I've Got Things to Do with My Life: Pat Tillman: The Making of an American Hero

by Mike Towle

Book Overview

The inspirational story of Pat Tillman's incredible, heroic journey, this book explores his choice to quit the National Football League to join the elite Army Rangers and serve his country in its war... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572437081
• ISBN13: 9781572437081
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

True hero!

Compelling real hero stuff to realize what hell at war is all about taking a life that was so vibrant!

Terrific Book!!

The previous book review by that Calvert guy is totally bogus. What a jerk. I read Towle's book, and while it's not one of those long, comprehensive biographies that takes two years to write, it is very informative. It's also nicely balanced in that it presnets a thorough examination of both Tillman's Army life and his football career. Sure, there was some stuff in the book that has appeared in other sources, but Towle sourced and footnoted all those. I also noticed in his Acknowledgements section that he listed something like 40 people or so he spoke to firsthand for this book. That's pretty good considering that Tillman's family and friends have been so tight-lipped about Pat to this day. This is a story that needed to be written, whether or not family and friends are willing to open up, and I think Towle did a wonderful job.