I think my favorite part of the writing was the incorporation of snippets of his relationships with his family and the people that he has worked with on different projects, as well as the real risks that they took while filming the shows. He has an authentic voice that comes through in his writing. With that said, my critiques are that the formatting was awful, making it difficult to read the eARC on Kindle. That has nothing to do with the content of the book but was distracting. I have seen the final copy and it does not have any of this and includes photos. Ebben a kötetben olyan mélységekig láthatunk a kulisszák mögé, ahogy még ritkán. Rengeteget mesél A vadon törvényei és a Sztárok a vadonban műsorok forgatása alatti kalandjairól, a hajtásról, az évek során kialakult csapatról, a veszélyes helyzetekről és azokról a pillanatokról, amikor az ő vagy egy stábtagja élete tényleg csak pár pillanaton vagy pár centin múlott. Mesél arról, hogyan tudott elszakadni a Discovery csatornától, amire szinte mindene ráment, és hogy ekkortájt találta meg mély istenhitét. A családjáról, feleségéről, gyerekeikről, és a kis privát szigetük szépítgetéséről a walesi partok közelében. És persze nem hagyja ki a világsztárokkal, mint Federer, Obama, Julia Roberts, Channing Tatum, Scott Eastwood, Alex Honnold és másokkal kapcsolatos emlékezetes eseteit. Celebrating her upcoming album, Paloma Faith tours through Cardiff, Brighton, Bournemouth, and more Never Give Up: A Life of Adventure by Bear Grylls is an autobiography by the celebrity adventurer. Mr. Grylls is a former SAS soldier, Chief Scout, and a TV presenter on survival-type shows. It's never really clear what drives him. I finished the book not having any sense of why he does so many crazy things and why he thinks others should do them. It seemed like a lot of wasted energy and ultimately (though he never said it) he seems like an unhappy person who can never just "be." He claims to be anxious over all sorts of things, from giving speeches or being on camera to meeting famous people, yet I'm not sure how much of that is an act. He can welcome a poisonous bite from a snake but claim to not want to be in front of a TV camera for an interview after decades of making millions off television?

I recommend these two books for everybody who likes inspiring people, cool stories about things that have happened to them (or in this case: what they have done and made happen) and general positive outlook of life. The best part about this book is how Bear's voice really comes through. He has a pretty distinctive way of speaking, and having watched him on TV so many times, I definitely felt like I could hear him in my head as I read. His humble, charming, spirited, and positive personality came through each word. I think Bear does an admirable job detailing how his various TV shows came about and how he has been able to forge his own path in an industry that doesn't often allow for independence like that. Even when a venture wasn't a success, he appreciated the opportunity and learned from it for the next one. The chapters are fairly short, each one practically its own story or answer to a frequently asked question. I really enjoyed his stories about the celebrities he has taken into the wild and how each of those adventures is set up. Bear also takes some chapters to delve into more personal thoughts on things like fear, faith, and family, and his words are often very inspiring. His family is so important to him, and it was really nice to get to know them better and see how he makes family time a priority, even with his booming career. Along the way, Bear opens up about his most personal challenges, discovers the true value of adventure, and embodies the enduring power of courage, kindness and a never give up spirit. Defineteley inspiring and quite an amazing person but I think I enjoyed "Mud, Sweat and Tears" a little bit more. Maybe it was because I was reading them too much too close and got a bit tired in the end and it felt a little bit too repetitive. Because generally I'm happy to get the whole story.

He really cares about people, making the planet a better place, the environment, helping others, his family, and being a good person. Bear doesn’t thrive on being famous and he really loves his wife and boys. It comes through clearly in his book.

Bear Grylls dives into what he has learned through work, family life, the Scouts, faith, running his own business, working with celebrities, being famous, and so much more in his autobiography. I like his mentality and his outlook on life. His personal motto is Never Give Up. His outlook is “Improvise, adapt, overcome…and above all, never give up.” The other critique is that the chapters roughly contained different themes, but felt more like an ongoing interview or sit down chat that led to writing down the stories, without enough editing to put everything about a single topic together. It felt like this was not done to emphasize a point but just how the information came out when chatting with someone. This works in a conversation (and the audiobook maybe better suited for this style) but not as well in a memoir. This tame and unrevealing book might satisfy Grylls biggest fans that have watched all his shows, but for the rest of us it's bareboned and very surface. He obviously has a big wall up and doesn't want to allow people to see behind it, and he gets very defensive about the many criticisms of how he faked elements of his early TV shows. Mostly the book comes across as a PR memoir written by someone else to make the star look superhuman, which makes sense since it's published by a company he has done shows for and wants to promote him.

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Never Give Up is an autobiographical book by Bear Grylls that focuses on lessons he has learned throughout his various adventures. With short chapters, he chronicles many of his journeys in Man vs. Wild and Running Wild and shares what many of his experiences have taught him. He also shares examples of what continues to motivate him during the toughest times. In Never Give Up, global adventurer, Chief Scout and TV presenter Bear Grylls chronicles his extraordinary life and career since stepping on to screen. Kaiser Chiefs head to Lincoln, Llangollen, and Southampton after supporting their new album The Easy Eighth Admired by millions as the star of Man vs. Wild and the acclaimed NGC series Running Wild, global adventurer Bear Grylls has explored places few would dare to go. Now, he shares time-honored lessons for leading an adventurous life through stories drawn from his personal experiences, as well as encounters with a diverse group of celebrities who have participated in his wildly popular television shows.