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After years of adventuring around the globe – running, kayaking, hitchhiking, exploring – Beau Miles came back to his block in country Victoria. Staying put for the first time in years, Beau developed a new kind of lifestyle as the Backyard Adventurer. Whether it was walking 90km to work with no provisions, building a canoe paddle out of scavenged scrap, or running a disused railway line through properties, blackberry thickets, and past inquiring police officers, Beau has been finding ways to satisfy his adventurous spirit close to home.

This book is about conscious experimentation with adventure, making meaning and inspiration out of tins of beans, bits of rubbish, and elbow grease. Beau's backyard exploits are funny, authentic, insightful, and being copied all over the world.

YouTuber, new dad, and self-described oddball who needs to shower more, Beau is what happens when you cross Bear Grylls with Bush Tucker Man. With a PhD in outdoor education, a string of successful short films under his belt, and a boundless passion for discovery, Beau is the real deal.

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I enjoyed the book, it made me laugh/smile quite a bit but I definitely prefer Beau's films if I'm honest.

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brilliant book and series to follow on youtube love beau's adventures great outlook on life

loved it

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What a pleasure on my ears, I listened to it while doing my daily hour run along the beach. Great insight into such a talented and genuine guy. highly recommend 👌 ps give his YouTube videos a watch.

Ripper of a book, loved it.

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Beaus got a brilliant personality and voice, passion for life and way of putting things that was a little addictive to listen to, though I was reminded of the constructed nature of this book by lines I’ve heard straight from his videos, I don’t think a writer needs to spill their life onto a page to make things interesting, but in all it’s complexity in analysing adventure, it felt like a lecture that maybe ignored personal struggle and vulnerability. But accepting it for what it is, it’s the story of a backyard adventurer, so it’s a motivating, quirky and entertaining listen that makes you look at your everyday with a little more excitement

Insightful, though perhaps a little underwhelming having seen most of beaus videos

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After watching beau on YouTube over the years I was very much looking forward to this book. From start to finish it was entertaining, inspiring and enjoyable. The mixture of humour and story telling was perfect. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys listening to an adventure, been on or planning one. this is the first book in a long time I was sad for it to end. A must read. A+

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