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The Warrior's Heart: Becoming A Man Of Compassion And Courage (2012)

by Eric Greitens(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0547868529 (ISBN13: 9780547868523)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: Really well written book - Very inspiring.This is targeted at the young adult market, and is written a bit more simply, in vignettes setting the overall theme and story of Mr. Greitens' life. This is the story of a boy who grew in many steps to be a man worthy of admiration, a man who served others before graduating as a rhodes scholar, who served his country as a Navy SEAL, and who served his comrades as the leader of a non-profit benefiting disabled and injured veterans.The only down side to this book is that you will get to the end, and wonder what it is that you've done with your life thus far by comparison.I look forwards to sharing this with my sons.
review 2: I recently also read I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior by Wasdin. By contrast, I also read The Warr... moreior's Heart...which WAS a rewrite specifically done for teens from a title done for adults. Evidently he did a good job, since it was a bestseller for him as an adult title....but as a teen book, it kind of falls flat. The author decided to try his story in a sort of "choose your own adventure style"....using a lot of "what would you do" portions....but overall it comes off like he's talking to a little kid....and a bit patronizing.....I don't know if that was an editing decision, or if the person working with him to redo his story for a younger audience didn't know the age range they were trying for (everyone under 18 is a little kid mentality maybe?)...but I didn't enjoy it at all.....it definitely seemed more "I am awesome" with lots of swagger and less substance. less

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