Greitens's first book, Strength and Compassion (2008), is a collection of photographs and essays with a foreword by Rwandan humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina and an introduction by Bobby Muller, cofounder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
Photographs by Greitens were placed on display in the exhibition "Strength and Compassion" at the International Photography Hall of Fame (IPHF) in December 2014.
Strength and Compassion was recognized as ForeWord magazine's Photography Book of the Year and the grand prize winner of the 2009 New York Book Festival.

On April 11, 2011, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published Greitens's second book, The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL.
The Heart and the Fist is Greitens's memoir, featuring stories of his humanitarian work, his training as a naval officer and SEAL and the military experiences that led him to adopt the philosophy that one has to be strong to do good but also has to do good to be strong.
The book ranked 10th on the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction in May 2011, debuting on the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance Best Sellers list at No.
1 for the week of April 17, 2011.
The following year, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt also released a young adult edition, The Warrior's Heart.

In March 2015 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt released Greitens's book Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life.
It draws on letters Greitens wrote to a fellow SEAL struggling with PTSD.

As an author and former SEAL, Greitens was a popular speaker before his political career.
In 2016 an anonymous group charged in a YouTube video that he had exaggerated his record and was unduly benefiting from his time in the SEALs; Greitens responded to the claims by releasing his military records and publishing a video he uploaded to his channel with testimonials from SEALs and Marines with whom he had served.
Greitens's first book, Strength and Compassion (2008), is a collection of photographs and essays with a foreword by Rwandan humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina and an introduction by Bobby Muller, cofounder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Photographs by Greitens were placed on display in the exhibition "Strength and Compassion" at the International Photography Hall of Fame (IPHF) in December 2014. Strength and Compassion was recognized as ForeWord magazine's Photography Book of the Year and the grand prize winner of the 2009 New York Book Festival.
On April 11, 2011, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published Greitens's second book, The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL. The Heart and the Fist is Greitens's memoir, featuring stories of his humanitarian work, his training as a naval officer and SEAL and the military experiences that led him to adopt the philosophy that one has to be strong to do good but also has to do good to be strong. The book ranked 10th on the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction in May 2011, debuting on the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance Best Sellers list at No. 1 for the week of April 17, 2011. The following year, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt also released a young adult edition, The Warrior's Heart.
In March 2015 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt released Greitens's book Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life. It draws on letters Greitens wrote to a fellow SEAL struggling with PTSD.
As an author and former SEAL, Greitens was a popular speaker before his political career. In 2016 an anonymous group charged in a YouTube video that he had exaggerated his record and was unduly benefiting from his time in the SEALs; Greitens responded to the claims by releasing his military records and publishing a video he uploaded to his channel with testimonials from SEALs and Marines with whom he had served.
Eric Greitens