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Backbone: The Modern Man's Ultimate Guide to Purpose, Passion and Power Hardcover – May 5, 2015

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You deserve the best of life. And your life deserves the best of you.

What does it mean to be a powerful happy man in today s world? What does it take for a man to know himself, know his mission in life, and live a life of strength, honor, and wisdom?

Learning to be a good man used to be part of our culture; sons learned from fathers, nephews learned from uncles, apprentices learned from masters. But today this rarely happens. Modern men have to figure it out by themselves. Backbone is a practical, step-by-step guide to help men know themselves deeply, root out weaknesses, enhance strengths, and upgrade their experience of life.

Backbone combines no-nonsense wisdom with brutally honest exercises to help men to: find their purpose and be on track with their vision
access and hone their spiritual and emotional intelligence
get free from unhelpful beliefs, patterns, and habits
live an amazing, powerful, passion-filled life.

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272 pages
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English
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Watkins Publishing
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May 5, 2015
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5.54 x 0.96 x 8.8 inches
ISBN-10

178028828X
ISBN-13

978-1780288284
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David Wagner is a transformational teacher and dedicated leader, on a committed path of service, guiding others to awaken to their inner wisdom and authentic power. --Gabrielle Bernstein, New York Times bestselling author of Miracles Now

"Most men are allergic to the big conversations around purpose, passion, and power because, well, they’re usually boring or too far ‘out there’. David is one of the rare men on this Earth who has the brains, heart, and balls to go deep without losing his sense of humor. He’s a modern teacher for wisdom of the ages." --Tripp Lanier, International Men's Coach and Host of The New Man Podcast

‘This is a book that every man needs to read! Wagner has a way of making practical, no-bullshit, life-changing wisdom totally accessible.’ --Dominic Carubba, men’s coach, author of 7 Pages to Success

‘Such an important and accessible read for men of today. David’s compelling voice offers men the most perfect distinctions – and the best questions – to be both powerful AND happy.’ --Elena Brower, yoga teacher and author of Art of Attention

‘Backbone is a fabulous title – and it exactly what David has given me – a spiritual backbone with which I can blast off and accomplish my goals and live my dreams – bravo!!!’ --Lev Gorn, actor on The Americans (FX Network)

‘In a world that controls language toward neutrality, and weakens traditional gender lines, where men are shamed for “acting like a man,” David gets straight to the point of what it means to be a spiritual man, and to reach a deeper level of understanding of what it means to be a man.’ --Ron Silver, restauranteur-chef and author of Bubby’s Brunch Cookbook

About the Author

David H Wagner is a spiritual teacher, men's group leader, and proud father who has dedicated his life to the exploration of personal transformation. He travels widely leading workshops and retreats for people from all walks of life from all over the world. He is the host of The Whole Manchilada Podcast, is a featured meditation teacher on Yogaglo.com, and serves on the faculties of Kripalu and Omega Institutes. Learn more on his website www.davidhwagner.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Watkins Publishing (May 5, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 178028828X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1780288284
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.54 x 0.96 x 8.8 inches

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- #11,655 in Happiness Self-Help
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David H Wagner is a transformational teacher, men's group leader, and proud father who has dedicated his life to the exploration of personal transformation. He travels widely leading workshops and retreats for people from all walks of life from all over the world. He is the host of The Whole Manchilada Podcast, is a featured meditation teacher on Yogaglo.com, and serves on the faculties of Kripalu and Omega Institutes. Learn more on his website www.davidhwagner.com.

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Stacey

A Really Powerful and Necessary Book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 26, 2015

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This book has been an absolute gift in my life. It really allows you to do the work necessary to start answering the questions on how to live to your potential. This is not a book full of self help tricks and catchy phrases. This is not about accumulating more quotes to post on your favorite social networking site. This book is a guide to help you start living the life you were meant to live. David's teachings are straightforward, with no BS. That type of teaching is rare at a time where everything seems to focus on being overly positive. Sometimes you need a kick in the butt to get started on this path. This book provides that, and much more. The lessons after each of the chapters have helped me gain an insight that I was previously missing. The layout and progression of the book made me feel like I was actually going deeper as went along. This is a must read for any man trying to navigate modern day times, and his place in it. My wife is about to read it too, so it's not just for the fellas :-)

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Lou

This book is a life changer!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 14, 2019

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This book is a true gift for any man seeking to finally take control of his life and live it to its fullest potential. It will positively impact anyone in your circle, and they will notice a marked change in your words, actions, and attitude towards life. After buying a copy for myself and reading it a few times, I have now bought copies for both of my sweethearts adult sons, my two teenage boys, and a very close friend. David truly tells it like it is, in a highly humorous and ingestible format that makes it very simple. The work itself that we do on ourselves may not be as simple, but David provides a guidebook and tools to get there. This book is a must for any man to put in his toolbox of how to truly live a life with purpose, joy, and ultimate satisfaction! Thank you David!

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David

This Book changed my life

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 18, 2016

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This Book changed my life. Prior to reading this (& attending a men's weekend w/ David H Wagner), I'm not sure I really valued my male friends and what they had to offer. So, for that alone, I'm truly grateful. But what the book is really about is self examination and holding yourself to a higher standard. For years I used to constantly say I need to lose some weight, but most of my actions were half measures at best, and more often than not, mumbled wishes. Almost a year has passed and I still haven't met all my goals but I'm bringing more integrity to my intentions and have seen a lot of progress. It's nice that others see it too, but for me, this is a journey toward being a better man, a better husband, father, friend. If you read this book, that's a great start. But if you DO the exercises, that's when you'll start to get the most out of this book. Good luck!!

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Jesse Gros

Strong start.. dies in the middle

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 28, 2018

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This book starts strong and dies in the middle with a bunch of activities that you likely won't do. I tried to finish the book, but I couldn't. It has some great stuff for young guys and deals well with the challenges of modern masculinity.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 19, 2015

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After working for some time with David I decided to buy this book for my husband. I read it to him on a road trip and we both learned so much from the book and the exercises within it. Even more surprising was that we learned so much about each other through discussion. This is a book that gets to work quickly and is full of powerful teachings that are presented in a way that is both supportive and challenging. You get a sense of who David is as a person and a teacher because he makes himself accessible and shares his own story. David teaches us that we can choose to live consciously even though that will sometimes to be difficult and messy. This book is a must have for anyone who is ready to wake up into a radically happy life.

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Tammy England

I'm a autistic man

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 15, 2019

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I have autism, and after reading this it's my belief that this will help any man I started using the teachings in this book and I've been doing far better than I have ever been I've learned more from this book than 23 years of my 26 year old life I am actually happier than I thought was allowed for a person of my disability if I can improve my life you can too if you apply the lessons in this book please read this thing.

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D.B. Miller

A Revolutionary and Positive Read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 28, 2015

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Simply put, this is a revolutionary book for men of our time! Just read it. I began skimming it to see if it might benefit my boyfriend and/or male friends, and learned SO much about men and about finding one's life purpose(s). So, women should certainly read it, too! It's a clear, easy read, with a great, straightforward "voice" throughout. So far, I've bought half a dozen copies to give as gifts and lend out to the men in my life, and recommended it to dozens of other folks. One of my friends is going to be reading it with his men's group soon. A huge, heartfelt thanks to Mr. Wagner for sharing these honest, positive teachings with the world.

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Vectorspace

Outstanding reflection for men looking to move forward with their life!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 11, 2017

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Great framework for men to consider how to evaluate a path toward their future given all the BS that may exist in our changing society and the damage we may carry from the past. Take the red road, not the black road! But how do you know? Written by a guy for guys at a non-nonsense level. Everything may not fit for everyone but the structure presented, examples provided, and tools suggested will serve you well. Useful to read through, then re-read parts as needed.

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So wordy he is not walking the path

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 31, 2016

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Years ago I read Iron John. And also Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man by Sam Keene. I also have King, Warrior, Magician, Lover : Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine, and the separate four books on each and the one that on applying the wizard to therapy. (actually a poor book)

So I was reading this as a recap.

I think it's a very poor book.

It's far, far too wordy rather than action orientated. He takes pages to make a point you could make in a paragraph.

He dosn't seem to walk his talk. I would say that driving around in a Haley is not Wildman but materialism, And is you have been working on yourself for years you wouldn't get uptight in a harley showroom just because the guy was taking a long time filing in the forms,

There are better books.

David Deida Way of the Superior Man for example, where the central theme is the same - to be a man you have to know and walk your live's purpose.

Even Jake Horsley Matrix Warrior. Being The One is better than this, and is also about no bulls***.

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Mr Cedric Previtali

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 9, 2020

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Great book, loved reading it. I’ve learned a lot.

Alain R Dumonceaux

I enjoyed this book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 30, 2016

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I enjoyed this book. Unlike other books focused in the man/masculine genre, David does an excellent job stitching together previous thoughts and philosophies on "man" together with his personal journey that culminates in an enlightening book. The men's group information at the end of the book is great as I am looking to start something similar in Winnipeg.

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Tolles Buch wenn man bereit dafür ist

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on January 12, 2022

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Tolles Buch mit interessantem Inhalt - lediglich schade, dass es nur auf Englisch erhältlich ist.

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Freddie G

Go for it!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 27, 2015

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I've been waiting for this book to be released for a while. Now that I have it, it does not disappoint. It's a call to action to real self improvement. It is written in a direct style that anyone can engage with. There are a lot of books that focus on developing our lost masculinity...this one draws from many of them and presents them in a way that is more tangible, more straightforward, and more able to be put into action. I'm excited to get deeper into the book. David Wagner's writing style is honest and approachable. I recommend that if you're considering this book, GO FOR IT!

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