<![CDATA[Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life]]>

false <![CDATA[Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life]]> 99967 6 “Courage,” Winston Churchill explained, is “the ﬁrst 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 ﬁgures both famous and obscure that he ﬁnds 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 ﬁgures, 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. 718550 13 4 2004 Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life total:108|5:17|4:34|3:33|2:17|1:7| 108 361 175 24 3 0 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 07:09:07 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 08:55:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Sep 21 14:48:06 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 00:44:08 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 14:48:06 -0700 2008 1 saving grace of the book - probably because they are based on fact - everything else is opinion. John McCain is hell bent on distinguishing physical from men...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 10:39:44 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 10:52:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 10:32:08 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 10:33:38 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 28 18:31:30 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 18:33:00 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 19:58:43 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 16:26:11 -0800 2008
What do we owe Mitchell Redcloud, the man who was ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 03 12:21:27 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 12:24:17 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Mar 17 17:39:48 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 17:44:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 14 12:35:49 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 13 13:28:15 -0800 2008 1
Labeled as an inspirational book, it does just that. However, McCain/Salter seem to examine courage from a few perspectives (mostly military) and reiterate the same poi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 24 03:51:07 -0800 2009 Wed Jun 03 10:01:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 22 15:57:55 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 08:32:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 12 18:36:13 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 18:52:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 08:22:05 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 08:26:32 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jun 06 09:19:02 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 09:21:07 -0700 2008
One of my favorite quotes is, "We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears." Pretty much says it all right there. ]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 14 16:17:41 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 16:19:10 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 11:33:27 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 08:08:33 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Mar 31 05:50:29 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 05:51:20 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Feb 25 16:50:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 17:01:43 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Sep 26 10:36:22 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 10:36:51 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Mar 20 05:55:21 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 05:55:48 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4145485