Merely Days After Its Release, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Latest Book ‘Be Useful’ Already Tops New York Times Bestselling List

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been making waves with the release of his book, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life. The bodybuilding icon launched the book on October 10, and within days, it became the bestselling book in its genre. While Schwarzenegger has written books before, Be Useful is unique as it’s the first time the 76-year-old has authored a self-help book.

Earlier, the seven-time Mr. Olympia posted about the book on Instagram. The bodybuilding icon shared an image of The New York Times “Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous” bestsellers list. The bodybuilding icon celebrated a new milestone for Be Useful and spoke about his vision.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has a dream

The 76-year-old fitness icon worked hard for months to promote his first self-help book. The former Mr. Universe appeared on talk shows and podcasts and posted about it on social media. The FUBAR actor also lent his voice to the audiobook version of Be Useful. The hard work seems to have paid off, as the book is flying off the shelves.

While it’s an achievement to top The New York Times Bestseller list in any category, to do so for two consecutive weeks is an even bigger accomplishment. “Thank you all! Two weeks at #1 in a row,” the Hollywood icon wrote in the caption of his post. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life occupied the top spot, above Atomic Habits by James Clear, which has spent 204 weeks on the list.

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With the continued success of his book, the former governor wrote about his vision. “I still see my vision of everyone holding Be Useful in their hands and working their way to a more positive life,” wrote Arnie. With his first self-help book, which originated from one of his father’s teachings, Arnie hopes to help everyone find success. However, this isn’t the only list his book has topped.

Be Useful has topped multiple bestseller lists

While Arnie’s book climbed to the top of the NY Times bestseller list mere days after its launch, it topped others before it. Shortly after announcing the launch and putting up his book for pre-order, Be Useful topped Amazon’s list of most pre-ordered books. A few days after launching his work, the author shared another post.

In the post, Arnold Schwarzenegger informed his followers that Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life had become the No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller. “THANK YOU to my friends in the UK!” Arnie wrote. While the 76-year-old’s tireless promotion played a part in initial sales, spending two weeks on top proves readers have enjoyed it and are recommending the book to others.

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