The Heart and the Fist : The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy Seal (Hardcover)

from Donna828

A Missouri boy who grew up loving Choose Your Own Adventure books gets to do just that as he becomes an adult. Blessed with a good heart and a sound mind and body, he attends Duke University, spending his breaks from school doing service projects in China, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Bolivia. With a resu...

from ReadersEntertainment

Eric Greitens could say a lot about his life. Twice honored for military duty by the president, this Rhodes and Truman scholar, a graduate from Oxford, turned his attention to serving his nation and the world's people after great academic success. Not yet 40 years of age, Greitens has been a US N...

from Worth_Cadenhead

This was an outstanding book. For one thing, it was written by a Rhodes Scholar. For another, it stands apart from nearly all books on the topic of international relations. Most will take the side of pacifistic help, but don't fight or the other side of the coin: Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em ou...

from GreenSpectre

Great book. Eric is pretty modest, or so it seams, discussing his early education, getting into college, and then becoming a Rhodes scholar. He shows the need for both humanitarian and the warrior in today's word.

from Glenajo

In The Heart and the Fist, Eric Greitens wrote a modern day hero story, at least for me. I totally enjoyed following his journey around the world as a volunteer and then into SEAL training and beyond. Greitens meets the challenges of today's youth with a strength and maturity and leads the way fo...