Extreme Ownership
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Extreme Ownership

by Jocko Willink

2015•Biography•325 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarybusinesswarheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a biography that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Jocko Willink and Leif Babin served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from the war in Iraq. Through difficult months of sustained combat, Jocko, Leif and their SEAL brothers learned that leadership -- at every level -- is the most important thing on the battlefield.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryBusinessWarEmpowerment/personal growthHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

United StatesAmerican Personal narrativesCampaignsLeadershipUnited States. Navy. SEALs. OfficersIraq War, 2003-2011BiographyUnited states, navy, seals

Details

Author
Jocko Willink
Published
2015
Pages
325
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