Fearless

The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown

By: Eric Blehm

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Nominee, Inspirational Nonfiction, 2013

Fearless takes you deep into SEAL Team SIX and straight to the heart of one of its most legendary operators.

When Navy SEAL Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn’t know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan - but he was ready: In a letter to his children, not meant to be seen unless the worst happened, he wrote, “I’m not afraid of anything that might happen to me on this earth, because I know no matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me.”

Long before Adam Brown became a member of the elite SEAL Team SIX - the counterterrorism unit that took down Osama bin Laden - he was a fun-loving country boy from Hot Springs, Arkansas, whose greatest goal had been to wear his high school’s football jersey. An undersized daredevil, prone to jumping off roofs into trees and off bridges into lakes, Adam was a kid who broke his own bones but would never break a promise to his parents.

But after high school, Adam fell in with the wrong crowd, and his family watched as his appetite for risk dragged him into a downward spiral that eventually landed him in jail. Battling his inner demons on a last-chance road to redemption, Adam had one goal: to become the best of the best - a US Navy SEAL.

An absorbing chronicle of heroism and humanity, Fearless presents an indelible portrait of a highly trained warrior who would enter a village with weapons in hand to hunt terrorists, only to come back the next day with an armload of shoes and meals for local children. It is a deeply personal, revealing glimpse inside the SEAL Team SIX brotherhood that also shows how these elite operators live out the rest of their lives, away from danger, as husbands, fathers and friends.

Fearless is the story of a man of extremes, whose courage and determination was fueled by faith, family, and the love of a woman. It’s about a man who waged a war against his own worst impulses and persevered to reach the top tier of the US military. Always the first to volunteer for the most dangerous assignments, Adam’s final act of bravery led to the ultimate sacrifice.

Adam Brown was a devoted man who was an unlikely hero but a true warrior, described by all who knew him as fearless.

©2012 eChristian Inc. (P)2012 eChristian Inc.

Critic reviews

• Audie Award Nominee, Inspirational Nonfiction, 2013

This is a must read!

Captivating story told from the people who knew Adam, and the author kept it factual!

OUTSTANDING

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This was an amazing book! When it was first recommended to me through audible based on my other purchases, I was hesitant to buy it. Finally I bought since it kept popping up and I am so glad it did. Adam Brown's life story was captivating and motivating. I have no doubt I will be listening to this audio book several more times.

Amazing

The amazing story of an inspiring human! Must read! I couldn't stop listening and bought the book.

Thankful Dad

I listened to this book on a road trip with two of my teenage boys. If you have kids and believe in God then it’s impossible for Adam’s legacy to not leave an indelible mark on you.

Adam’s story is awe inspiring and the author did an amazing job telling it. The reader for audible was also fantastic.

So grateful to live in this country. I’m truly humbled by those who serve and their families who sacrifice so much.

Thank you - my family and I won’t waste it

Incredible Book that Always Amazes

This is one of my go to books that I ready between 5-10 times per year (no lie)! It’s a beautiful story of redemption and true character while walking through a humble and broken life.

Great book. Thank you for your service.

This is an amazing book. I first came here to learn how he was able to get into the Navy with all of his arrests. My son is trying to enlist but has 5 felonies for marijuana, only 4 technically. 9 years ago, and he is married with my granddaughter.

No one will pick him up. Very frustrating. His little brother is in Navy. And is doing great.

I understand how hard it is to get waivers. Adam was very lucky to receive a glowing recommendation. So happy he found his way out of drugs and to be so successful.

What an amazing biography.

Powerful story of redemption

I don’t understand why narrators attempt to change vice. It is distracting and silly I advise that narrators simply read the text

Being There For Achievements and Disappointments

Within the first 5 minutes of this book, it reached my heart. Adam Brown, a Navy Seal, wrote a letter to his son, "just in case." Having recently lost a loved one of mine, his words touched my heart about my loss. He said, basically to his son, that if something happened to him, as his son went thru his life, he would be there for all his achievements. Adam said he also understood failures, because he knew tears, pain, and disappointments, and that he would understand and not be disappointed. This put into words what I have felt since her passing, a feeling that she is with me, in my heart and mind, even though she is gone. I have never heard this expressed in such a comforting way.

Eric did a great job of letting his readers know Adam ~ the motivating beliefs that drove him. Even though tremendous challenges touched Adam's life, he did what needed to be done to succeed at whatever his goal was. How wonderful it is to read about a genuinely strong person amid all the trouble in our world. That there are people like Adam Brown around us, making a difference by persevering at whatever the task, and not taking the easy way out or quitting.

I recommend this book because Adam Brown's story needs to be listened to.

Speechless

I can't say enough about how this life story made me feel... read it twice

truly moving

amazing story, true inspiration, thank God we have heroes like Adam watching over us, the story destined to be told.