American Sniper by Chris Kyle & American Wife by Taya Kyle

American Sniper by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Memorial Edition
Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: William Morrow; Reprint edition (October 15, 2013)
ISBN: 978-0062290793
Kindle: 6535 KB
Publisher: William Morrow (October 15, 2013)
ASIN: B00CO4GO7I

The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Harper; Reprint edition (January 29, 2013)
ISBN: 978-0062238863
Kindle: 17426 KB
Publisher: William Morrow; Reprint edition (January 3, 2012)
ASIN: B005GFPZYK


In honor of Veterans' Day, I thought I'd do a post on American Sniper. You've probably seen the movie (if not, do see it, incredibly wrenching). As good as the movie is, the book is better, as Chris Kyle talks about his life in a straightforward, conversational way. There are at least two editions of the book on Amazon. The more recently published one is American Sniper: Memorial Edition and it is available in Hardcover and Kindle. The earlier one, which is a reprint of the original edition, is American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History and it is available in Paperback, which is the copy I have at the moment, and Kindle. (Aside, this shows the weird way Kindle books are priced. In this case, the Kindle version of each edition is basically tagged to the printed version - so if you get the Kindle version of Hardcover it will be more expensive than the Kindle version of the Paperback, but I have no idea if there is  any difference in the file contents. Maybe the Hardcover Kindle has more extras. )

American Wife: Love, War, Faith, and Renewal by Taya Kyle with Jim DeFelice
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: William Morrow (May 4, 2015)
ISBN-13: 978-0062398086
Kindle: 5560 KB
Publisher: William Morrow (May 4, 2015)
ASIN: B00OG9UA10

This year, Chris Kyle's widow Taya, who readers will remember had sections where she spoke in American Sniper, has published her own memoir titled American Wife: Love, War, Faith, and Renewal. It's on my To-Read pile. A quick scan shows it has more family photos of the Kyles (including cute shots of Chris and Taya when they were toddlers). I'll do a longer review in the future. By the way, if you happen to be a Goodreads member, American Wife is a semi-finalist in the 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards, which is still being voted on. (The Kindle version is a steal right now at just $1.99.)

If you want to own either of these books, or even if you want to own a copy of the incredible movie American Sniper, starring Bradley Cooper and directed by Clint Eastwood,  I have links from  Amazon below the fold.


Clicking on either picture or title will take you to their product pages, while clicking the button takes you to Amazon asking if you want to add to cart:

American Sniper the book (hardcover, kindle, paperback, kindle)


American Wife (hardcover, kindle)


American Sniper the movie