New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018. First Simon & Schuster Hardcover Edition [stated]. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. [12], 402, [2] pages. Index. John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. While on a bombing mission during Operation Rolling Thunder over Hanoi in October 1967, he was shot down, seriously injured, and captured by the North Vietnamese. McCain was a prisoner of war until 1973. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for president of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama. In 1982, McCain was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he served two terms. Four years later, he was elected to the United States Senate, where he served six terms. While generally adhering to conservative principles, McCain also gained a reputation as a "maverick" for his willingness to break from his party on certain issues, including LGBT rights, gun regulations, and campaign finance reform where his stances were more moderate than those of the party's base. He was also known for his work in the 1990s to restore diplomatic relations with Vietnam. McCain belonged to the bipartisan "Gang of 14", which played a key role in alleviating a crisis over judicial nominations. He refused to support then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the 2016 election and later became a vocal critic of the Trump administration. After being diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2017, he reduced his role in the Senate to focus on treatment. More

New York: Random House, 2002. First Trade Edition [stated]. Presumed First Printing. Hardcover. xxvi, 396, [8] pages. Illustrations. Signed on the half title by John McCain. Bookmark associated with the Senator McCain laid in (bookmark was for the March 2, 2003 event when Senator John McCain received the Citizen Patriot Award from the Citizen Patriot Organization, a 501(c)(3) entity. Background of the bookmark on both sides is the American flag. John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from January 1987 until his death. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election. While generally adhering to conservative principles, McCain also had a media reputation as a "maverick" for his willingness to break from his party on certain issues. McCain was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years until his release on March 14, 1973. More

New York: Random House, Inc., 2004. Seventh printing [stated]. Hardcover. p10], 269, [5] pages. Illustrations. Format is approximately 5 inches by 8 inches. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Signed by John McCain on the half title page, below written in calligraphy To Clayton With Best Regards. Why Courage Matters is that rare book with a message both timely and timeless. This is a work for anyone seeking to understand how courage can empower us and change our lives. Senator McCain shares his most cherished stories of individuals who have risked everything to defend the people and principles they hold most dear.  McCain reminds us, as a way of introducing the stories of figures both famous and obscure that he finds most compelling, from the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to Sgt. Roy Benavidez, who ignored his own well-being to rescue eight of his men from an ambush in Vietnam; from civil rights leader John Lewis, who wrote, When I care about something, I'm prepared to take the long, hard road, to Hannah Senesh, who chose a martyr's death over a despot's mercy. These are some of the examples McCain turns to for inspiration and offers to others to help summon the resolve to be both good and great. We learn why moral principles and physical courage are often not distinct quantities. Readers discover how sometimes setting the right example can be the ultimate act of courage. More

New York: Random House, 1999. First Edition. Seventh Printing. 349, acid-free paper, illus., slight wear to DJ edges The author was the son and grandson of four-star Naval admirals. In this memoir he discusses his family background, and his imprisonment as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. More

New York: Random House, 1999. First Trade Edition. First Printing. 349, acid-free paper, illus., sticker residue to rear DJ. More

New York: Random House, 2008. 208 Random House Edition [stated]. Fourth Printing [stated]. Hardcover. xi, [1], 349, [7] pages. Illustrations. Slight wear to DJ edges. Bookplate signed by the author (John McCain). The author was the son and grandson of four-star Naval admirals. In this memoir he discusses his family background, and his imprisonment as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) was an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Arizona, a seat he was first elected to in 1986. He was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama. McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1958 and followed his father and grandfather—both four-star admirals—into the U.S. Navy. He became a naval aviator and flew ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers. While McCain was on a bombing mission over Hanoi in October 1967, he was shot down, seriously injured, and captured by the North Vietnamese. He was a prisoner of war until 1973. McCain experienced episodes of torture and refused an out-of-sequence early repatriation offer. The wounds left him with lifelong physical disabilities. In 1982, McCain was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he served two terms. He entered the U.S. Senate in 1987 and easily won reelection five times, most recently in 2016. More