"I just hit fifty. Every dream I've had, I've achieved—and more. And yet I feel empty."The man across the table had everything. The businesses. The trophies. The lunch invitations from everyone in town. And he was asking a former Alabama linebacker why none of it had worked.

Jerry Leachman had a word for him. He's had one for thousands of men since.

Jerry played football at the University of Alabama under Coach Bear Bryant. He spent years as chaplain of the Washington Redskins under Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. For more than forty years, he has coached men—in locker rooms, in living rooms, in hospital hallways and on the worst days of their lives—toward the only game that actually counts.

Brave Hearts, Strong Arms is that coaching, finally in print. Forty-six short, blunt, often hilarious talks, organized like a season: Preseason. Summer Camp. The Season. Fumbles and Interceptions. The Final Whistle.

Inside, you'll find straight answers to the questions men rarely say out loud:

• Why achieving every goal you set still leaves you unvalidated
• What guilt and shame actually do to a man—and how to put them down
• The four levels of friendship, and why most men never get past the first
• Whether your marriage is a covenant or a contract
• How to father sons and daughters differently, and on purpose
• What it looks like to finish well when the clock runs out

This isn't a book about being a perfect man. It's a book about being a committed one—showing up, staying in the fight, and playing for a Head Coach who never leaves the field.

With a foreword by Brit Hume, chief political analyst, Fox News Channel.

A gift for the man who has everything and can't say why it isn't enough. Buckle your chin strap.