When Adam is born, for example, he is told by the hospital where his sick father is that he can not bring the child into the cancer ward, at the risk of infecting the floor full of patients with little or no immunity left. This self-centered (bordering on selfish) attitude is apparent in stories related by him in such away that you must assume that he doesnt see it himself. But what bleeds through this is the reality that he suffers from an oversized ego that motivates his self-centered world view. By his own account, he is street-smart, a tough and skilled fighter, a great athlete as well as extremely bright, has never known fear or a lack of confidence, has saved lives without even thinking twice about it, and has never failed in any endeavor that he has pursued. The first fifty pages or so of the book deal with his personal background and personal history spanning from his childhood through the early years of Adams, and it is this completely self-indulgent section that really displays Walshs personality. But despite all he has done, its hard to actually like him. John Walsh isnt a bad guy, and it is undeniable that both his political movements and his television shows have helped people and changed awareness and legal procedures for the better.
And thats really the only difference this book has had on my opinion: it has informed it. Thats the main reason I read this book, because if Im going to have an opinion on somebody, Id rather it be an informed one. From The Day Adam Disappeared From A Mall In Hollywood, Florida, John Walsh Faced A Local Police Department Better Equipped To Track Stolen Cars Than Missing Children-And A Criminal Justice System That Would Work Against Him In Unimaginable Ways.Dont ask me why, but John Walsh has always rubbed me the wrong way. 1 Crime-Fighter From Obtaining Justice And Closure For Himself And His Family. This Is The Heartbreaking Chronicle Of John Walsh's Transformation From Grieving Parent To Full-Time Activist-And The Infuriating Conspiracy Of Events That Have Kept America's No.
The Host Of The America's Most Wanted, John Walsh Tells For The First Time The Full Story Of The The 1981 Abduction And Murder Of His Six-Year-Old Son, Adam.
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