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I loved this book not only because it was a tribute to the heroes of Flight 93, but because it's a real portrait of a life.

Lisa Beamer makes her beloved husband Todd come to life like a true novelist, shaping his character with tons of memories and detail.

I also think it's very interesting that Todd Beamer emerges not just as a patriot, or even as a loving family man, but as a businessman committed to success.

This goes to the heart of something really flawed in our modern liberal values.

When I was in high school, we all had to read DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller.

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And the message was very clear. Salesmen, and businessmen in general, are either sad little failures or heartless tycoons. No nuance. No humanity. No in-betweens. It's eye-opening as an adult to read a book like this, about a person who was basically in sales his entire adult life yet who always, always, cared about doing the right thing and