WHY COURAGE MATTERS The Way to a Braver Life

Ranging from the terse--"suck it up!"--to the eloquent--"I was raised on tales of surpassing courage and selfless devotion to duty"--Senator John McCain, war veteran and statesman, relates real-life tales of courage in extreme circumstances. Dan Cashman brings us well-modulated, sincere takes on dealing with the daunting--war, disease, poverty, shattering loss--and how people throughout history have triumphed. McCain, a survivor of POW torture, knows whereof he speaks. An inspirational work well suited to both cowards and patriots, not to mention those in between. D.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 04]