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The Backyard Adventurer

By: Beau Miles
Narrated by: Beau Miles
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Summary

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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