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Becoming Fearless
- Finding Courage in the African Wilderness
- Narrated by: Brenda E Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
Best Non-Fiction Travel Book 2023 by Reader Views
Coerced by her boss and fellow rivers guides, Brenda Smith reluctantly embarks on a rafting trip through a vast Tanzanian game reserve. If she can survive twelve days on the remote jungle rivers, then she must scale Africa’s tallest mountain. After twenty-eight years of a safe and predictable life, Brenda is terrified of what awaits her in these dangerous wildernesses.
She comes face to face with angry hippos, roaring lions and stealthy crocodiles, and struggles with the extremes of unbearable heat and hypothermia.
Despite the harsh external threats she conquers, her greatest challenge is a profound inner journey—a courageous transformation as she uncovers the internal source of her fears and discovers the personal strength to do anything.
Becoming Fearless is an inspirational true story that showcases what is possible when you step out of your comfort zone into the wild.
Critic reviews
“The fires of transformation blaze in this superbly delightful portmanteau of a book. Brenda Smith undergoes a revolution in consciousness as she warily leaves the ordinary behind, steps off the comfort train, and careens into the strange and fantastic world of rafting crocodile-infested rivers and climbs high into the African sky. With her journey, the stitches that hold her tamed world together come undone, and an enthralled eyewitness to the wonders of the world emerges.” ~ Richard Bangs, one of Explorersweb’s 100 greatest explorers of the last 100 years
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- Scott Keevil
- 17-09-24
An Inspiring Story
How can you fail to love a story inspired by a Jimmy Buffett song? The author tells and truly inspiring story about leaving behind a safe, normal life to face scary challenges. Smith goes from working in an office to adventuring in Africa, where she rafts on dangerous rivers and climbs a huge mountain. She describes exciting and sometimes scary moments with wild animals and tough outdoor conditions with passion. But the main focus is on how these experiences change her as a person. The book is very well-written and narrated. If you love adventure stories or are looking for motivation to overcome your own fears – pick up this audiobook.
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