Worth the Fighting For: The Education of an American Maverick, and the Heroes Who Inspired Him-Fast Shipping

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Senator John McCain tellsthe story of his great American journey, from the U.S. Navy to his electrifying campaign for the presidency in 2000, interwoven with heartfelt portraits of the mavericks who have inspired him through the years.

After five and a half years as a prisoner ofwar in Vietnam, naval aviator John McCain returned home a changed man. Regaininghis health and flight-eligibility status, he resumed his military career, commandingcarrier pilots and serving as the navy’s liaison to what is sometimes ironicallycalled the world’s most exclusive club, the United States Senate. Accompanying SenatorsJohn Tower and Henry “Scoop” Jackson on international trips, McCain began his politicaleducation in the company of two masters, leaders whose standards he would striveto maintain upon his election to the U.S. Congress. There, he learned valuable lessonsin cooperation from a good-humored congressman from the other party, Morris 1986, McCain was elected to the U.S. Senate, inheriting the seat of another rolemodel, Barry Goldwater.

During his time in public office, McCain has seen acts ofprinciple and acts of craven self-interest. He describes both extremes in thesepages, with his characteristic straight talk and humor. He writes honestly of thelowest point in his career, the Keating Five savings and loan debacle, as well ashis triumphant moments—his return to Vietnam and his efforts to normalize relationsbetween the U.S. and Vietnamese governments; his fight for campaign finance reform;and his galvanizing bid for the presidency in 2000.

Writes McCain: “A rebel withouta cause is just a punk. Whatever you’re called—rebel, unorthodox, nonconformist,radical—it’s all self-indulgence without a good cause to give your life meaning.”This is the story of McCain’s causes, the people who made him do it, and the meaninghe found. Worth the Fighting For reminds us of what’s best in America, and in ourselves.

Praise for Worth the Fighting For

“When [John] McCain writes of people and patriotism, his pages shine with a devotion, a loving awe, that makes Worth the Fighting For worth the shelling out for. . . . McCain the man remains one of the most inspiring public figures of his generation.”
—Jonathan Raunch, The Washington Post

“[An] unpredictable, outspoken memoir . . . a testimonial to heroism from someone who has first-hand knowledge of what it takes.”
—The New York Times