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The Backyard Adventurer

By: Beau Miles
Narrated by: Beau Miles
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After years of adventuring around the globe – running, kayaking, hitchhiking, exploring – Beau Miles came back to his block in country Victoria. Staying put for the first time in years, Beau developed a new kind of lifestyle as the Backyard Adventurer. Whether it was walking 90km to work with no provisions, building a canoe paddle out of scavenged scrap, or running a disused railway line through properties, blackberry thickets, and past inquiring police officers, Beau has been finding ways to satisfy his adventurous spirit close to home.

This book is about conscious experimentation with adventure, making meaning and inspiration out of tins of beans, bits of rubbish, and elbow grease. Beau's backyard exploits are funny, authentic, insightful, and being copied all over the world.

YouTuber, new dad, and self-described oddball who needs to shower more, Beau is what happens when you cross Bear Grylls with Bush Tucker Man. With a PhD in outdoor education, a string of successful short films under his belt, and a boundless passion for discovery, Beau is the real deal.

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Beau is one of those guys that you know you're going to be hearing about for years to come. Part philosopher, part adventurer, part jack of all trades, but wholly interested in the world around him. This book is a great companion to his films, but also totally enjoyable on its own merit.

A National Treasure

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Beau is a fantastic story teller, both in his writing and narration. I loved hearing more of his stories. Strongly recommended

Never fails to delight and intrigue

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This book and the stories shared have done nothing but inspire a new way of thinking and acting, turning what seems to be everyday things into a ton of little adventures simply by looking at them from a different angle. Thanks Beau. You beauty

Inspiring

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great book to listen to when walking the goats, cleaning, doing house hold diy projects and backyard adventures

awesome book by an awesome man

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enjoyed listening to Beau
it's like envisioning the YouTube videos again of his crazy and wacky adventures.

enjoyed listening as much as watching Beau

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Loved Beau reading it, though sometimes he read a little too fast. I would like to listen again as there is a lot to extract from this book!

For the love of Adventure

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Brilliant summation of why beau is a treasure to behold. Check out his YouTube if you haven't and you will enjoy the book on another level

Cracker of a storey

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If you enjoy his YouTube stuff, you'll enjoy this too. If you haven't seen his YouTube stuff, you'll still enjoy it!! 😁

Great listen

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Beau, you make me want to be better. Thanks legend. I will forever be satisfied with a spotty banana and a cup of tea with a slosh of milk!

Beautiful storytelling

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I have been following Beau on YouTube for a few years now. Always enjoyed his films. He managed to create some gorgeously vivid stories within this book. He makes me want to go on adventures and live my best life. If Beau was to write another book I would buy it in a heart beat. Definitely worth a read/listen.

Beau is an excellent story teller.

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