Rescues The Lives of Hero’s By Michael Lesy

1991 Hardcover

First Edition

Good Condition

Biography

Rescues: The Lives of Heroes is a 1991 non-fiction book by Michael Lesy that explores the nature of heroism by profiling nine seemingly ordinary people who performed extraordinary acts of courage, including Medal of Honor recipients, civil rights activists, and parents of an autistic child, questioning what motivates such self-sacrifice and self-reclamation. Lesy examines figures like Curtis Sliwa (Guardian Angels) and Hollis Watkins, arguing that heroism is a complex act where saving another also saves the self, though some reviewers found his conclusions oversimplified.