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Born to Be Mild

Adventures for the Anxious

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Born to Be Mild

By: Rob Temple
Narrated by: Mathew Baynton
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About this listen

A handful of years ago I moved with my wife to a house on a quiet street in a quiet town and lay quietly in a room for a long time.

I used to love an adventure and I had jobs on magazines (remember magazines?) which provided the opportunity for plenty of them, but when I hit my 30s I started to become increasingly afraid of the world, until I was too frightened to even go outside at all....it was just me, my phone and my social media feeds. Doesn't sound too healthy, does it? It wasn't.

Rob Temple runs a social-media empire from the comfort of his sofa. Living the dream! But what happens when a lack of colleagues, bosses and alarm clocks means that your sofa and the four walls of your very quiet living room become your whole world?

In this hilarious and life-affirming memoir, Rob explores what it will take for him to become a little less Bear (Pooh) and a little bit more Bear (Grylls) and how mild-mannered, anxious rule-followers can get their own share of (gentle) adventure from time to time.

©2020 Rob Temple (P)2020 Hachette Audio UK Anxiety Disorders Mental Health Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Health Funny Witty Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

"Temple is a humourist in the classic British mode...he has a genuine comic gift." (Daily Mail)

"A refreshingly unpolished memoir that reads like somebody talking to you with an unfiltered voice."(Sunday Express, S Magazine)

"If you're looking for an inspiring read to ease yourself back into normality after lockdown, Born to be Mild should be top of your reading list." (Mail Online)
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I absolutely loved listening to this book and learning more about Rob Temple, the man behind Very British Problems.

Relatable in so many ways, it reminds us (with a touch of awkward humour) that we are all just human.

I was sad when the book ended. More please!

Wonderfully Relatable

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I love everything about this book! Really enjoyed it and have it listened to it more than once. The narrator is fab too.

love this audible!

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The narration was perfection and it had me laughing out loud in public! Just brilliant!

Loved it!!

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Funny, honest and so relatable for those of us not born for the fast lane.

So relatable and laugh out loud funny

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The narrator was so perfect for this book, it was the best match I've heard to date. It was a very amusing, but sometimes a little sad, thought provoking book. Funnily enough, I didn't know about this book, until the attacks on the author, through one of his lockdown social media posts. So, out of people's anger, thoughtlessness and ignorance he achieved another sale, hoorah.

Loved it, gentle enjoyable listen

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