A compelling memoir from a true hero—an ordinary man who joined the army and became one of the few living persons to ever be awarded the celebrated Medal of Honor.Medal of Honor winner Staff Sergeant “Sal” Giunta’s empowering memoir describes a boy working at a Subway shop who was attracted to an Army recruiting center by a free T-shirt, but left inspired by the thought of making a difference to the world. After enlisting, he was posted to Afghanis...

There was the sound of a single bullet, and then . . . a deafening barrage of gunfire and explosions. There were, literally, thousands of bullets in the air at once, and more tracers streaking across the sky than there were stars overhead. It was a miracle that most of us weren’t killed instantly.Staff Sergeant Salvatore, “Sal,” Giunta was the first living person to receive the Medal of Honor—the highest honor presented by the U.S. military—since the concl...

Questo libro nasce dall’esperienza pluriennale della call ThinkBig ideata e sviluppata da Fondazione Cariparma e dalla Libera Università dell’Educare (LUdE).Il testo riflette sul tentativo maturo di coinvolgere le giovani generazioni nei processi di sviluppo locale.Una iniziativa di sostegno ai talenti e alle idee di giovani finalizzate al cambiamento e al miglioramento della qualità globale della vita di un territorio....