Mud, Sweat and Tears - Hardcover

Grylls, Bear

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ISBN 10: 190502648X ISBN 13: 9781905026487

Publisher: Channel 4, 2011

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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. Inevitably, it wasn't long before Bear was leading out-of-bounds night-climbing missions at school.

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 in Africa, Bear broke his back in three places. It was touch and go whether he would ever walk again. However, only eighteen months later and defying doctors' expectations, Bear became one of the youngest ever climbers to scale Everest, aged only twenty-three. But this was just the beginning of his many extraordinary adventures . . .

Known and admired by millions - whether from his global adventure TV series, as a bestselling author, or as Chief Scout to the Scouting Association - 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.

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Review:

"World-famous 'extreme adventurer' Bear Grylls had so far avoided telling his life story--until now. Well told, personable, fast-paced, and undoubtedly a fascinating read."--DAILY TELEGRAPH

""Mud, Sweat, and Tears" flows with the verve of an engaging novel and forms a satisfying life story brimming with excitement and adventuresome risk-taking. An inside look at the makings of an intrepid, insatiable explorer. "--KIRKUS REVIEWS

"I cannont think of anyone who has faced challenges and overcome them like Bear Grylls."--GENERAL CHARLES GUTHRIE, Colonel Commandant of the SAS

"Mud, Sweat, and Tears" is required reading for fans of "Man vs. Wild" but also for anyone who revels in first-person stories of high adventure. --BOOKLIST"

I cannont think of anyone who has faced challenges and overcome them like Bear Grylls. --GENERAL CHARLES GUTHRIE, Colonel Commandant of the SAS"

"Mud, Sweat, and Tears" flows with the verve of an engaging novel and forms a satisfying life story brimming with excitement and adventuresome risk-taking. An inside look at the makings of an intrepid, insatiable explorer. --KIRKUS REVIEWS"

World-famous extreme adventurer Bear Grylls had so far avoided telling his life story--until now. Well told, personable, fast-paced, and undoubtedly a fascinating read. --DAILY TELEGRAPH"

Mud, Sweat, and Tears flows with the verve of an engaging novel and forms a satisfying life story brimming with excitement and adventuresome risk-taking. An inside look at the makings of an intrepid, insatiable explorer. --KIRKUS REVIEWS"

"Mud, Sweat, and Tears flows with the verve of an engaging novel and forms a satisfying life story brimming with excitement and adventuresome risk-taking. An inside look at the makings of an intrepid, insatiable explorer. "--KIRKUS REVIEWS

-I cannont think of anyone who has faced challenges and overcome them like Bear Grylls.---GENERAL CHARLES GUTHRIE, Colonel Commandant of the SAS

Book Description:

The extraordinary life story of the world's most intrepid young explorer

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