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This bundle includes the narrative stories of Alastair's different adventures. Moods of Future Joys is the story of a young man setting off to cycle around the world. There are Other Rivers is an account of walking across southern India and an attempt to capture why we love to test ourselves with difficult challenges. Microadventures is the author's search for wildness, beauty and adventure close to home after many years spent exploring far-flung lands. My Midsummer Morning asks what 'living adventurously' means to us. Is it more than tents and expeditions and wilderness? Alastair busks very badly through Spain in the footsteps of his favourite travel book, whilst also trying to juggle being a father and being a wandering, adventurous individual. Buy this bundle and save 40% on the regular price! -
Against the Odds is a book full of hope and the power of self-belief and resilience, and a humdinger of a sequel to the award-winning Great Adventurers. Sometimes adventure, like life, doesn't work out as you want it to. Even determined explorers make mistakes. Some things go wrong through no fault of your own. Many of the greatest adventurers of all time failed along the way. Others had to overcome hardships to pursue lives of adventure. SHORT-LISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD CHILDREN'S TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024. (The book is available overseas here.)
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A bundle of books to help you work out what you want to do in life in order to live more adventurously, to think about what is stopping you, and then to help you take the first steps in the direction you want to go. Microadventures will help you fit adventures into your busy daily life, even if you are short of time and money and do not live in the mountains. It is full of achievable ideas that you can put into practice right away – by yourself, with your friends, or with your family. The Doorstep Mile asks three questions. What do you want? What is stopping you? What tiny little step can you take to begin moving towards the life you really want? The doorstep mile... Ask An Adventurer is a book to help you live adventurously, be creative, and earn a living from it. Also included FREE with this bundle are two guided workbooks (worth £13) to help you write, think, journal and scribble your way to answers and bold new resolutions and adventures.
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The Boy Who Biked the World is...
The best-selling children’s book about Tom and his adventures cycling to Africa.The Girl Who Rowed the Ocean is...
A book for children based on Alastair’s experiences rowing the Atlantic. It is a loose sequel to the best-selling The Boy Who Biked the World trilogy, suitable for children aged 7–12. -
Great Adventurers is...
"The sort of book you buy for your kids and keep for yourself. This pictorial showcase of derring-do is aimed at kids aged seven and over but its cartoon strips, maps and charts are so charming and uncomplicated that it could happily bring a splash of colour to most coffee tables." – National Geographic The incredible journeys undertaken by twenty of the most heroic and impressive adventurers who ever lived. Winner of the 2019 Ordnance Survey Children’s Travel Book of the Year Long-listed for the Blue Peter Book Award 2019 Short-listed for the Teach Primary Book Awards 2019Against the Odds is...
A book full of hope and the power of self-belief and resilience, and a humdinger of a sequel to the award-winning Great Adventurers. Sometimes adventure, like life, doesn’t work out as you want it to. Even determined explorers make mistakes. Some things go wrong through no fault of your own. Many of the greatest adventurers of all time failed along the way. Others had to overcome hardships to pursue lives of adventure. -
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After travelling the whole world, can exploring a single map ever be enough? Adventurer Alastair Humphreys spends a year investigating the small map around his own home. Can this unassuming landscape, marked by the glow of city lights and the hum of busy roads, satisfy his wanderlust? Could a single map provide a lifetime of exploration? He discovers more about the natural world than in all his years in remote environments. And he wakes up to the terrible state of British nature, land use, and freedom to roam the countryside. This is an ode to slowing down and the meaningful experience of truly getting to know your neighbourhood. Local is a celebration of curiosity, time spent outdoors, and a rallying cry to protect the wild places on our doorstep. It is a reminder for all of us that nature and wildness are closer than we think. Explore the world... On your local map. *(I do feel I should offer a warning to fans of my other books, eg Microadventures, that this book is quite different - it's more nature-based, and more activist in its messaging. If this sounds like it might make you cross, then it might not be the book for you. Sorry!)*Click here to order the book if you live outside the UK.
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“Ask An Adventurer gives you all the essentials on turning your hobby into a paying profession: from managing time to engaging audiences, pitching to clients to self-marketing. A really interesting read, yet down to earth and practical, I think anyone intrigued to learn about becoming any kind of full-time ‘artist’ would get something from this very lucidly written book.” - Buzz Magazine
Adventurers cross deserts and row oceans, appearing to live the dream. Yet they also must pay the bills and carve out time to get away.
Are you trying to make a career doing what you love, daring to go freelance in a creative industry, growing a tribe or curious about an unconventional career? What is it like to build a life from living adventurously?
Whether you are adventurous, creative, or just curious, Ask An Adventurer answers your questions from behind the scenes. All of the questions in the book were posed to Alastair by readers on social media.
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The first instalment of Alastair's 4-year adventure around the world by bike, in a bundle for both adults and children to enjoy. The Boy Who Biked the World is aimed at primary-aged children. Moods of Future Joys tells the same story, for adults. Perfect for the whole family to share an adventure together.
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All three books from the Boy Who Biked the World series. Save money compared to buying each book separately. Read a sample chapter here.
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"The sort of book you buy for your kids and keep for yourself. This pictorial showcase of derring-do is aimed at kids aged seven and over but its cartoon strips, maps and charts are so charming and uncomplicated that it could happily bring a splash of colour to most coffee tables." - National Geographic The incredible journeys undertaken by twenty of the most heroic and impressive adventurers who ever lived. Winner of the 2019 Ordnance Survey Children's Travel Book of the Year Long-listed for the Blue Peter Book Award 2019 Short-listed for the Teach Primary Book Awards 2019
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The best-selling book that spawned a hashtag and an army of people sleeping on hilltops across the land!
Also available as an Audiobook.