Where Men Win Glory : The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

from librarianbryan

This was a riveting book that I could not put down. I didn't give it four stars because at times it feels like a piece of rush-to-publish investigative journalism (maybe an excellent example thereof) but that sort of thing comes dangerously close to voyeuristic true crime so I can't bring myself ...

from nmele

I was vaguely aware of the media frenzy over Pat Tillman, but since I am not a football fan, I didn't appreciate his story. Now I do. This book really brings home the toll war takes on soldiers and their families. Reflecting on it, I am newly conscious of the need to clearly state one's ethical p...

from librarymary09

A tough book to get through. Certainly paints a negative picture of the culture of the Army and of our government, that something like this could not only happen but then be manipulated to try and make politicians look good. It was a hard book to get through.

from JosephKing6602

Tremendous reporting! The reader knows the outcome before page ! But, regardless, the book is so impressive (and engaging) because of all the background information that Krakauer must have had to uncover in the years following Tillman's death. Very good descriptions of the complexity and the ambi...

from rivkat

I realized while reading this book that I read all those other behavioral economics books to give myself some sense of control in this incredibly screwed-up world. Krakauer here tells the personal story of Pat Tillman, a football player with an active intellectual/moral life recorded in his journ...