hell...

Pros: Pictures are great. Vivid detail in each story
Cons: Long

This book is great. I read one hundred and twenty pages in the first night. I couldn't put the book down. This book is deffinetaly intended for the wrestling fanatic. This book is about the true life of The HArdcore Legend Mick Foley. From Japan, to...

Pros: Everything about the book
Cons: none

God bless Mick Foley! Not only is he a famous wrestler known as Mankind, Cactus Jack, and Dude Love, but he is also a father, and one of the best damn authors I know! His story is one of the best books that i've ever read. I love how he recalls all of...