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Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul | 
 enlarge | Author: John Eldredge
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Category: Book
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Rating:  616 reviews
Sales Rank: 681
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0785287965
Dewey Decimal Number: 248
EAN: 9780785287964
ASIN: 0785287965
Publication Date: January 3, 2006
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Amazon.com Review
If Christian men are going to change from a pitiful, wimpy bunch of "really nice guys" to men who are made in the image of God, they must reexamine their preconceptions about who God is and recover their true "wild" hearts, writes bestselling author John Eldredge in Wild at Heart: Discovering a Life of Passion, Freedom, and Adventure. Eldredge throws down the gauntlet--men are bored; they fear risk, they refuse to pay attention to their deepest desires. He challenges Christian men to return to authentic masculinity without resorting to a "macho man" mentality. Men often seek validation in venues such as work, or in the conquest of women, Eldredge observes. He urges men to take time out and come to grips with the "secret longings" of their hearts. Although the book succeeds best in its slant toward a male audience, it also strives to help women understand the implications of authentic masculinity in their relationships with men. Eldredge frames the book around his outdoor experiences and appealing anecdotes about his family, sprinkling the text with touches of humor and overlying everything with heartfelt passion. Even as he mixes eclectic ideas about masculinity from popular movies such as Braveheart with classic words from Oswald Chambers, and lyrics from the Dixie Chicks with stories from the Bible, he points to only one answer for men searching for their true wildness of heart. Writes Eldredge, "The only way to live in this adventure ... with all its danger and unpredictability and immensely high stakes ... is in an ongoing, intimate relationship with God." --Cindy Crosby
Product Description
Helping men rediscover their masculine heart, this guide to understanding Christian manhood and Christian men offers a refreshing break from the chorus of voices urging men to be more responsible, reliable, dutiful… and dead. God designed men to be dangerous, says John Eldredge. Simply look at the dreams and desires written in the heart of every boy: To be a hero, to be a warrior, to live a life of adventure and risk. Sadly, most men abandon those dreams and desires-aided by a Christianity that feels like nothing more than pressure to be a "nice guy." It is no wonder that many men avoid church, and those who go are often passive and bored to death. In this provocative book, now available in trade paper, Eldredge gives women a look inside the true heart of a man and gives men permission to be what God designed them to be-dangerous, passionate, alive, and free.
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 Excellent! January 6, 2009
Gave as a gift. He called two days later, said he couldn't put it down & had nearly read the whole book. He knew God was talking to him.
Wild at Heart December 27, 2008
This is a great book, particularly for parents and/or grandparents raising up boys. I liked it so well I purchased copies for my 2 sons and my son-in-law who are raising sons. Wish I had read it before my sons were born!
 Was expecting something better after reading the reviews. November 28, 2008
If you are a well adjusted male with a decent relationship with your father then there is about 10% of this book that is of any use at all. The author must have had some troubles with his relationship with his father and found a few others who have as well and made this a basis for most of the book. What a bore that part was and he repeated it so many times in different ways.
There are some really good parts of the book about realizing your masculinity and not falling into the "nice guy" christian persona but to realize the natural masculine desires of your heart. The best quote was:
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because that is what the world needs is people who have come alive."
I would have sold the book at HPB but fought through the "wounded male" part of the book thinking better stuff was coming. Not so much. The rest is more generic stuff about living a christian life. Not bad, just not new.
AN AMAZINGLY INSIGHTFUL BOOK. November 24, 2008
I loved this book. It was recommended to me by a guy friend, who thought every woman should read this book to get a better understanding of the men in their life. I got it for that exact reason, and because I'm a fictional romance writer, in hopes of gaining insight that would allow me to create more realistic male characters.
I feel that both men and women will both benefit from reading this book. It's packed full of insight, for both men and women. I truly feel blessed to have read it. I had several light bulb moments in regards to why men do what they do.
Wild at Heart by John Eldredge November 19, 2008
Every man should read this book! It will do for men what Captivating (by the same author) does for women.
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