Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir - Hardcover

Mccain. John; Salter, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1400067928 ISBN 13: 9781400067923

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2008

Synopsis

Language:Chinese.HardCover. Pub Date: 2008-3-1 Pages: 349 Publisher: Random House John McCain is one of the most admired leaders in the UnitedStates government. but his deeply felt memoir of family and war isnot a political one and ends before his election to Congress. Withcandor and ennobling power. McCain tells a story that. in the wordsof Newsweek. makes the other presidential candidates look likepygmies. John McCain learned about life and honor from his grandfather andfather. both four-star admirals in the US Navy. This is a memoirabout their lives. their heroism. and the ways that sons are shapedand enriched by their fathers. John McCains grandfather was a gaunt. hawk-faced man known asSlew by his fellow officers and. affectionately. as Popeye by thesailors who served under him. McCain Sr. played the horses. drankbourbon and water. and rolled his own cigarettes with one...

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Review:

"Hard to top and impossible to read without being moved."--"USA Today"Restrained and honest. . . . Lively and readable. A testament to the martial values of honor and patriotism. . . . It is impossible to read this book without realizing that a hero is what he is."--"New York Times"A remarkable personal history. . . . Unconventional and interesting. . . . McCain [offers]. . . what is probably far closer to the real man than is to be found in most books of this stripe."--"Washington Post Book World"McCain's character has withstood tests the average politician can only imagine. . . . He may be the last of his kind."--"Newsweek"A good read . . . engaging, sometimes funny, and often profoundly moving. . . . The family stories, the naval history, the fighter-jock anecdotes, and the stoic bravery of the POWs--makes for a large, almost unwieldy, and sublimely American story. . . . If you are yourself a patriot and find yourself stirred by stories of honest patriotism, then you will surely find "Faith of My Fathers irresistible."--"National Review"Eloquent and honest."--"New York Review of Books"A fascinating history of a remarkable military family. . . . He gets to the core of those ineffable qualities of wartime brotherhood and self-sacrifice that are so far beyond common notions of patriotism. "Faith of My Fathers does this better than any book I've read by a Vietnam vet."--"Christian Science Monitor"A breath of fresh air. . . . Compelling, harrowing. . . and bluntly self-critical."--"Seattle Post Intelligencer""Faith of My Fathers is a powerful story of a war hero. In it we learn much of what matters most. As prisoner (and later Senator) McCain instructs us: Glory is not an end in itself,but rather a reward for valor and faith. And the greatest freedom and human fulfillment comes from engagin in a noble enterprise larger than oneself. "Faith of My Fathers teaches deep truths that are valid in any age but that warrant special attention in our own."--William Bennett""Faith of My Fathers is a gripping story of character and courage: character passed down from generation to generation by sterling examples of family bonds and devotion to duty; courage that ultimately comes form within, as John McCain learned in the brutal prison camps of North Vietnam. This is a sobering and glorious book that you won't be able to put down."--General Colin L. Powell (retired)"A serious, utterly gripping account of faith, fathers, and the military."--"Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

After a career in the U.S. Navy and two terms as a U.S. representative, John McCain was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 and reelected in 1992, 1998, and 2004. He and his wife, Cindy, reside in Phoenix, Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1400067928
• ISBN 13: 9781400067923
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 349