Sweat, Blood, and Tears: What God Uses to Make a Man by Xan Hood is his semi-autobiographical coming-of-age lifestyle lessons learned advice book For Men™, free courtesy of Christian publisher David C. Cook.
Currently free, probably just for the next couple of days @
B&N (may also drop in the
UK),
Amazon UK (slated to drop in the
main store),
iTunes &
Google Play (both available to Canadians), and also
ChristianBook (DRM-Free ePub available to selected countries), and may also be free at other venues listed on the
publisher's catalogue page.
Description (frankendescription cobbled together from the DCC catalogue & ChristianBook blurbs, since neither seemed quite representative enough on its own)
By the time he graduated college, Xan Hood appeared to have everything a young, privileged modern male needed for success and adulthood.
But like so many others his age, he was afraid to take that next step. So he took a slight detour and headed west, surrounding himself wtih a class of men he had been raised to avoid. Follow Xan as he learns lessons that can only be taught by God's grace, hard work, and the presence of older men.
Sweat, Blood, and Tears is a searingly honest coming-of-age story. It is a look at how God raises a man--a story for young men and those who love them.
Snips and snails and puppy dog tails may be what little boys are made of, but what makes a godly man? Sharing his experiences with God, men, paint, trout, fashion, and hunting, Hood reveals three elements that shape manhood---sweat, blood, and tears. His searing honesty is reminiscent of his mentor, John Eldredge.