"The heart and fist are just the combination we need."
- Tom Brokaw
"If you worry that America is no longer a home of heroes, come read this book by Eric Greitens."
- David Gergen, Professor, Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and CNN Senior Political Analyst
"This is a remarkable story of a brilliant young man who cares deeply about human suffering... and does something about it."
- General Richard Myers, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
"If you're restless or itching for some calling you can't name, read this book... The Heart and the Fist epitomizes all that is best in this country, and what we need desperately right now."
- Steven Pressfield, Author of the Gates of Fire
"An adventure filled, eminently readable, and incredibly valuable look into the heart and mind of a great man."
- Dave Grossman, Lt. Col. USA (ret.) and author of On Combat and On Killing
The Heart and the Fist
THE HEART AND THE FIST shares one man’s story of extraordinary leadership and service as both a humanitarian and a warrior. In a life lived at the raw edges of the human experience, Greitens has seen what can be accomplished when compassion and courage come together in meaningful service.
As a Rhodes Scholar and Navy SEAL, Greitens worked alongside volunteers who taught art to street children in Bolivia and led US Marines who hunted terrorists in Iraq. He’s learned from nuns who fed the destitute in one of Mother Teresa’s homes for the dying in India, from aid workers who healed orphaned children in Rwanda, and from Navy SEALs who fought in Afghanistan. He excelled at the hardest military training in the world, and today he works with severely wounded and disabled veterans who are rebuilding their lives as community leaders at home.
Greitens offers each of us a new way of thinking about living a meaningful life. We learn that to win any war, even those we wage against ourselves; to create and obtain lasting peace; to save a life; and even, simply to live with purpose requires us—every one of us—to be both good and strong.
