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Alastair Humphreys

    27 novembre 1976
    Local
    Moods of Future Joys
    The Boy Who Biked the World
    The Boy Who Biked the World
    Thunder & Sunshine
    Against the Odds
    • Against the Odds

      • 96pagine
      • 4 ore di lettura

      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

      Against the Odds
      5,0
    • Alistair Humphreys cycled around the world—a journey of 46,000 miles. This inspiring story traces the second leg of his travels—the length of South and North America, the breadth of Asia and back across Europe, crossing the mountains and salt-flats of South America, canoeing the Five-Finger Rapids of the Yukon River, and braving a Siberian Winter with only the flimsiest tent to protect him from the elements.

      Thunder & Sunshine
      4,6
    • The Boy Who Biked the World

      Part Three

      • 128pagine
      • 5 ore di lettura

      Tom is on the last leg of his journey where he continues to discover strange and amazing sights and meet a host of fun characters. He skids through freezing Siberia, and in Japan shares a steaming hot pool with some surprised monkeys. Based on the author’s personal experiences, this book provides an immersive experience for young adventurers.

      The Boy Who Biked the World
      4,6
    • The Boy Who Biked the World

      • 192pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      In volume two of this marvelous cycling adventure, Tom—a young English boy who decides cycling solo around the world would be a better classroom than the confines of school—heads north from the tip of South America Having cycled the depth of Europe and the length of Africa, Tom now decides to make his way through the Americas. With a long "uphill" struggle facing him, Tom has the massive Andes and raging Amazon to contend with in South America, deserts and grizzly bears in North America, and a colorful array of characters all along the way. With engaging illustrations, maps, and handwritten journal entries throughout, this book provides an immersive experience for any young adventurer.

      The Boy Who Biked the World
      4,4
    • Moods of Future Joys

      • 256pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Summary: "With just a bicycle and some savings scrimped and squirelled from a student loan, Alastair Humphreys set off to pedal around the world. With a true storytellerʼs flair, Al takes us along to meet the challenges, the obstacles and the wonderful, often warm and generous, people on the way."--Publisher description.

      Moods of Future Joys
      4,4
    • Alastair Humphreys goes in search of nature and wildness in his local environment

      Local
      4,2
    • Ask an Adventurer

      • 240pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Live adventurously, be creative, make a living: How to turn your dream job into a career - going freelance, growing a tribe, planning an expedition, making the time for adventure, finding sponsorship, making social media work for you, finding a publisher for your book, being a better public speaker - and getting paid!

      Ask an Adventurer
      4,1
    • My Midsummer Morning

      • 272pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      A Financial Times Summer Book of 2019 Seasoned adventurer Alastair Humphreys pushes himself to his very limits - busking his way across Spain with a violin he can barely play.

      My Midsummer Morning
      4,2
    • Follows the journey of a young boy who sets out to circumnavigate the globe, starting from his home in England and bicycling through Europe to the tip of South Africa, in a tale that mirrors the experiences of adventurer Alastair Humphreys.

      The boy who biked the world. On the road to Africa
      4,1
    • Alastair Humphreys spent four years traveling around the world on his bicycle, a journey that covered 46,000 miles and five continents. During his trip he gave motivational talks and received thousands of emails to his website in which people asked what kept him going through the low-points on his journey. Collected here are the sources of Alastair’s inspiration, including affirming quotes, insights, and unique photographs. As this inspirational resource shows, the lessons he learned while on the road can be applied to any goal in life.

      Ten Lessons from the Road
      3,9