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Raising Men

Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons

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Raising Men

By: Eric Davis, Dina Santorelli
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
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Navy SEAL sniper instructor Eric Davis applies his discipline techniques to raising his son in this incredible audiobook, Raising Men: Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons.

After Eric Davis spent over sixteen years in the military, including a decade in the SEAL teams, his family was more than used to his absence on deployments and secret missions that could obscure his whereabouts for months at a time. Without a father figure in his own life since the age of fifteen, Eric was desperate to maintain the bonds he'd fought so hard to forge when his children were young--particularly with his son, Jason, because he knew how difficult it was to face the challenge of becoming a man on one's own. Unfortunately Eric learned the hard way that quality time doesn't always show up in quantity time.

Facebook, television, phones, video games, school, jobs, friends--they all got in the way of a real, meaningful father-son relationship. It was time to take action.

As a SEAL, Eric learned to innovate and push boundaries, allowing him to function at levels beyond what was expected, comfortable, ordinary, and even imaginable, and he knew that as a father he needed to do the same with his son. Meeting extreme with extreme was the only answer.

Using a unique blend of discipline, leadership, adventure, and grace, Eric and his SEAL brothers will teach you how to connect and reconnect with your sons and learn how to raise real men--the Navy SEAL way.

Parenting & Families Military Families Fatherhood Inspiring Military Relationships Military & War Biographies & Memoirs
Practical Parenting Lessons • Engaging Military Anecdotes • Engaging Performance • Actionable Advice • Passionate Delivery

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awesome motivating book. I didn't care for the narration, I found the voice inflection over dramatic, like the narrator was trying hard to sound tough.

great story, narration too dramatic

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When I am considering the purchase of a book I typically look at the 1 and 2 star reviews after looking at the 4 and 5 star reviews. On the negative side there were complaints about the language. Yes there are some instances of language that would not be appropriate for a Sunday school class but I did not find this excessive or gratuitous at all despite what some reviewers said. Many men who make it through BUDS use language on occasion that is not appropriate in church. Seriously a guy gets his thumb shot off and you think he is going to do put his hand on his hips, pout like Shirley Temple and say "Golly gosh, Mr. Terrorist I wish you hadn't blown my thumb off. I really liked it and used it a lot. You are a mean person." If you are that person wake up and grow up. Secondly there were comments about the narrator. He is different but I think that the people who found him off-putting had their own issues. I took me about 5 minutes and then I found him to be not just good but an excellent narrator for this book. I only wish I could rate him 11 which is better than 10 stars (Spinal Tap reference). Lastly there were complaints that the author told too many 'war stories'. I did not find them excessive. I also know that stories are very powerful and useful tools for teaching. For Christians we have the example of Christ using parables to put a doctrinal teaching in context and make it more memorable and powerful. I find this method of teaching very useful in my own life.

When I began listening this book my initial thoughts were that it was a good book. As I kept listening I thought this is a really good book. As I listened further I thought this is a real gem of a book. After listening to it all the way through I was so glad I decided to buy it. In fact, I liked it so much that I bought the Kindle version and plan to buy copies for people I care about. I also plan to read it again within the year, probably within the next 3 months.

So here is my advice to you. Try it like I did. Listen to it all the way through and see if you agree that this book is worth much more than you paid for it. As for me I am going to find a way to contact the author and narrator to personally thank them for this excellent book. I sincerely believe that the lessons taught in this book will make me and anyone else who applies them a better person.

I Almost Didn't Buy This Book But Am So Glad I Did

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The book is great so far but for the love of God please get somebody else to read it. I feel like I’m listening to a cheesy action hero.

What is with this guys voice?

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I really enjoyed the content of this book but it was hard to get past the narrator’s overly dramatic diction.

Great book, annoying narrator

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I thought the book overall was good, but it was more of a story about the Navy Seal training than how it could be related to raising a child in my opinion. I do think most parts were relative, but the focus was more so on the Seal Training story with a side effect as to how it could be relative to parenting.

Good, but could be more focused on parenting.

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