Stark Raving Dad!

by Dave Meurer

A Laugh-a-Minute Look at Fatherhood Like Dave Meurer's previous successes, Stark Raving Dad offers delightful anecdotes that take aim at the highs—and lows—of fatherhood. His humor is seasoned by a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764225464
• ISBN13: 9780764225468
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic book! Highly recommended!

Dave Muerer does a great job giving great practical advice (and good Bible-based teaching) in a humorous and entertaining way that keeps any reader engaged. Can't wait to read more books by this author!

Laugh out loud...

I am not a big reader, but my wife got me this book for my birthday. I laughed out load almost every page. Wonderful!!

A VERY Functional Guide to Fatherhood

I got this book last Christmas from my sister. I can't believe it took me so long to start reading it! Once I got started, I devoured it.This is one of the best books on fatherhood I've read. It made me laugh a lot, but it's not primarily humorous. The heart of the book is not a fond recollection of touching incidents that happened while raising his boys. It's a guide to being a dad.Meurer touches on dumb advice from parenting "experts", the "mix of euphoria and wistfulness" you get watching your kids grow up, and a dad's loss of "coolness". He discuss the irrational worrying of a father for his kids' safety, how you can do everything right and still "lose" your kids, spiritually speaking, and how your kids watch and imitate you. He focusses on how, through it all, we're called to faith - not faith that things will turn out well, or faith in a specific outcome, but faith in a specific person, namely, God.When I first started reading this book, I expected to give it away after I was done. Fifteen pages later I was having second thoughts. Another eighteen pages and it had earned a place on my bookshelf forever.I loved this book and I recommend it for every dad.robert.williamsonline.us

Laugh out loud funny, & he slips some great insight in, too!

I noticed this book at a local Christian discount bookstore two days ago, and I almost didn't pick it up. That would have been a huge mistake! I purchased this book for my husband, who normally doesn't read anything except Reader's Digest. He hasn't been able to put this book down! He keeps laughing out loud, which of course, prompts me to read over his shoulder :) We've had a great time and shared many laughs while reading this book, which is a bonus I didn't even consider when I gave it to him. I went back to the bookstore yesterday to purchase a few more copies for my gift closet, and I also discovered Dave's book on raising boys. Now my husband is reading both at the same time! Not only is this a funny book, it has many great insights regarding Christian parenting, and is thought provoking as well. I will be looking forward to new material from this author and highly recommend this book!

A great book for all dads

A fun, witty, lighter look at fatherhood. Kind of a cross between Dave Barry and Erma Bombeck. Lines like "A baby is the most effective form of birth control ever invented," will strike a chord with any couple whose plans to engage in a "little round of conjugal fellowship" have been thwarted.Meurer writes: "Sure, babies look all innocent and adorable and helpless, but behind all that sweetness and cooing and drool works the tiny mind of a person who wants all the toys for himself. And the easiest way he can secure that inheritance is to make sure that you and your spouse never have sex again."Very funny -- and true!