If They Only Knew

Well written by a very intelligent women. Too bad she was trying so hard to reinvent herself and ended up destroying all she worked so hard to achieve. Competive industries will tear you up and strip you of your self confidence and more. Chyna had a lot going for her, it seemed, but professionalism in a man’s world broke her. Too bad. The book is a page turner. I finished it in 2 days.

Chyna. The "Ninth Wonder of the World", A highly intelligent women who lead the way for female wrestling. This book gives you an inside glimpse of her personal and professional struggles as she rose to the top in the male dominate world of wrestling leaving an ever lasting legendary legacy in the world of wrestling and fitness.

You get to know the real Joanie Laurer, and her persona of Chyna on the screen. It's like you're having an actual conversation with her over coffee. So real, the truth, and doesn't hide behind curtains over being scared. She tells it how it is. Perfection.

I just got the book If they only knew, Chyna's autobiography. It looks tremendous. haven't read the book yet, but it's in very good condition and not marked at all.

As for the book: a bit lightweight (big print, lots of white space, lots of photos), yes. Bubble-gummy, some. But Ms. Laurer does reveal some deeply personal things about herself. The chronological skips are a bit off-putting, but not so much as in Goldberg's recent bio. There is considerably less "filler" (if you regard it as such) of play-by-play wrestling matches than appeared in The Rock's book. Agreed, it is no "Have a Nice Day!", but then, I think we are all beginning to appreciate how rare a book Foley's work truly was. This book is nearly like the old saying about the proer length of a woman's skirt -- short enough to arouse interest, but long enough to leave you wanting more. This is a fine, if brief, first go of an autobiography. It does leave plenty of room for a sequel in five or more years, and no doubt that sequel could include more childhood memories, more detail. Still, in this age of 24-hour pop star "unauthorized" biographies, this book deserves more credit than it is receiving here on Amazon, in my opinion. And Ms. Laurer deserves credit for sharing some truly tough issues with us. The book is entertaining, with a surprising amount of witty wordplay, even if the tone is extremely casual. As for some of the other reviews of this book: Amazon should not accept one line reviews, for starters! Such reviews indicate a lack of thought. They can't even completely describe a person's concerns with a work. This book deserves more than two stars, period. I don't think reviewers who rate it lower are being completely honest, or else their enormous prejudice is showing. Can you say "jealousy"?

Wow have just started to read and am so excited to see all the things that chyna has done for herself and other people

Book came in good condition but definitely not autographed like it claimed to be.

i really liked it a lot. there is a great story here, about someone who came from the gutter, rose to the top, yeah sure maybe she couldn't keep it going forever. still, was a great read.

An honest account into Chyna's beginnings or as 'Joanie Lauren's. Working her way through her life, the ups and the downs heading straight into the WWF arena along side the best in the business of wrestling. It has a look from a woman's perspective and from that gain a little more about the '9th Wonder of the World. Sadly she passed 2016 not really knowing how well she was thought of. R.I.P.

someone lent me this book bout 5 years ago and been looking for for long time , was pleased when saw on amazon and bonus undr £2 . be warned tho cover shown is noit the original cover which is red , so before buy book make sure dont already have with diff cover lol, a great wrestler , part of the dx generation and honestly a damn good read . talks bout a lot about relationships , her looks etc etc , worth a read

Buch ist heute angekommen. Leider nicht im besten Zustand. Mir ist bewusst dass es kein neues Buch ist, aber etwas mehr hätte ich schon erwartet. Einband Papier ist zerrissen. Die Seiten stark vergilbt. Na ja, bin etwas enttäuscht aber manchmal ist so ein Kauf ein Risiko. Würde ich nicht noch einmal machen.

Great book to learn about the struggles of chyna’s life n her career in wwe. I love it so much and it shows how she is an inspiration to us all

this book is brilliant i couldnt put it down, it gives you a real insight into joanie's life its a must for any chyna fan, the only dissapointment was that i wished the book was longer as i wanted to know more and more about her life. chyna is a true hero!