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John McCain

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born

August 29, 1936 in Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama

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male

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http://mccain.senate.gov/public/

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Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Politics

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John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican candidate in the 2008 United States Presidential Election.

McCain graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958. He became a naval aviator, flying ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers. During the Vietnam War, he nearly lost his life in the 1967 USS Forrestal fire. In October 1967, while on a bombing mission over Hanoi, he was shot down, badly injured, and captured by the North Vietnamese. He was a prisoner of war until 1973. McCain experienced episodes of torture, and refused an out-of-sequence early repatriation offer. His war wounds left him with lifelong physical limitations.

He retired from the Navy as a captain in 1981, moved to Arizon...more

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Books by John McCain

Average rating: 3.66 · 2,369 ratings · 431 reviews · 59 distinct works

	Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir by John McCain, Mark Salter 3.66 avg rating — 1,188 ratings — published 1999 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life by John McCain, Mark Salter 3.38 avg rating — 181 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:
	Worth the Fighting for: A Memoir by John McCain, Mark Salter 3.31 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember by John McCain, Mark Salter 3.85 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them by John McCain, Mark Salter 3.45 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember by John McCain, Mark Salter, Arthur Morey 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Hard Call: Courageous Decisions by Inspiring People. John McCain with Mark Salter 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them by John McCain, Daniel H. Kelly (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Aviation Competition Enhancement Act of 1997: Congressional Hearing 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Amateur Sports Integrity Act, S 718: Congressional Hearing 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	My rating:

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“In prison, I fell in love with my country. I had loved her before then, but like most young people, my affection was little more than a simple appreciation for the comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed and took for granted. It wasn't until I had lost America for a time that I realized how much I loved her. ”
― John McCain, Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir

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“Nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself, something that encompasses you but is not defined by your existence alone.”
― John McCain, Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir

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“I'm not President Bush”
― John McCain

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