Mud, Sweat and Tears
The Phenomenal Number One Bestseller
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4.8 • 8 Ratings
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- $18.99
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Publisher Description
'Well told, personable, fast-paced, and undoubtedly a fascinating read' Daily Telegraph
Gripping, moving and wildly exhilarating, Mud, Sweat and Tears is a must-read for adrenalin junkies and armchair adventurers alike.
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 twenty-three. 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.
Readers are calling Mud, Sweat and Tears:
'Extraordinary'
'Inspirational'
'Heart pounding'
'Awe-inspiring'
'A breath of fresh air'
'Thrilling'
'Courageous'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Grylls has gained a huge audience of fans over seven seasons as star of the Discovery Channel's Man vs. Wild program, with each episode featuring Grylls living by his wits in dangerous situations in the wild. Already a bestseller in the U.K., this fascinating if irritatingly upbeat memoir of his pre-television life would have been expected to be a hit in the U.S. except that the show was canceled in March after Grylls was fired for reported contract differences. Nevertheless, his fans may still be interested in learning what made Grylls an adventurer: "the early, bigger missions that shaped me, and the even earlier, smaller moments that steered me." He begins with some childhood and teenage adventures that make him realize that he "simply loved adventure." But the bulk of the book describes in detail Grylls's two most formative experiences: training for and mastering the brutal selection process to join the elite Special Air Services (SAS) unit of the British Special Forces, and his attempts and eventual success in climbing Mt. Everest. Although Grylls's adventures are fascinating and carefully detailed, the problem with this memoir is that it is written in a basic, one-sentence-per-paragraph style, which may inspire younger readers ("I knew that nothing good in life ever came from quitting"), but which makes Grylls sound far more one-dimensional than he appears to be on his show.
