{"product_id":"rescues-the-lives-of-hero-s-by-michael-lesy","title":"Rescues\nThe Lives of Hero’s\nBy Michael Lesy","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e1991 Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGood Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBiography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRescues: The Lives of Heroes is a 1991 non-fiction book by Michael Lesy that \u003cmark class=\"QVRyCf\"\u003eexplores 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\u003c\/mark\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLesy 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.\u003cspan class=\"pjBG2e\" jscontroller=\"JHnpme\" data-cid=\"810b11b2-17ca-40ab-874e-779a58d8a30d\" data-source-ids=\"19219,39219,699219,299219\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:npT2md\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"UV3uM\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Airship Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53401765216619,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8225\/7771\/files\/E7D68606-DC79-4C67-B4D4-C33B03AA0865.jpg?v=1781674152","url":"https:\/\/airship-books.myshopify.com\/products\/rescues-the-lives-of-hero-s-by-michael-lesy","provider":"Airship Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}