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Survivor

Life in the SAS

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Survivor

By: Mark Wales
Narrated by: Mark Wales
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Forging resilience

Finding purpose

Mastering transformation

How do you rebuild your life when you've hit rock bottom?

Mark Wales thought his life would end in a cornfield in Afghanistan.

Mark and his SAS troops emerged from that scorched battlefield 12 hours later, his mentor gunned down, his dream career now a nightmare. Over four deployments of intense warfighting, Mark watched the line between right and wrong become blurred. When he left the SAS he was adrift, crippled by guilt.

On a mission to rebuild himself, Mark turned his life around. He fought his way into the gates of a US Ivy League business school and into the boardrooms of top-tier international corporations. He spent years navigating failure in a quest to find new meaning in life. With every setback Mark counterattacked, discovering the tactics and tools needed to become more resilient, and to find happiness, belonging and purpose.

Told with gripping suspense, humour and touching warmth, Survivor is Mark's extraordinary life in and out of the SAS, a story of resilience and a testament to the power of transformation.

©2021 Mark Wales (P)2021 Macmillan Audio Afghan & Iraq Wars Military Military & War Inspiring Comedy War Thought-Provoking

Critic Reviews

"A powerful, honest story of courage, redemption and finding purpose." (Bear Grylls)

"Searing, humbling and uplifting.... Mark Wales is a true inspiration." (Major General John Cantwell AO, DSC)

"In Special Forces it is often said the thinking is at least as important as the fighting. Through these pages, Mark Wales is shown as a thinking soldier. And further, a person of magnificent generosity, taking us to rarely trespassed ground, the battlefield within." (Chris Masters, Gold Walkley award-winning journalist and author)
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Starts off slowly building up to climatic events in a young soldier’s service. Mark thanks for your service

A great read well narrated

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I really appreciate and enjoyed this book written my Mark it has inspired me to follow my heart and dreams.
I am writing a book and hope one day someone listens to my story.

Awesome listen

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best book I've read and I've taken so much away from this book to help me in my journey to becoming a better dad, husband and man. thank u Mark for sharing your story. truly inspirational

what the fuck

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I loved the raw honesty of Mark’s story. Must be very gut wrenching to put all of this down on paper and not just read it back, but read it to the whole world.
Well done Mark. I’m now going re-read it because there is so much here I’m sure I’ve missed some

What a full and diverse ride

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A truely moving and entertaining story.

It is not only a thrilling military story of Mark’s career in the SAS - he also finds a way to let us in to his troubles with mental health, alcohol and looking for direction in life.

Great book. A touching story about Mark’s journey in Army, the SAS and beyond.

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very honest and covering some big topics. great insight into a world not many hear about

real page turner

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I love the reference of “a bad plan is better than no plan” in this book. He always had a plan, even when the chips were down.

This book takes you on the path of a lost soul that started with purpose in life and lost his way when his mum died and the war took over.

Incrediable resilience, determination and tough decisions take you on an amazing journey of a life warrior, not just the courageous warrior fighting a war that wasn’t never meant to be.

PTSD crippled me after my brother was killed and I lost both of parents, I couldn’t help to feel that the feeling is similar for many when life takes over.

I could listen to this story over and over, it’s a brilliant story.

Bad plan/good plan

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My first experience of a audiobook. Good stuff. I’m now looking for my next audiobook. I haven’t got the patience to or time to read. Thanks for an awesome introduction to this new platform for me.

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There was much to take away from the whole arc of the story and it ended powerfully. Great to have the first person narrator.

Compelling

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Survivor life in the SAS is a cracking read It’s a credit to Mark and his family how you have met and dealt with the challenges his service for this country left him with. He is definitely not alone in n this space.

Even the warriors amongst have their struggles and can overcome personnel and professional adversity and go on to leave a positive mark in there respective space

Story of survival to flourishing

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