{"product_id":"the-heart-and-the-fist-the-education-of-a-humanitarian-the-making-of-a-navy-seal-9780547750385-b","title":"The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy Seal","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eric Greitens\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Inside Flap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA piercing and inspiring memoir by a Navy SEAL for whom service means a lot more than his time wearing the uniform \u003c\/p\u003eLike many young idealists, Eric Greitens wanted to make a difference. Throughout college and after, he traveled to the world s trouble spots, working in refugee camps and serving the sick and the poor on four continents, from Gaza to Croatia to Mother Teresa s home in Calcutta, among others. Yet when innocent civilians were threatened with harm, there was nothing he could do but step in afterward and try to ease the suffering. He became a Rhodes Scholar to study the history of humanitarianism, in search of a better way, but all the theory in the world could not get past the fundamental problem: when an army invades, the weak need to be protected. So he joined the Navy SEALs and became one of the world s elite warriors. As an officer, he led his men through the unforgettable soul-testing of SEAL training, culminating in Hell Week recounted in these pages with remarkable detail and went on to deployments in Kenya, Thailand, Afghanistan, and Iraq, where he faced harrowing encounters and brutal militia attacks. Yet even when he wore heavy armor and wielded some of the deadliest combat arms, the lessons of his humanitarian work bore fruit. At the heart of Eric s powerful story lies a paradox: sometimes you have to be strong to do good, but you also have to do good to be strong. The heart and fist together are more powerful than either one alone.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet my hero Eric Greitens. His life and this book remind us that America remains the land of the brave and generous. Tom Brokaw \u003cbr\u003eLike many young idealists, Eric Greitens wanted to make a difference, so he traveled to the world s trouble spots to work in refugee camps and serve the sick and the poor. Yet when innocent civilians were threatened with harm, there was nothing he could do but step in afterward and try to ease the suffering. In studying humanitarianism, he realized a fundamental truth: when an army invades, the weak need protection. So he joined the Navy SEALs and became one of the world s elite warriors. \u003cbr\u003eGreitens led his men through the unforgettable soul-testing of SEAL training and went on to deployments in Kenya, Afghanistan, and Iraq, where he faced harrowing encounters and brutal attacks. Yet even in the deadliest combat situations, the lessons of his humanitarian work bore fruit. At the heart of this powerful story lies a paradox: sometimes you have to be strong to do good, but you also have to do good to be strong. The heart and the fist together are more powerful than either one alone. \u003cbr\u003e If you're restless or itching for some calling you can't name, read this book. Give it to your son and daughter. \u003ci\u003eThe Heart and the Fist \u003c\/i\u003eepitomizes as does Mr. Greitens's life, present and future all that is best in this country, and what we need desperately right now. Steven Pressfield, author of \u003ci\u003eGates of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Vivid and compelling . . . a great read. \u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA Hudson Booksellers Top Ten Nonfiction Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003cbr\u003eWITH A NEW AFTERWORD \u003cbr\u003eBorn and raised in Missouri, Eric Greitens attended Duke University and earned a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University. There he won a gold medal at the National Boxing Championships and earned a Ph.D. His research led to humanitarian work around the world. Deployed four times as a Navy SEAL, he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Today he serves as a senior fellow at Missouri s Truman School of Public Affairs. Greitens is the founder and CEO of The Mission Continues. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45018628882583,"sku":"9780547750385","price":1076.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780547750385.webp?v=1769202043","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-heart-and-the-fist-the-education-of-a-humanitarian-the-making-of-a-navy-seal-9780547750385-b","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}