How to Fight Presidents by Daniel O'brien

How to Fight Presidents by Daniel O'brien

Make no mistake: Our founding fathers were more bandanas-and-muscles than powdered-wigs-and-tea.
 
As a prisoner of war, Andrew Jackson walked several miles barefoot across state lines while suffering from smallpox and a serious head wound received when he refused to polish the boots of the soldiers who had taken him captive. He was thirteen years old. A few decades later, he became the first popularly elected president and served the nation, pausing briefly only to beat a would-be assassin with a cane to within an inch of his life. Theodore Roosevelt had asthma, was blind in one eye, survived multiple gunshot wounds, had only one regret (that there were no wars to fight under his presidency), and was the first U.S. president to win the Medal of Honor, which he did after he died. Faced with the choice, George Washington actually preferred the sound of bullets whizzing by his head in battle over the sound of silence.
 
And now these men--these hallowed leaders of the free world--want to kick your ass.
 
Plenty of historians can tell you which president had the most effective economic strategies, and which president helped shape our current political parties, but can any of them tell you what to do if you encounter Chester A. Arthur in a bare-knuckled boxing fight? This book will teach you how to be better, stronger, faster, and more deadly than the most powerful (and craziest) men in history. You're welcome.

Daniel O'Brien is a world traveler, author, and teacher. Daniel has an MA in Advanced Japanese Studies and has traveled widely throughout East and Southeast Asia since he is fascinated by transnational cultures. He developed a strong knowledge of and appreciation for Japanese culture throughout his twelve-year stay in Japan, which he now shares with his Eastern Thought high-school class. Daniel guides a group of authors as they speak and exchange their work in order to develop together as the founder of a local collective. He also serves on the board of a meditation and study center and as the Literary Liaison for the Arts Consortium of Carver County.

Daniel's debut book, Star Points: Ancient and New Connections, was released in 2011. The first novel in his upcoming Japan Series, Japanese Ghost in America, will aim to educate readers about Japanese culture through the eyes of an American protagonist. Daniel presently resides in Minnesota with his wife and dog, where he enjoys walking, camping, and engaging in the local art scene....

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ISBN 13	9780385347570
ISBN 10	038534757X
Title	How to Fight Presidents
Author	Daniel O'brien
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2014-03-18
Number of pages	272
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