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American Thinking

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American Thinking is a meat and potatoes treatise chock full of worthwhile, thought provoking observations.

Not only was I impressed by Frank's cogent words but I also had the honor of meeting him in person and the man is the real deal. Frank lives his personal convictions. His persona, hilarity, and mischievous repartee are an event in and of itself. In American Thinking, Frank discusses how our society abandons the chivalric code at great risk to itself as a nation. His book discusses the value of inculcating the next generation with the ability to make morally congruent decisions that link what we think, what we say, and more importantly what we do in our day to day lives. American citizens should be proud advocates for liberty and justice in a world that is sadly oft violent and chaotic. Read his book and pass it on.

Semper Fi, Hank
Owner/Founder Devil Dog Brew

Whenever a Law Enforcement Officer, Fire/Emergency Services Officer, or member of our military signs on and takes the oath of office, they, in effect write our society a blank check redeemable on demand for any amount up to and including their life. None should be carelessly spent and too many are collected in full. Every single one is collected at least in part. They do this for friends and family and all the rest of us whose only common ground lies in the relationship we share as Americans. It doesn't matter whether an officer works patrol or fire in a town of 500 people or leads the SWAT Team in a City of 5 million. It doesn't matter if they serve their military duty in a stateside mess hall peeling spuds or kicking down a compound door in Pakistan hunting for Bin Laden with the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group, the blank check is exactly the same.

I purchased this book after following the authors blog for some time. This book was everything I expected it to be. It provides a philosophical anchor point for those who have been willing to write the "Big Check" as well as enlightenment and education for those who perhaps haven't written the check, but feel deep down inside that being an American is something special that should be treasured and protected. It also provides some good information on how to process dynamic information in emergency situations. The section on Contextual Intuition alone is easily worth the price of this book.

The author's style is easy to understand and over the course of the book you will realize that he lives its pages in an uncompromising and unapologetic but in no way condescending fashion. I recommend this book for the check writers, and those who would like to understand their philosophy.

It's a real keeper.