Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul,   ISBN:9780785287964

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As a twenty-something heterosexual man who owns a miniature poodle and enjoys strawberry margaritas and massages, I don't really identify with much of this book.

It's also full of bad exegesis. So are his other books.

It also seems to have no point at all. It's a fountain of strangeness.

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One of the best I have read. Very inspirational for both man and woman. This book is gear towards men, but woman can read it to understand the perspective of men who has a yearning to have a heart for God.

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Eldridge has written an understandable and revealing narrative for every man and son to read. Sparks an understanding of your unique purpose....motivating and encouraging. Provides insight to the woundings and barriers that have discouraged, delayed and destroyed our dreams, drive and destiny. Biblically based and transparently written. Feed your searching heart. A must read for every man, dad and son.

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This is essentially a male version of Women Who Run With the Wolves plus a lot of Christianity. Both use flimsy rationalization presented as a fact to boost reader's trust in their core concepts. The occasional gem of truth in the book is outnumbered by obvious fallacies in the bulk of his ideas. One of the good sections for me was where he correlates pornography to selfishness, getting the rewards without the emotional, physical or spiritual work, was an eye opening concept. Another one is he points out the mistake people make of constantly seeking the BBD (bigger, better deal) in relationships & perfection. Also, we need to empower our kids to handle discomfort, fear, & hardships in life & teach them to accept responsibility for their mistakes while making sure they know they are loved. Another simple truth I liked was his statement of whatever is denied cannot be healed, & of course he repeatedly demonstrates how important Dad's are in many of his stories.

But, what sticks with me the most is his rational on page 8 as to how we are all created in god's image, but why a man's soul is different from a woman's. It is the biggest load of self-deluding fantasy that I've been shocked by recently. We are the same souls in "His" image, but our physical manifestation of genetics & hormones combined with socialization are the critical differences in why people behave differently from each other. men v women, child v senior, different races v each other, me v my brother. Yes, our society in general is getting to be very "safe", PC, & inoffensive due to many complex reasons such as a greater global awareness & increased education levels, but not due to woman's lib/ feminization as he seems to suggest.

The hardest part of this book was if it had been written for men & women, I would have given it 3-4 stars. He repeatedly emphasizes "men need ...., men feel ..." & strongly implies that women don't need or feel those things. Having worked with a very diverse group of people in my life, I feel all souls need permission to be "dangerous, passionate, alive, and free". True our American society has been much more nurturing of womens' urges to be independent & strong risk takers, but by describing it as "discovering the secret to a man's soul" pretty much I get the feeling that he doesn't believe it applies to women. Women Who Run with the Wolves

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Outstanding book, full of truth. Women will appreciate unraveling the mystery, and men will feel validated!