Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks

Amazon.com 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 nonfiction 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 color-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 barbwire 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 Review "CAPTIVATING . . . MUCH MORE THAN A STORY ABOUT A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER . . . HONEST, OFTEN HILARIOUS AND SOMETIMES MOVING." -- _-- _Richmond Times-Dispatch "ENGAGING . . . GRABS THE READER BY THE THROAT." -- _-- _ Syracuse Post-Standard "Engaging . . . Grabs the reader by the throat." -- _-- _ Syracuse Post-Standard "FOLEY'S HARDCORE ACCOUNT . . . ISN'T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART." -- _-- _ Entertainment Weekly "Foley's hardcore account . . . Isn't for the faint of heart." -- _-- _ Entertainment Weekly "Foley's humor alone makes 'Have A Nice Day!' a must read." -- _-- _Daytona Beach News "Foley's humor alone makes 'Have A Nice Day!' a must read."(-- -- Unknown "Mick Foley is a funny, intelligent, interesting man with a fascinating story to tell." -- _-- _LA Times "Mick Foley is a funny, intelligent, interesting man with a fascinating story totell." -- _-- _LA Times "THE BEST INSIDER LOOK AT PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING EVER WRITTEN." -- _-- _Trenton NJ Times Mick Foley is a nice man, a family man who loves amusement parks and eating ice cream in bed. So how to explain those Japanese death matches in rings with explosives, golden thumbtacks and barbed wire instead of rope? The second-degree burn tissue? And the missing ear that was ripped off during a bout-in which he kept fighting? Here is an intimate glimpse into Mick Foley's mind, his history, his work and what some might call his pathology. Now with a bonus chapter summarizing the past 15 months-from his experience as a bestselling author through his parting thoughts before his final match. A tale of blood, sweat, tears and more blood-all in his own words-straight from the twisted genius behind Cactus Jack, Dude Love, and Mankind.