Books by Gabe Wander

Sam wakes up early on July 4th to the news that his Dad is getting ready to deploy again. They spend an action-packed day together, learning life lessons along the way about being a man. How will Sam harness his unique impulses and strengths to deal with an aggressive bully? Will he work hard and persevere when faced with adversity? How should he handle an accidental punch during a battle royale wrestling match?

This book introduces positive male principles and ideas that have become lost or diluted over time, reinforces traditional values, and offers parents the framework to foster meaningful discussions and encourage their young men—ensuring their social, moral, and masculine development—while making the most of the time they spend together as a family.

 

This book is for:

  • Fathers, mothers, and grownups to read to – and with – their boys.
  • Young readers of all ages will discover sight words, vocabulary builders, and key terms for understanding life lessons on manhood.
  • Finally, the wonderful full-page illustrations will capture even the youngest child’s attention and spark their imagination.

 

About Gabe Wander

Serving over two decades in the Army, Major (Ret) Gabe Wander is a combat veteran many times over. He was born Jewish, raised as a Christian missionary, and lived in over thirty countries with his parents and seven siblings by the time he was twelve years old. He enlisted in the Army at seventeen as a Combat Medic and spent time in the 25th Infantry Division, where he was quickly promoted to Sergeant, and eventually earned the coveted position of an Officer and Nurse Anesthesiologist with the elite Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) at Fort Bragg, NC in the only Tier 1 unit that provides direct medical support to JSOC special mission units. 

While training for one of his deployments, he had a near fatal parachute injury that required several emergency surgeries, and remained hospitalized for nearly a month. After a long recovery and just before his next deployment, his wife became pregnant with their first son. The nightly harrowing missions, combined with the lingering effects of his injuries, made him acutely aware of his own mortality. For the first time, he feared not coming home, and so he began to scribble what he’d pass on to his unborn son should he never get to see him. These weren’t just life lessons, but tangible actions he could incorporate into his everyday life to both mold him into a good man and help him flourish. He added to this list with every deployment and pregnancy until he safely retired from the Army. As of today, he has three sons, the eldest of whom is eight years old, so he gathered his ideas of raising men and assembled them so that they could have a daily impact on his young men.

Gabe graduated summa cum laude from the UT Health Science Center at Houston, is an adjunct faculty at the U.S. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing, and is the founder and CEO of Wander Staffing – a healthcare solutions partner to the U.S. government. He remains active in advancing American interests abroad by supporting, consulting and training civilian, military, and paramilitary units on anesthesia practices in austere and resource constrained environments.

He is married to his beautiful wife Sarah, together homeschool their 4 youngest children, and in his spare time enjoys lifting weights, camping, bee keeping, hunting, the gun range, and playing sports with his kids.

About Gabe Wander

Serving over two decades in the Army, Major (Ret) Gabe Wander is a combat veteran many times over. He was born Jewish, raised as a Christian missionary, and lived in over thirty countries with his parents and seven siblings by the time he was twelve years old. He enlisted in the Army at seventeen as a Combat Medic and spent time in the 25th Infantry Division, where he was quickly promoted to Sergeant, and eventually earned the coveted position of an Officer and Nurse Anesthesiologist with the elite Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the only Tier 1 unit that provides direct medical support to JSOC special mission units. 

While training for one of his deployments, he had a near fatal parachute injury that required several emergency surgeries, and remained hospitalized for nearly a month. After a long recovery and just before his next deployment, his wife became pregnant with their first son. The nightly harrowing missions, combined with the lingering effects of his injuries, made him acutely aware of his own mortality. For the first time, he feared not coming home, and so he began to scribble what he’d pass on to his unborn son should he never get to see him. These weren’t just life lessons, but tangible actions he could incorporate into his everyday life to both mold him into a good man and help him flourish. He added to this list with every deployment and pregnancy until he safely retired from the Army. As of today, he has three sons, the eldest of whom is eight years old, so he gathered his ideas of raising men and assembled them so that they could have a daily impact on his young men.

Gabe graduated summa cum laude from the UT Health Science Center at Houston, is an adjunct faculty at both the U.S. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing and the Texas A&M College of Medicine, and is the Founder and President of Wander Staffing – a healthcare solutions partner to the U.S. government. He remains active in advancing American interests abroad by supporting, consulting and training civilian, military, and paramilitary units on anesthesia practices in austere and resource constrained environments.

He is married to his beautiful wife Sarah, together homeschool their 4 youngest children, and in his spare time enjoys lifting weights, camping, bee keeping, hunting, the gun range, and playing sports with his kids.

Contact

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