You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting for, Carpenter Kyle, Yaeger Don
Автор: Carpenter Kyle, Yaeger Don Название: You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting for ISBN: 006294424X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062944245 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 3695.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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YOU ARE WORTH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT.
From the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient comes an unforgettable memoir that "will inspire every reader" (Jim Mattis)
On a rooftop in Afghanistan, Kyle Carpenter leapt on a grenade, sacrificing himself to save his brother in arms. What happened next is even more extraordinary ...
"Kyle displayed a heroism in the blink of an eye that will inspire for generations." --Barack Obama
"Kyle Carpenter is truly amazing He is definitely an American hero." --Mike Krzyzewski
On November 21, 2010, U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter was posted on a rooftop in violent Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when an enemy grenade skittered toward Kyle and fellow Marine Nick Eufrazio. Without hesitation, Kyle chose a path of selfless heroism that few can imagine. He jumped on the grenade, saving Nick but sacrificing himself.
One of the year's most anticipated books, Kyle's remarkable memoir reveals a central truth that will inspire every reader: Life is worth everything we've got. It is the story of how one man became a so-called hero who willingly laid down his life for his brother-in-arms--and equally, it is a story of rebirth, of how Kyle battled back from the gravest challenge to forge a life of joyful purpose.
Kyle Carpenter's heart flatlined three times while being evacuated off the battlefield in Afghanistan. Yet his spirit was unbroken. Severely wounded from head to toe, Kyle lost his right eye as well as most of his jaw. It would take dozens of surgeries and almost three years in and out of the hospital to reconstruct his body. From there, he began the process of rebuilding his life. What he has accomplished in the last nine years is extraordinary: he's come back a stronger, better, wiser person.
In 2014, Kyle was awarded the nation's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his "singular act of courage" on that rooftop in Afghanistan, an action which had been reviewed exhaustively by the military. Kyle became the youngest living recipient of the award.
YouAre Worth It is a memoir about the war in Afghanistan and Kyle's heroics, and it is also a manual for living. Organized around the credos that have guided Kyle's life (from "Don't Hide Your Scars" to "Call Your Mom"), the book encourages us to become our best selves in the time we've been given on earth. Above all, it's about finding purpose, regardless of the hurdles that may block our way.
Moving and unforgettable, You Are Worth It is an astonishing memoir from one of our most extraordinary young leaders.
Автор: Connors Jimmy, Yaeger Don Название: The Outsider LP ISBN: 0061285250 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780061285257 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 3029.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors.
Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. But it was his prolonged dedication to his craft that won him the publics adoration. He capped off one of the most remarkable runs in tennis history at the age of 39 when he reached the semifinals of the 1991 U.S.
Open, competing against players half his age.
More than just the story of a tennis champion, The Outsider is the uncensored account of Connors life, from his complicated relationship with his formidable mother and his storybook romance with tennis legend Chris Evert, to his battles with gambling and fidelity that threatened to derail his career and his long-lasting marriage to Playboy playmate Patti McGuire.
When he retired from tennis twenty years ago, Connors all but disappeared from public view. In The Outsider, he is back at the top of his game, and as feisty, outspoken, and defiant as ever.
This autobiography includes original color photographs from the author.
Автор: Yeager, Don,Mortimer, Sean,Namath, Joe,Yaeger, Don Название: All the Way ISBN: 0316421111 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780316421119 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 2427.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The NFL icon who first brought show business to sports shares his life lessons on fame, fatherhood, and football.
