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Mud, Sweat and Tears
- Narrated by: Tom Patrick Stephens
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
Bear Grylls is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. Growing up on the Isle of Wight, he was taught by his father to sail and climb at an early age. As a teenager he found identity and purpose through both mountaineering and martial arts, which led the young adventurer to the foothills of the mighty Himalaya and a grandmaster's karate training camp in Japan. On returning home, he embarked upon the notoriously gruelling selection course for the British Special Forces to join 21 SAS - a journey that was to push him to the very limits of physical and mental endurance. Then, in a horrific free-fall parachuting accident, Bear broke his back in three places. It was touch and go whether he would ever walk again. However, only eighteen months later Bear became one of the youngest ever climbers to scale Everest, aged only 23. But this was just the beginning of his many extraordinary adventures . . .Known and admired by millions, Bear Grylls has survived where few would dare to go. Now, for the first time, Bear tells the story of his action-packed life.
Gripping, moving and wildly exhilarating, Mud, Sweat and Tears is a must-read for adrenalin junkies and armchair adventurers alike. Narrated by Tom Patrick Stephens, who Bear approved himself (since he was off adventuring!)
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- R
- 05-05-12
I love this guy
Listened to the whole book in a day. The bloke is amazing and his book was a joy.
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- 06-05-12
What a trooper
Great read. The book focuses on his training and the climb. One very lucky guy that I can relate to in the back injury department. Its still an incredible journey in the short time this book goes on for and it leaves you wanting more. Better go watch some Man Vs wild now.
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- Sharon
- 23-10-13
Not what I had hoped for
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No - I would not recommend this book to a friend, at least not a friend who is an adult. I do, however, think it's very suitable for adolescents - probably the age of the scouts of whom he is 'chief'. I admire Bear Grylls' exploits very much, and enjoy watching his TV appearances. Sadly, I found this book very poorly written (the narration was fine). The standard of language was very basic and, for me, that detracted from the story. It's not all bad - it's easy to listen to on account of the simple language, and there were some anecdotes which I found interesting. Overall, however, I was disappointed and am consequently unlikely to buy any other books by Bear. I'll stick to his TV shows!
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- Greg
- 01-06-12
The best
This is the best autobiography I have ever read. Well written and narrated. Excellent, compelling.
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- David B.
- 28-08-19
A story well told.
loved it, had me laughing out loud in places and wanting to know more about what happened next.
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- daniel smart
- 25-04-19
one of the best
such a great book bear has done so much with his life from such an early age
just wish it was read by him
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- baz
- 21-03-19
motivational listen
I loved this book man that never gives up when probably didn't need to coming from well off family and got plenty of stick for that just goes to show how tough this man is body and mind from sas training breaking his back to mountain climbing king that didn't give in
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- richard
- 12-12-16
amazing
really good insight into bears life, i really enjoyed the climbing everest part, and hearing what the sas selection process was like
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- Anonymous User
- 14-03-24
Great book
Wonderful story telling and inspiring. I have heard Bear interviewed on a couple of podcasts and he came across as a really interesting character. I’m not particularly adventurous but this book was a great listen.
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- Susanna12
- 15-01-24
What stood out: His persistence and faith, those have brought him through a lot of difficult situations.
Some of the bookmarks that I took that says a lot of this books and what we can learn of it.
"Go that extra mile, when it's tuff "
"Know your limits, have a backup plan "
And I learned that "Chrisis" the chinese character, consist of danger and opportunity, which ars a good description for chrisis.
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