{"product_id":"book-au9p","title":"Worth the Fighting For","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Senator John McCain tells\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After five and a half years as a prisoner of  war in Vietnam, naval aviator John McCain returned home a changed man. Regaining  his health and flight-eligibility status, he resumed his military career, commanding  carrier pilots and serving as the navy’s liaison to what is sometimes ironically  called the world’s most exclusive club, the United States Senate. Accompanying Senators  John Tower and Henry “Scoop” Jackson on international trips, McCain began his political  education in the company of two masters, leaders whose standards he would strive  to maintain upon his election to the U.S. Congress. There, he learned valuable lessons  in cooperation from a good-humored congressman from the other party, Morris Udall.  In 1986, McCain was elected to the U.S. Senate, inheriting the seat of another role  model, Barry Goldwater.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e During his time in public office, McCain has seen acts of  principle and acts of craven self-interest. He describes both extremes in these  pages, with his characteristic straight talk and humor. He writes honestly of the  lowest point in his career, the Keating Five savings and loan debacle, as well as  his triumphant moments—his return to Vietnam and his efforts to normalize relations  between the U.S. and Vietnamese governments; his fight for campaign finance reform;  and his galvanizing bid for the presidency in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Writes McCain: “A rebel without  a 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 meaning  he found. \u003ci\u003eWorth the Fighting For\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us of what’s best in America, and in ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWorth the Fighting For\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“When [John] McCain writes of people and patriotism, his pages shine with a devotion, a loving awe, that makes \u003ci\u003eWorth the Fighting For \u003c\/i\u003eworth the shelling out for. . . . McCain the man remains one of the most inspiring public figures of his generation.”\u003cb\u003e—Jonathan Raunch, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[An] unpredictable, outspoken memoir . . . a testimonial to heroism from someone who has first-hand knowledge of what it takes.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49341170188592,"sku":"BDau9p","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/213639-au9p-Square.jpg?v=1734055680","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-au9p","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}