The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL by Eric Greitens

The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL by Eric Greitens

In an inspiring, in-depth memoir from former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens--from his most harrowing encounters and brutal attacks to the lessons learned from his humanitarian efforts.



Like 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. The Heart and the Fist follows Greitens's 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.

Eric Greitens grew up in the state of Missouri. Following the completion of a Ph.D. Eric joined the Navy SEALs after serving as a Rhodes Scholar and a humanitarian worker overseas. He is the founder of the NGO The Mission Continues and the author of The Heart and the Fist, which was a New York Times bestseller. Eric Greitens' webpage can be found at www.ericgreitens.com.

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ISBN 13	9780547750385
ISBN 10	0547750382
Title	The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL
Author	Eric Greitens
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Year published	2012-04-10
Number of pages	352
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