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Against the Odds: The Incredible Struggles of 20 Great Adventurers
Meet the adventurers who have tried, failed and succeeded against the odds!
Some of the greatest adventurers of all time have once failed. Many more have had to overcome great hardships to pursue lives of adventure.
Hand-picked by Alastair Humphreys, this compilation retells the extraordinary journeys undertaken by adventurers who have tried, failed and succeeded against the odds. These men and women have ventured into space, oceans, deserts and jungles and inspired Alastair's own adventures. They may do the same for you too.
A book full of hope and the power of self-belief and determination.
“We often hold a very narrow ideas of what ‘success’ means. We think that if we don’t reach a certain outcome, then we’ve failed and wasted our time. But in these chapters, you are going to read of changed plans leading to greater happiness, of personal disaster opening the door to wonderful experiences, of lessons learned from compromising, and even occasions when mere survival is triumph enough.” – Alastair Humphreys
Some of the greatest adventurers of all time have once failed. Many more have had to overcome great hardships to pursue lives of adventure.
Hand-picked by Alastair Humphreys, this compilation retells the extraordinary journeys undertaken by adventurers who have tried, failed and succeeded against the odds. These men and women have ventured into space, oceans, deserts and jungles and inspired Alastair's own adventures. They may do the same for you too.
A book full of hope and the power of self-belief and determination.
“We often hold a very narrow ideas of what ‘success’ means. We think that if we don’t reach a certain outcome, then we’ve failed and wasted our time. But in these chapters, you are going to read of changed plans leading to greater happiness, of personal disaster opening the door to wonderful experiences, of lessons learned from compromising, and even occasions when mere survival is triumph enough.” – Alastair Humphreys
96 pages, Hardcover
Published July 2, 2024
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July 27, 2023
Every day we are all extraordinary, we manage things that are challenging and when something is a real test, a real challenge, we congratulate ourselves and quite rightly so. But what if, the chances of us succeeding at something we are doing are against the odds? Meaning, what if it is considered impossible that we can succeed? Maybe we try harder because now we want to show that just because people may expect us to fail; just because we may have tried and failed; we certainly don’t want to give up. Now, if you need any encouragement to keep going against the odds stacking up here is just the book for you. Against The Odds is Alastair Humphrey’s and Pola Mai’s reminder to us all.
Taking twenty different adventurers, and their unique journeys, Alastair Humphrey’s shows us that these great people are incredibly brave and never give up. They have overcome great hardships to achieve their goals, to pursue their lives of adventure and they do it. Take for example Beth French ~ wheelchair bound as a teenager and now an ocean swimmer; Rosie Swale-Pope who, at the age of 57, challenged herself to run around the world relying only on the kindness of strangers for support; Emile Leray who wanted to cross the Moroccan desert in his 2CV which broke down leaving him with no food and water. Each of these people give us hope, show us the power of self-belief and determination. Presented using maps, quotes, comic-book style illustrations and so much more this is a must-read book.
Taking twenty different adventurers, and their unique journeys, Alastair Humphrey’s shows us that these great people are incredibly brave and never give up. They have overcome great hardships to achieve their goals, to pursue their lives of adventure and they do it. Take for example Beth French ~ wheelchair bound as a teenager and now an ocean swimmer; Rosie Swale-Pope who, at the age of 57, challenged herself to run around the world relying only on the kindness of strangers for support; Emile Leray who wanted to cross the Moroccan desert in his 2CV which broke down leaving him with no food and water. Each of these people give us hope, show us the power of self-belief and determination. Presented using maps, quotes, comic-book style illustrations and so much more this is a must-read book.
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