Raising Men, Eric Davis
Raising Men, Eric Davis
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Raising Men
Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons

Author: Eric Davis, Dina Santorelli

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/03/2016


Synopsis

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.

About Eric Davis

ERIC DAVIS is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and decorated veteran of the Global War on Terror. Eric has been recognized as one of the premier sniper instructors in the U.S. military and has served as a Master Training Specialist at the SEAL sniper school in Coronado, CA. Eric began to master his writing in the SEAL teams by designing, writing, and producing numerous final training exercise scenarios. Eric is now the founder and CEO of averagefrog.com, which repurposes the proven performance principles of the SEAL teams to help people to live a good life and lead others to do the same. He is also a featured writer on sofrep.com, navyseals.com, specialoperations.com, and The Loadout Room. Eric lives in Orange County, CA, with his wife and is a dedicated and loving father to four wonderful and successful children. He is enthusiastic about being active with his children and converting those experiences into valuable life lessons that he wants to share with others through his book.

About Peter Berkrot

Peter Berkrot is an audiobook narrator, stage, screen and television actor, and acting coach.  He has narrated over 100 works that span a range of genres, including fiction, non-fiction, thriller, and children’s titles. His audiobook credits include works of Alan Glynn, Eric Van Lustbader, Nora Roberts and Dean Koontz.  In film and television, he appeared in Caddyshack, America's Most Wanted, and Unsolved Mysteries.  He performs in regional and New York theaters and directs the New Voices acting school.

About Dina Santorelli

DINA SANTORELLI has been a freelance writer for over 15 years and has written frequently about entertainment and pop culture topics. Voted one of the Best Long Island Authors for 2013 (Long Island Press), Dina has collaborated on a variety of book projects, including Good Girls Don't Get Fat (Harlequin, 2010), The Brown Betty Cookbook (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012) and Bully (Weinstein, 2013), the companion book to the acclaimed documentary. Additionally, Dina's debut novel, Baby Grand, is a Top Rated Mystery & Thriller on Amazon Kindle. Dina currently serves as the Executive Editor of Salute and Family magazines.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Eric on February 21, 2016

I'm clearly biased since I wrote the book, but it is my hope that anyone who reads it will benefit from the SEAL performance principles I used within it. I wrote this for anyone looking to live a life beyond their current situation. Whether you're a father or not this book was designed to be of valu......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on August 10, 2016

I wouldn't normally read a book on parenting, but it was being featured at the library, and sounded like an interesting premise. As Mr. Davis says in the beginning, he chose to target sons for the book, but all his advice also pertains to how he raises his daughters. That being said, I would go furt......more

Goodreads review by Maxim on September 27, 2019

There was some good advice in the book, but it's 80% about guy's experience in the SEAL Teams and only 20% about parenting. Listened as an audiobook, but rating as paper - audiobook would get 1 just because the guy reading it is unbearable (unless you are a seal or you were raised by Eric Davis hims......more

Goodreads review by Suzanna on November 16, 2016

LOVED this book! I will highly recommend this book to any person living, haha. Geared specifically towards fathers of boys, it's still such a good book for parents to read, and for people who live in the world to read. Filled with all kinds of good advice and suggestions on being a confident, contri......more

Goodreads review by Kerri on May 31, 2023

I am so bummed this book is titled “Raising Men,” because it is so much more than a book about parenting boys—and the title alone may keep many people from picking it up and reading it. If you’re breathing, this book would benefit you. Davis provides such interesting perspective on life, and being a......more