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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.

©2020 Brio Books (P)2021 Brio Books Adventure Inspiring Funny Heartfelt Outdoor

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Make sure to also check out his youtube channel.
This book giver another perspective:)

Enjoyed it a lot.. I love Beau's narration.

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I enjoyed the book, it made me laugh/smile quite a bit but I definitely prefer Beau's films if I'm honest.

Good listen

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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!!

An Aussie legend

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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+

What a book

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What do you do after the disappointment of coming to the end of this audio book?
Re watch his videos on you tube and start the book again!
Thank you Beau!

Awesomely inspiring!

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

As as his Tube channel

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Absolutely superb Book. Beau delivers it amazingly and I listened to it all within a couple of days and was gutted when it finished.

The way Beau goes into details around some of his Youtube videos is great, and brings more depth and detail to already amazing stories.

Highly Recommended.

Amazing - as is everything that Beau puts out.

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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.

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

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

Thank Beau

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Beaus got a brilliant personality and voice, passion for life and way of putting things that was a little addictive to listen to, though I was reminded of the constructed nature of this book by lines I’ve heard straight from his videos, I don’t think a writer needs to spill their life onto a page to make things interesting, but in all it’s complexity in analysing adventure, it felt like a lecture that maybe ignored personal struggle and vulnerability. But accepting it for what it is, it’s the story of a backyard adventurer, so it’s a motivating, quirky and entertaining listen that makes you look at your everyday with a little more excitement

Insightful, though perhaps a little underwhelming having seen most of beaus videos

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