The heart and the fist: the education of a humanitarian, the making of a Navy SEAL
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Boston : Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
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1st Mariner books ed.
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313 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
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A memoir in which Eric Greitens discusses how his desire to make a difference led him to the world's trouble spots where he worked to serve and sick, poor, and displaced, explains his decision to join the Navy SEALS to protect the weak, and discusses how the lessons he learned in humanitarianism affected his missions in Kenya, Thailand, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

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9780547750385, 0547750382

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Previously published in 2011.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-313).
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A memoir in which Eric Greitens discusses how his desire to make a difference led him to the world's trouble spots where he worked to serve and sick, poor, and displaced, explains his decision to join the Navy SEALS to protect the weak, and discusses how the lessons he learned in humanitarianism affected his missions in Kenya, Thailand, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Greitens, E. (2012). The heart and the fist: the education of a humanitarian, the making of a Navy SEAL. 1st Mariner books ed. Boston, Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Greitens, Eric, 1974-. 2012. The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL. Boston, Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Greitens, Eric, 1974-, The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL. Boston, Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Greitens, Eric. The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL. 1st Mariner books ed. Boston, Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.

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