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Self-Portrait of a Hero: From the Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu, 1963-1976

Self-Portrait of a Hero: From the Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu, 1963-1976

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A straight forward account of a hero
Review: Entering the mind of a man endowed with talent and strong will is a fascinating journey. The reader is introduced to the personality of Yoni Netanyahu in a most open fashion by reading his letters. That the author of these letters is a man blessed with the skill of forthright expression makes it easier to understand Yoni Netanyahu. As I read the book I could almost feel his joys, agonies, and the strength of his will to contribute to the world he lives in, in general, and the state he loves, in particular. To be fair, in this book a plot is missing. Faced with the collection Yoni's letters arranged chronologically, the reader is deprived of the order that can be found in the usual storyline, and must do without the stage, props, and other fiction employed by most novelists to enhance a plot. What is offered to the reader instead is an open book, the man as he is. The reader is left free to trace the natural growth in the personality of Yoni as he and his relationships age. No painted canvas is offered as background to character and events aside from the course of history as witnessed and acted upon by an elite soldier in Israel's army.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: compulsory reading....find out the true meaning of HERO !
Review: having read this book many times over and will continue to read it again and again and discovering more & more about a national hero

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: compulsory reading....find out the true meaning of HERO !
Review: having read this book many times over and will continue to read it again and again and discovering more & more about a national hero

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great book. Fantastic insight to life in the Israeli Army.
Review: This book gives the reader a great insight into life in the Israeli army from the inside. Johnathon Netanyahu is a real hero, not a plastic hollywood screen actor. A man of great intelligence (top 1% at Harvard), Johnathon faces not only life and death through his exploits in the Israeli army, but also life's day to day problems we all face.

A man cut down in his prime doing what he kows best, saving others was his mission in life. He questioned what he was doing, what Israel was doing, and what the future would bring.

Johnathon unwittingly wrote this book - not knowing that his personal letters would become the basis for this book.

I read this book over 5 years ago, and it is testament to the power Johnathon held that I can still recall these things from memory.

Top notch. Get it and you won't be able to put it down.


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