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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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Outstanding book

This was an outstanding book by a true American Hero! Shows you exactly what goes on in his life & his family's lives too. Bless this family. What a tragic end to a great man.

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Haunting. A must for very American

Even more life changing than the movie. Haunting foresight. Hysterical, terrifying, and non-judgmental . This man was a true American.

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A great experience

The whole book makes it feel like you're sitting around a fire having beers with Chris and his wife listening to their stories. R.I.P.

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Best audio book listen in years!

Listened twice, could not get enough. the American hero our country ever, so badly needs!

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Awesome book

As A Marine Veteran that has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, this has to be the best depiction of the realities of what occurred over there. Awesome to hear this point of view. Even better the fact that an enlisted man told the story. All too often books are written by the men and women that are high on the chain of command, while they have to endure their fair share of battles, the enlisted man's point of view is always welcome.

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Very indulging & sincere, I love Chris!

l loved it, narration was great. Best moment was when he passed the seal training.

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awesome listen

loved it. I wish our new generation and college kids had to read it to graduate!

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Very inspiring book

I loved the story and it makes me appreciate all the soldiers out there that risk their life so that we can sleep peacefully at night. I cried all throughout the book....

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Loved it!

I had watched the movie which compelled me to get the book. I enjoyed both very much. All the celebs that are trash talking the movie are just jealous. All the celebs that are trash talking snipers or Chris Kyle are STUPID because they have no clue what they are protesting. No personal experience to relate to and completely oblivious to the fact that the freedom of speech they are exercising was fought for by those they choose to disrespect.
This audio book was well worth my time.

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Reader was difficult

It was difficult to tell she his wife was speaking verses Chris because the reader did not give a well enough inflection in his voice.

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