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The honest and inspiring bestselling memoir from beloved BBC travel presenter Simon Reeve, sharing both the challenges of his early life and his extraordinary adventures to the furthest corners of the planet.

'Incredibly honest . . . one of the best autobiographies I've ever read.' SUN - Best Books of 2019

'His story reads like a fast-paced thriller.' DAILY MAIL

'My goodness, it is brilliant. Searingly honest, warm, bursting with humanity. Such brave and inspiring writing.' - KATE HUMBLE

In TV adventurer Simon Reeve's bestselling memoir he describes how he has journeyed across epic landscapes, dodged bullets on frontlines, walked through minefields and been detained for spying by the KGB. His travels have taken him across jungles, deserts, mountains and oceans, and to some of the most beautiful, dangerous and remote regions of the world.

In this revelatory account of his life Simon gives the full story behind some of his favourite expeditions, and traces his own inspiring personal journey back to leaving school without qualifications, teetering on a bridge, and then overcoming his challenges by climbing to a 'Lost Valley' and changing his life . . . step by step.

Critics Review

Reeve is a most likeable travelling companion, and the joy of the open road radiates from these pages
Times Literary Supplement
Genuinely interesting stories... remarkable
London Evening Standard
This vivid account of his fascinating, often hair-raising crusades feels more like an enthralling exchange over coffee with a friend than a formal autobiography.
Compass Magazine
Fascinating... a very honest account of the world as he has seen it, from Acton to the ends of the Earth
Geographical
Cracking stories from his travels
Alastair Humphreys, Explorer and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year
Simon Reeve, a man whose very name is a guarantee of interesting television. Outstanding.
Observer
TV's most interesting globetrotter
Independent
The craziest (or bravest) man on TV
Daily Mail
In the last decade, he's made a name for himself as British TV's most adventurous presenter. He's hunted with the Bushmen of Kalahari, hung out with biker outlaws in Australia and been taught to fish by the president of Moldova.
Radio Times
You can be sure to trust Simon to find a fun story. Simon might just be the best tour guide in the world.
Sun
Reeve is in a class of his own
The Times
It is an account of his mind's journey to inner peace - and it is wonderfully life-affirming
Daily Mail

User Reviews

Book 4.0
Narration 4.0
Author Simon Reeve
Narrator Simon Reeve
Duration 10 hours and 26 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473689145
Format x-book®
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Genre Expeditions: popular accounts, Memoirs, Travel writing
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
4.0 (1 review)
Narration
4.0 (1 review)

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