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  • By: Beau Miles
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  • Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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The Backyard Adventurer

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 a legend

I heard about this book after following Beau’s awesome YouTube channel, then scored a signed copy when I met him on his book tour, he was the real deal and a genuine top bloke. After reading it, I wanted to hear it again in his voice and it was worth it. I recommend to all audiences.

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Great!

I am now a full believer in Beauism. You have an unbelievably interesting life.

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Inspiring

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

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Cheers beau

I can not thank beau himself enough for expressing himself and his makeshift world onto this book. Loved it for every second!!

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awesome book by an awesome man

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

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Never fails to delight and intrigue

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

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Excellent!!

Beau has captured the combine messages of several of his videos into this book and explored each in fine detail

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A Love Story of a Slightly Crazy Man

A beautiful story of someone who thinks and approaches life differently. I found him on YouTube about a year ago and really love his calming way of thinking and speaking. Great book by a great dude.

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inspiring

love this guy and what he is about, a true gentlemen with a unique but incredible outlook on life

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enjoyed listening as much as watching Beau

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

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  • FP
  • 28-10-2021

Beau's YouTube channel in book form

If you're familiar with the author's YouTube channel read on otherwise, I highly recommend checking it out first!

Being a fan of Beau Miles on YouTube I jumped on this title eager for more of a good thing and it's great that Beau is narrating too.

This is mostly a retelling of largely the same adventures captured in videos. While there are some new details (such as a detailed gear list for the Kayak to work adventure), I thought more than once that showing is a more powerful medium for Beau's adventures.

Where the book worked for me was in getting to know more of the person and life story. While not a biography exactly, there's somewhat of a narrative on how Beau got to where he is now. It was definitely interesting and I would have enjoyed more of that.

Understanding more of Beau's background and experiences and how that shaped his perspective, thinking and life style was eye opening. It gave me something that YouTube hadn't, It helped me realize how different Beau is (from myself) and that I couldn't mimic or completely agree with everything he does or thinks.

In the end, I'm glad people like Beau exist to inspire us. My main take away is that everyone can and should go on adventures. Large or small, in far away places or in their backyard, the important thing is that it's the right fit for them.

P.S. Be prepared to hear about Beau's "Ute" a lot and other terms that might be unfamiliar to non Aussies

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  • TJ_W
  • 05-07-2023

Bean Miles!

A more in-depth look at some of Beau’s YouTube videos and more. His dry humor is great and he really has a way with words. You need both the book and audiobook, you won’t be disappointed! I completed the audiobook on a road trip to the Ozarks!

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  • Thomas A Elmore
  • 16-06-2023

Motivating

This book will help you review your life to see where you fit and how you can make a more positive outcome for yourself and society.

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  • LuAnn Fletcher
  • 19-05-2023

A Easy Going Slice of Life

i love the honesty and mundane rawness this book offers! it really does a great job of portraying a realistic pov of modern adventures:)

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  • J. Piper
  • 06-04-2023

International Treasure

This wonderful human inspires me to be the best I can. He is entertaining and has the best outlook on life.

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  • Oliver Beck
  • 25-02-2023

Quite good!

Added insight to the man himself and some of his best YouTube films. Overall extremely enjoyable.

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  • jimmy d johnson
  • 22-02-2023

A reminder on how to live and appreciate life

Beau is the type of person you wish you had regular access to in order to remind you to be active, take care of the planet and appreciate the little things.

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  • Nate
  • 15-12-2022

So happy it was voiced by the man himself.

Excellent tie together of adventures through storytelling. Loved this listen, casual yet insightful in the best ways.

Good on ya’

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  • Aimee DeAnne
  • 15-11-2022

Recalibrated my routine anchored mindspace!

Thank you, for the raw honest living and observation and curiosity…I hope to somehow emulate this mindset and give back to those around especially to those I don’t see because they are so near.

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  • Ann Lia Rubio
  • 13-09-2022

One of Beau Miles best friends has to be Mother Earth,

This Book means so much to as I go through life in my mid-twenties in the fast passes hustle culture of New York City, Beau’s writing made me feel as if was back home in the rural country home in which a grew up, while simultaneously showing me that my own backyard can be as vast and as adventure filled as any other place I could fly to. Loved this one,

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  • Ashley harman
  • 07-10-2021

What a book

After watching beau on YouTube over the years I was very much looking forward to this book. From start to finish it was entertaining, inspiring and enjoyable. The mixture of humour and story telling was perfect. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys listening to an adventure, been on or planning one. this is the first book in a long time I was sad for it to end. A must read. A+

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  • Catherine Bain
  • 18-07-2023

Loved it

As all good books, I get into a tear-mall when nearing the end of wanting to listen to the end but also not wanting it to end.
Such a lovely listen tails that remind us that even the simplest of trips can be an adventure if we look at it as one.

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  • Matt
  • 26-05-2023

Beautiful storytelling

Loved this book from start to finish. Beau is one of those people that just makes you smile from ear to ear.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 23-01-2023

A beautiful collection of adventures

A great listen to take you on a journey through his adventures. Such a great storyteller, this listen is great for switching off. There are plenty of laughs throughout as well

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  • H Ephgrave
  • 13-01-2023

I’ve read this at least 5 times by now and still not sick of it

I’ve been a longtime fan of Beau Miles for years and when I saw he was in the works of writing his first book I knew it’d be good. What I wasn’t prepared for was just how good it would be.

Never before have I enjoyed a book so much that I buy it as an audiobook just so I can listen to it whilst I walk, run, work or even chop wood. Having Beau in my ear telling me of his insightful and refreshing views on the world and his adventures is like having your best friend with you all day. I highly recommend this book and if you haven’t already, check out his videos on YouTube.

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  • Liam sharp
  • 10-01-2023

An Aussie legend

Brilliant story from a good human “bean” an epic father, devoted husband and partially Feral modern day man.

Well done mate.

Well worth the listen and check out his YouTube as well videos!!

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  • charlotte wooldridge
  • 11-10-2022

Thank Beau

Thanks for reminding me to be more practical can’t wait to do my own backyard adventure.

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  • paul p sherry
  • 11-10-2022

As as his Tube channel

Highly recommend a listen, looking forward to the next one..
loved it , fantastic listen or read 👍👍

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  • Anonymous User
  • 11-09-2022

excellent bean of a story

beau miles is an excellent story teller, funny and weird as like myself I fully understand what's going on in his nugget and it cheers me up.

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  • Joel Morter
  • 07-09-2022

Real adventures told with wit and intelligence

An amazing biography! Witty, hilarious, exciting, interesting and profound. Beau is a great story teller and he encapsulates all he is and does wonderfully in this book. Inspiring and encouraging too to the inner explorer in all of us!

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