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  • Inspire

  • Life Lessons from the Wilderness
  • By: Ben Fogle
  • Narrated by: Ben Fogle
  • Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (447 ratings)

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Inspire

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Summary

The latest adventure from bestselling author Ben Fogle explores what we can learn from nature about living well and living wild.

What can rowing across the Atlantic teach us about boredom and about patience?

Can coming down from Everest take more resilience than climbing up in the first place?

How can the isolation of the South Pole highlight what’s most important? And how can we tap into the same reflective state in our daily lives?

Writing during the unprecedented period of the coronavirus pandemic and drawing on a wealth of personal stories, Ben reflects on the significance of nature to all our lives and shows us how we can benefit from living a little more wild.

Drawing on his greatest adventures, he shares what his time spent in the wilderness has taught him about life. Ranging across seas, icecaps, jungles and deserts, Ben’s stories are filled with wonder and struggle, with animals, adventure, wilderness, friendships, unexpected acts of kindness and heroism, and are bursting with inspiration directly from nature. Ben’s epic stories reveal a new side to his adventures and show how everyone can find meaning in the wilderness, even if it’s just outside their front door.

Full of exciting adventures and practical guidance, this primer on positivity is a story about overcoming obstacles, surpassing your expectations and inspiring your journey of adventure.

©2019 Ben Fogle (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Critic reviews

‘Excellent’ The Times

‘Explores what we can all gain from living wild, while reflecting on meaningful encounters with nature’ Sunday Express S magazine

Praise for Ben Fogle

‘A peak performance from our favourite adventurer’ Telegraph

‘Ben Fogle has achieved something noble and profound’ Guardian

‘Written with wit and affection, this light-hearted, yet
stirring narrative entertains and inspires with equal measure’ Countryside Magazine

‘Funny, entertaining and really rather inspiring, too’ Daily Mail

'A great escapade told with refreshing frankness' Independent on Sunday

‘Passionate and well-researched’ Tatler

‘Fogle's typical adventure-style storytelling keeps the narrative light and entertaining’ Independent

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Title says it all!

Very inspiring & enlightening. A fantastic listen, already looking forward listening to it again, some very useful lessons. Well done Ben, well written & lovely anecdotes.

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Really enjoyed Ben’s stories

I’ve been a fan of Ben’s for 20 years, i love hearing his stories and have been inspired by him to over come my own challenges. I do think he has a wobbly screw to do half of what he gets up to and his wife deserves a medal but he is one of a kind, kindness being the biggest part of his charter that i’m sure is why we all enjoy following him.

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Ben Fogle

Ben is not just a posh, privileged individual.
He's courageous, and he's kind and thoughtful.
I can't believe that he receives negative comments to do with his origin and his public schooling.
Jealousy, Envy and Judgement are what the poor guy has to put up with. I would highly recommend the book. I learnt so much about Ben and I am amazed at all the adventures he's been on.
A life well lived, I'd say.

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Great narration and an interesting read

I didn't know much about Ben Fogle and this book has definitely been an eye opener. I'm inspired to be less critical of others but I have to say after a strong start in the first half of the book it start to feel direction less.

Overall a good read, and the narration was excellent. I will seek out his other books now.

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Great listening

Enjoyed the book , only criticism to much about the author who I am. Would recommend.

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Really enjoyed it

Great, inspiring, thoughtful and honest. Yearning adventures in the wilderness more than ever now! Thank you Ben

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He's posh and privileged.

Great audio book. I can't wait to get in to the hills and more. Cheers Ben.

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A lovely book that summed up exactly how I’m feeling about the world at the moment

A lovely book where Ben recounts his thoughts on how extraordinary things can be achieved by normal people. He also does well to explain how he got to where he is overcoming many obstacles that most of us experience through life such as “imposter syndrome“. He comes across as a thoroughly likeable person with some excellent lessons for us all especially when it comes to the benefits of wilderness and adventure in all our lives. :)

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Very Inspiring

I really enjoyed this book and all its positive messages. well worth a read.

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This book captivated me

I took a lot from this book, it was so well narrated and full of interesting stories that were really thought provoking. I’ll definitely listen again soon.

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