In this adaptation of his best-selling book, The Heart and the Fist, Eric speaks directly to teens, interweaving memoir and intimate second-person narratives that ask readers to put themselves in the shoes of himself and others. Readers will share in Eric€s evolution from average kid to humanitarian to warrior, training and serving with the most elite military outfit in the world. Along the way, they€ll be asked to consider the power of choices, of making the decision each and every day to act with courage and compassion so that they grow to be tomorrow€s heroes.