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The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations Capa dura – 22 maio 2018
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“I don’t know how much longer I’ll be here. Maybe I’ll have another five years. Maybe, with the advances in oncology, they’ll find new treatments for my cancer that will extend my life. Maybe I’ll be gone before you read this. My predicament is, well, rather unpredictable. But I’m prepared for either contingency, or at least I’m getting prepared. I have some things I’d like to take care of first, some work that needs finishing, and some people I need to see. And I want to talk to my fellow Americans a little more if I may.”
So writes John McCain in this inspiring, moving, frank, and deeply personal memoir. Written while confronting a mortal illness, McCain looks back with appreciation on his years in the Senate, his historic 2008 campaign for the presidency against Barack Obama, and his crusades on behalf of democracy and human rights in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Always the fighter, McCain attacks the “spurious nationalism” and political polarization afflicting American policy. He makes an impassioned case for democratic internationalism and bi-partisanship. He tells stories of his most satisfying moments of public service, including his work with another giant of the Senate, Edward M. Kennedy. Senator McCain recalls his disagreements with several presidents, and minces no words in his objections to some of President Trump’s statements and policies. At the same time, he offers a positive vision of America that looks beyond the Trump presidency.
The Restless Wave is John McCain at his best.
- Número de páginas416 páginas
- IdiomaInglês
- EditoraSimon & Schuster
- Data da publicação22 maio 2018
- Dimensões15.24 x 3.18 x 22.86 cm
- ISBN-101501178008
- ISBN-13978-1501178009
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Mark Salter has collaborated with John McCain on all seven of their books, including The Restless Wave, Faith of My Fathers, Worth the Fighting For, Why Courage Matters, Character Is Destiny, Hard Call, and Thirteen Soldiers. He served on Senator McCain’s staff for eighteen years.
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- Editora : Simon & Schuster (22 maio 2018)
- Idioma : Inglês
- Capa dura : 416 páginas
- ISBN-10 : 1501178008
- ISBN-13 : 978-1501178009
- Dimensões : 15.24 x 3.18 x 22.86 cm
- Ranking dos mais vendidos: Nº 809,398 em Livros (Conheça o Top 100 na categoria Livros)
- Nº 510 em Importados sobre Educação Cívica
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- Nº 5,531 em Biografias Importadas e Casos Verdadeiros Históricos
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In preparing for my review of John McCain’s most recent memoir, I went searching for quotes pertaining to patriotism and nationalism. As I did so, I found one that struck home for me, due to my many years living in countries other than the United States:
The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one – William Shenstone.
Demakis, Joseph. The Ultimate Book of Quotations (p. 390). Kindle Edition.
Living in a country, as your choice, will not only increase your love and appreciation for your own country, it will foster a better understanding and, often, increase your empathy for those people fighting daily to survive in their country. At least this proved true for me.
Of course, John McCain, while serving in the navy, did spend some years living in another country, but it was not due to his choice, unless you consider that his choice was to serve his country in combat against people who would capture and torture him. That is about as clean a segue as I can muster for this review of “The Restless Wave.”
BLUSH FACTOR: The writing is free of almost all profanities. So clean that you can feel free to read this to most any audience. Indeed, if you have any interest American History during the second half of the 20th Century, or in American politics, I implore you to read this book or listen to the Audible edition, narrated by John McCain and Beau Bridges.
What most comes through in this narrative is, John McCain has matured into a statesman, rather than living always true to the ‘Maverick’ label that is so often ascribed to him. Perhaps it is that transition that doomed his campaign in 2008, but I’ll leave that for others with brighter insight than I have.
As to the writing, I am, frankly, going to tell it as I see it. As with most senior elected officials who are recollecting their successes, errors, friendships and adversaries, and doing so while maintaining dignity and composure, McCain comes across a bit too careful or respectful, than today’s political pundits, inside-the-beltway politicians and whatnot. I state this with admiration and respect, but, I also admit I would have taken pleasure in reading something written with a little more spice and flair.
In other words, McCain has been sincere, but without rancor. These days, many express dismay (while others take great glee) when hearing or reading of comments of the people currently working in the White House.
I may be wrong, but, I’m thinking he expressed himself in this way to maximize his legacy. I suspect then-candidate Donald Trump hurt Senator John McCain much when he said, “I appreciate heroes who don’t get captured.” Rather than punch back, the elder statesman simply now states his preference that President Donald Trump not attend his funeral.
To be sure, there is plenty of discussion on other politicians, including Trump. None of the arrows in his quiver, though, had any poison applied to their tips. For a better understanding of what I am trying to convey, please glance at the below excerpt.
EXCERPT
NOTE – You’ve probably read or heard an excerpt in which McCain indicates his regret in choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin instead of Sen. Joe Lieberman. I recall Palin telling the news media she felt like she had been gut-punched. Perhaps she will take some solace from this excerpt, in which McCain tells us what he loved about her and why he chose her:
‘…I liked her right away. She spoke with genuine passion about government reform and fighting corruption. She acknowledged our differences, but noted that we shared an independent streak that put the country above party. She is uncannily self-possessed, and has an authentic warmth as a campaigner. I sensed how appealing a performer she would be, and her self-confidence allayed concerns we had that she might not be able to withstand the scrutiny and rigors of a presidential campaign. I walked away from our meeting confident that she could. Whatever stumbles she would have in the blindingly intense experience she was about to enter would be on us, on our judgment, not hers.
Cindy sat with Sarah after we finished our conversation, and showed her around the place while I talked with Salter and Schmidt. I’d spoken to A. B. earlier, who counseled that she would be a “high risk, high reward” pick. He saw her appeal and potential, and the vulnerabilities that could be exposed by the battering of a national campaign that can test the fortitude of more experienced politicians. Salter worried that Sarah’s scant exposure to national politics, and her self-admitted knowledge deficiency in national security issues, would undermine the experience advantage we had over Obama. He argued for Tim Pawlenty. Schmidt made the case for her, which essentially boiled down to “she could shake up the race and the other candidates can’t.” She was a fresh face, an outspoken reformer, a wife and mother who had fought the special interests and won. She could appeal to conservative Democrats and women voters not yet sold on Obama or me. She was tough and could handle pressure. She was smart, hardworking, and willing to learn. We had three opportunities, he argued, to stop the race from trending inevitably to the challenger in an environment where over 70 percent of voters believed the country was going in the wrong direction: my vice president selection, my convention speech, and the debates. If we failed to use any one of those opportunities to convince voters we would bring change to Washington, we would lose. Sarah was the biggest change message on the list of possible choices. I thought Schmidt made the better argument probably because it echoed my own thoughts about Sarah and the challenges ahead. I walked back to the deck of our house where Cindy and Sarah were sitting, and offered her the nomination. We talked a while longer, then she left with Salter and Schmidt to fly to Dayton, Ohio, where we would announce her the day after the Democratic convention had closed with Obama’s soaring acceptance speech…’
McCain, John. The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations (Kindle Locations 786-804). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition.
BOTTOM LINE
If I were rating this book based on my respect and admiration for John McCain, I would rate it five stars. I am, however, rating the writing and my feelings as I read it. How did it affect me?
Four stars out of five.
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This book isn’t getting the air or attention that Trump’s book did. Sadly. It’s not a fluff piece; it’s a long, hard read. I found myself crying more than once over the circumstances of an interrogation, a battle, the image a POW sewing an American flag inside his shirt… That’s what I take from this book the most, that John McCain is a patriot who values what that flag stands for, and he’d like us all to remember to be patriots above all.
McCain would like us to behave with honor toward our countrymen, to our friends, and to our enemies. He’d like us to place human rights first, even when our lives are at risk: “I want to urge Americans, for as long as I can, to remember that this shared devotion to human rights is our truest heritage and our most important loyalty.”
And I think that’s where this book really shines, where McCain reminds us that our country needs us to hold our government and leaders to the ideals America was founded upon. We cannot let fear change us. “We’re not always right. We’re impetuous and impatient, and rush into things without knowing what we’re really doing. We argue over little differences endlessly, and exaggerate them into lasting breaches. We can be selfish, and quick sometimes to shift the blame for our mistakes to others. But our country ‘tis of Thee.’ What great good we’ve done in the world, so much more good than harm.” And he points out where our country has harmed its reputation and its integrity by denying others their rights simply because they’re different or we think they’re the enemy. He points out what went wrong after 9/11 with the treatment of prisoners and what’s been done since to correct that. We can only pray that nothing like that ever happens again.
He admits that we haven’t always been in the right, but that when we were wrong, it was because we were denying the rights of others, even to the point that things were happening so against the Geneva Convention that in McCain’s view, we were acting worse than the Vietnamese acted toward him and his fellow POWs. That’s pretty sad, when we do worse than those we hold up as despicable.
“Will we act in this world with respect for our founding conviction that all people have equal dignity in the eyes of God and should be accorded the same respect by the laws and governance of men? That is the most important question history ever asks of us. Answering in the affirmative by our actions is the highest form of patriotism, and we cannot do that without access to the truth. The cruelty of our enemies doesn’t absolve us of this duty. This was never about them. It was about us.” We cannot allow our enemies to change what our country stands for.
The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations is a tome with much attention to detail, fascinating in its coverage of the various areas of conflict, the strategies, the personalities, successes, and errors. It’s refreshing to be reminded of how many times McCain voted against the party line, worked with Democrats, and was friends to those on both sides of what has become a crippling divide in our country. And how many times he tried to do the same in other countries where we were involved in conflict. I hope there are many others who are trying to cross divides to meet the other side so that both sides can ultimately win.
I would have liked to see John McCain or anyone, actually, elected and acting as a true bipartisan president. I’d like to think someone could do that. We could use one.
This is not meant to compare him with others, rather to consider the man, read his own words, see his actions and experience, and recognize that, though there may have been some issues of concern, I would surely have considered him as a strong candidate.
Most of the beginning chapters follow McCain as he travels to foreign lands. As he talked about what he was doing, I began to see and understand his vision of America as an international leader in the world... and the reason why.
Readers will come across parts in the book that are stunning in their awareness of the America we have all loved. We stop and ponder McCain's words and then we catch a caveat, a warning, that America, as an international leader, has an obligation that goes well beyond any feelings we might have to make nationalism the thrust of our country. Cutting straight to the point of emphasis: To fear the world we have organized and led for three-quarters of a century, to abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligations of international leadership for the sake of some half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems is unpatriotic...
McCain talks about the many trips into various countries across the world, where it seemed there was always somebody he knew...and who knew and respected McCain. White there were others, it seemed that McCain was the man who had made an impact sometime in the past, and was accepted as somebody who was going to try to help... How disheartening it seemed to have him return, seeking support for this location or another, only to be turned down for this reason or another...McCain did not see politics as he traveled--he saw people in need and he wanted his America to help those in need... Though he failed often, still readers see the type of man, his character, his moral code, as he fought to serve those in need.
It has been clear to all who watched this past year's activities, that McCain sought and also demanded bipartisan participation--a return to what it once was...
Readers will surely realize that much of this book undoubtedly had been written earlier and then merged into its final manuscript...It is somewhat of a memoir, but it has little about the man--rather it shares all that he has done in support of the United States, in all of the many roles he has played. I found it informative and educational with the historical perspective, but there is really little added that could be said to have been written since he became ill... Except...readers will surely recognize the potential president that we missed having... We see a man who fought both in the service and later in Congress in support of America. We see a man who acted on what he felt was right for the country, not necessarily right for his political party. But most of all, we see the humanity, the strong desire to help those across the world, in need, and helpless, seeking somebody's help. He thought it should be America... And he took the time to speak to us with what might be our last words from him... (See Book Readers Heaven for excerpts)
It is that desire, the drive, to do what is right for the world that would have guided him to become one of the greatest presidents we would have had, in my opinion. And as he speaks to us through this, perhaps, last book, he is still urging us to remember the Constitution and the moral imperatives upon which our country was formed. I believe this is a must-read and recommend it to each of you who live in America...
GABixlerReviews
As a result, "The Restless Wave" doesn't read like other political books (though McCain himself produced several). Nor does it read like a conventional memoir of public life -- many of which are written with the express intent of hinting at something "to be continued". This was it for McCain: He knew this would be his last full-length opportunity to speak to his fellow Americans uninterrupted. And so he did with enthusiasm and a sort of defiance: Not the petty defiance of a toddler who doesn't want to do as he or she is told, but the kind of defiance that defined McCain's time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
This book is John McCain's valedictory. It lays down a marker on a sense of what is right, why that right should be not just defended but promoted, and to whom the responsibility falls for undertaking the task. He confronts the immediate political climate head-on, defining not just his open hostilities with Donald Trump but also his honest regrets about what his one-time rival Barack Obama failed to do, as well.
But despite the fact that McCain's book carries a spirit of itching for a fight, what is more important is that he left behind dozens of thoughtful, quotable passages that remind us what is actually worth fighting for, like these:
1. "More people have lived free and prosperous lives here than in any other nation. We have acquired unprecedented wealth and power because of our governing principles, and because our government defended those principles."
2. "There have been times in the past and there will be times in the future when America's conduct at home and in the world will fall short of our own high standards. That doesn't mean that our values are imperfect, only that we are. In those instances, our true friends will encourage us to change course. But we should never believe that our fallibility disqualifies us from supporting the rights of others. That isn't humility. It's an abdication of moral responsibility."
3. "Humility is the self-knowledge that you possess as much inherent dignity as anyone else, and not one bit more. Among its other virtues, humility makes for more productive politics."
McCain's sensibility, particularly when expressed with the hand of his long-time speechwriter and writing collaborator Mark Salter, is most certainly an important (restless) wave within a much broader current of belief in things like civic virtue, personal liberty, and the dignity of individual lives. It was untimely for his life to be taken before he could see more of his work accomplished, but there is a sense that "The Restless Wave" at least permitted John McCain to say a few words that should echo long into the future.