Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations Audiobook

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• “Sea Stories, a well-written book that reads like a thriller, covers some of the most important historical actions taken by Navy SEALs and other special operators.”

  — Washington Times

• “McRaven not only allows readers the opportunity to vicariously experience daring adventures and the command of elite warriors heading into harm’s way, he also shares practical everyday wisdom.”

  — Booklist (starred review)

• “A retired four-star admiral serves up a readable memoir…[and] his account of finding and killing bin Laden is one of the best in the literature, told from the eagle’s-eye viewpoint of one who oversaw the entire operation. There his story shines, full of twists and turns…Readers interested in the essential work of military special forces will be inspired by McRaven’s adventures.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• Fascinating...McRaven's war stories deliver remarkable insight into the life of a wartime leader.

  — Publishers Weekly

• Engaging...Sea Stories is more than an autobiography, more than a narrative of recent military history, and more than the sum of one remarkable man's experiences. In his excellently flowing prose...McRaven not only allows readers the opportunity to vicariously experience daring adventures and the command of elite warriors heading into harm's way, he also shares practical everyday wisdom.

  — Booklist (Starred Review)

• "Sea Stories, a well-written book that reads like a thriller, covers some of the most important historical actions taken by Navy SEALs and other special operators.

  — The Washington Times

• Readers interested in the essential work of military special forces will be inspired by McRaven's adventures.

  — Kirkus

• Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national security vault...McRaven's lessons, like his commencement speech, extend far beyond his bed-making. He devotes the 10-chapter book to lessons about moving beyond failure, standing up to bullies and giving others hope.

  — Washington Post

• McRaven...has taken the genesis of what he learned during SEAL training and his nearly four decades in Navy Special Operations into a thin, powerful book.

  — USA Today

• Exquisitely simple...superb, smart, and succinct.

  — Forbes

• Spellbinding.

  — Texas Monthly