Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life
by John McCain, Marshall Salter
Book Summary Information
Author: John McCain, Marshall SalterEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-15
ISBN: 0345513347
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Reviews of Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life
Book Review: I like to read this when I think I have it rough...
Summary: 5 Stars
Courage Indeed Matters, John Mccain, Helluva Of A Man, Ran Against Bush, A Moderate Republican, A true American Hero, This Book He talks About Not Himself But Other Heroes...Highly Recommended...Reading this Book, It is so sad, that America Made such a Bad Choice, And that the Media was in the tank the whole time for the other candidate despite so much controversy surrounding the other candidate. You have to Admire a Man Like Mccain what He did For His Country, and Continues to do so. He is not Perfect, But His Experience could have helped us so much, Sadly Hollywood and other Extreme elements did not Think so. This Book Is Great, Revealing of A Great Man Who Sadly Could have been, As a 26 year old, I never brought that this man Could die as the popular belief was in his first four years, which is one of the reasons people gave that he was too old, but with age comes wisdom and experience, This Man Served For the Greater Cause, Was A P.O.W. and was a Champion Of Finance Reform, I urge all Including the other candidates supporters to read this Book
Summary of Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life
"Courage," Winston Churchill explained, is "the ?rst of human qualities . . . because it guarantees all the others." As a naval officer, P.O.W., and one of America's most admired political leaders, John McCain has seen countless acts of bravery and self-sacrifice. Now, in this inspiring meditation on courage, he shares his most cherished stories of ordinary individuals who have risked everything to defend the people and principles they hold most dear."We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear but the capacity for action despite our fears," McCain reminds us, as a way of introducing the stories of ?gures both famous and obscure that he ?nds most compelling-from the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to Sgt. Roy Benavidez, who ignored his own well-being to rescue eight of his men from an ambush in the Vietnam jungle; from 1960s civil rights leader John Lewis, who wrote, "When I care about something, I'm prepared to take the long, hard road," to Hannah Senesh, who, in protecting her comrades in the Hungarian resistance against Hitler's SS, chose a martyr's death over a despot's mercy.
These are some of the examples McCain turns to for inspiration and offers to others to help them summon the resolve to be both good and great. He explains the value of courage in both everyday actions and extraordinary feats. We learn why moral principles and physical courage are often not distinct quantities but two sides of the same coin. Most of all, readers discover how sometimes simply setting the right example can be the ultimate act of courage.
Written by one of our most respected public ?gures, Why Courage Matters is that rare book with a message both timely and timeless. This is a work for anyone seeking to understand how the mystery and gift of courage can empower us and change our lives.
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