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American Sniper

By: Chris Kyle, Scott McEwan, Jim DeFelice
Narrated by: John Pruden
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He is the deadliest American sniper ever, called "the devil" by the enemies he hunted and "the legend" by his Navy SEAL brothers.

From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyles kills (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined to verify the astonishing total number for this book. Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan ("the devil") and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle’s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.

A native Texan who learned to shoot on childhood hunting trips with his father, Kyle was a champion saddle-bronc rider prior to joining the Navy. After 9/11, he was thrust onto the front lines of the War on Terror, and soon found his calling as a world-class sniper who performed best under fire. He recorded a personal-record 2,100-yard kill shot outside Baghdad; in Fallujah, Kyle braved heavy fire to rescue a group of Marines trapped on a street; in Ramadi, he stared down insurgents with his pistol in close combat. Kyle talks honestly about the pain of war - of twice being shot and experiencing the tragic deaths of two close friends.

American Sniper also honors Kyle's fellow warriors, who raised hell on and off the battlefield. And in moving first-person accounts throughout, Kyle's wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their marriage and children, as well as on Chris.

Adrenaline-charged and deeply personal, American Sniper is a thrilling eyewitness account of war that only one man could tell.

©2012 Chris Kyle (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers

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Chris Kyle is a hero of mine now!

Great read or in this case, listen. What great Americans both he and his wife! So sad this great man has passed on, but God I'm sure has him posted on over watch, still protecting those whom he loved the most!

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Beautiful words by an American hero<br />

may God bless his family and friends. and God bless American. Thank you for everything sir.

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Humbling Story, Proud to be an American

This was a great story of an American hero . His life depicts several of what many soldiers Marines and veterans go through, yet you can't help but believe that someone beyond the clouds had something to do with his greatness. I am sure he was chosen by the higher powers that be to do something great in his and many others lives. The Lord thought it was his time, and so he called him home. RIP.

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HTC one m8 Google play edition

saw movie first! was going to purchase the book, big mistake. book is always better! but in this case, this bio is totally different and AWESOME! this blows the movie away! loved the movie though. but this on audible is completely awesome. didn't think I'd like listening to a book instead of reading (which I do daily), but Audible is just A1! love it! the books are a bit pricey and I'd subscribe if they lowered their prices! but there's different prices for different books!
the only thing I wish they'd add is the ability to add your other e-books. like ones I can download from my public library. please add Audible! there's also free books I believe.

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Outstanding!!

First ever audio book and I was hooked! Did all my cardio listening to this book. Well written story and way better than the movie.

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incredible book

absolutely great story. what a inspirational story, I will definitely be listening to this book again

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Such a good book

Chris Kyle was an amazing man. Anyone wanting to know what or how to become a man should read this book.

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Taya's part should have been read by a female.

Taya's parts should have been recorded in a female voice to avoid confusion. Otherwise, amazing story of an amazing man.

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Phenomenal book

This is truly probably the best book I have ever read. Loved the narrator's voice because it was so similar to how Chris sounded that I felt like it was Chris reading to me about his life and experiences. Chris had a way of being humorous and that made this sad thing a little easier to bear. I laughed and cried. Awesome read.

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Movie sucked

It was totally different than the movie. Thank LA
I'm not sure why they made the movie so different and didn't elaborate on his death.

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