Table of Contents
1 Gallantry: The FDNY 17
2 Resolve: President Bush on 9/11 64
Field Note: Meeting the Late Don Hewitt in Botswana 83
3 Selflessness: Paulette Schank 86
4 Authenticity: Bruce Springsteen 93
5 Devotion: David Hall 101
Field Note: Kremlin Rules 118
6 Audacity: Ben Bernanke 123
7 Invincibility: Nadia Murad 149
Field Note: No Moss Gathers 157
8 Gratitude: Early Lessons 160
Field Note: Do You Believe in Signs? 182
9 Duty: Lessons in War 186
Field Note: The Last Shuttle 207
10 Vision: Elon Musk 211
11 Objectivity: Learning from Unpleasant Truth 224
Field Note: Eyes of the Beholders 237
12 Hubris: Trump v. Clinton 240
13 Skepticism: A Failure of Government and Journalism 265
Field Note: Stranger than Fiction 305
14 Perseverance: The Mothers and Fathers of Sandy Hook 314
15 Deceit: The Fabulist Mr. Clinton 328
16 Courage: Bao Tong 348
Field Note: Hello, Mom? 359
17 Valor: Patrick Marc Rapicault 362
Field Note: The Madman of Obock 373
18 Arrogance: A Cautionary Tale 376
Field Note: Empathy 398
19 To a Young Journalist 400
Conclusion: How Many Stars in Your Flag? 421
Acknowledgments 425
In Memoriam 427
Notes 429
Index 459