{"product_id":"american-spirit-profiles-in-resilience-courage-and-faith-9780062683724","title":"American Spirit: Profiles in Resilience, Courage, and Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \"American Sniper\" legacy continues: Taya Kyle celebrates the American Spirit in her inspiring new book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife leads us through difficult terrain. But what happens if you use challenge as an opportunity to discover your PURPOSE? These Americans did and are changing the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter losing her husband, \"American Sniper\" Chris Kyle, bestselling author Taya Kyle entered a period of deep grief. And yet the experience served as a catalyst for profound growth. Taya found her own reserve of strength with the help of the generous love and support of family and friends--and also many strangers across America, who selflessly shared their own stories of suffering, survival, and triumph. Inspired by her experience, Taya discovered her calling: spreading a message of how love, passion, and service can combine to help us persevere over personal pain and heal our communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking with trusted collaborator Jim DeFelice (coauthor of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Sniper\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Wife\u003c\/em\u003e), Taya tells her own story, as well as those of other Americans who have built extraordinary lives after traveling down life's most difficult roads--through loss, illness, all manner of setback. They embody the \"American spirit\" of resilience, faith, togetherness that has built the nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e profiles more than 30 individuals, young and old, rich and not-so-rich, famous and unknown, who have overcome hardship and done extraordinary things for their communities and for the nation at large. The 9\/11 survivor, badly burned over 60% of his body, who asked himself \u003cem\u003eWhat debt do I owe to God? And to my fellow human beings? What am I supposed to do with this miracle of survival?\u003c\/em\u003e The man with the hole in his heart who runs ultramarathons. The young cancer victim whose lemonade stand inspired a revolutionary new model for fighting cancer. The blind cyclist; the pastor who became an undercover investigator, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, these stories teach us how to find purpose and heal the world, no matter the difficulty. \"Every action, big or small,\" Taya writes, \"has the potential to spark someone else's movement.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taya Kyle,Jim DeFelice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062683724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKyle, Taya:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eTaya Kyle is executive director of the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation. Chris and Taya's story was the subject of Clint Eastwood's blockbuster film \u003cem\u003eAmerican Sniper, \u003c\/em\u003estarring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e She is a featured speaker on the Patriot Tour, with Marcus Luttrell, David Goggins, and Chad Fleming. Taya is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Wife.\u003c\/em\u003e She lives in Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeFelice, Jim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim DeFelice \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of sixteen \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers, including \u003cem\u003eAmerican Sniper\u003c\/em\u003e, the basis for Bradley Cooper's blockbuster movie of the same name. Some of his other credits include \u003cem\u003eEvery Man a Hero\u003c\/em\u003e, a bestselling account of Army medic Ray Lambert's heroics at D-Day in World War Two, and \u003cem\u003eThey Called Us Lucky\u003c\/em\u003e, the story of Lima 3\/25, the Marine Corps' hardest hit unit in the Iraq War and the life of Congressman Ruben Gallego, a Harvard undergrad who joined the Corps to serve as an enlisted grunt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Taya Kyle \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48311234756765,"sku":"9780062683724","price":25.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2a4b6d9b-ac71-4202-a6fa-2bd9dedc0bce.jpg?v=1779259758","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/american-spirit-profiles-in-resilience-courage-and-faith-9780062683724","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}