The Art of Resilience

Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body

De: Ross Edgley

Narrado por: Ross Edgley

Best-selling author and award-winning adventurer Ross Edgley has been studying the art of resilience for years, applying all he has learned to become the first person in history to swim all the way round Great Britain, breaking multiple world records along the way. Now, Ross turns his attention to mental strength and Stoicism.

Ross Edgley famously ran a marathon pulling a 1.4-tonne car and climbed a rope the height of Everest (8,848 m), after living with Yamabushi warrior monks in Japan and partaking in Shamanic pain rituals with fire ants in the Amazon jungle. On his epic 1,780-mile journey around Great Britain, which lasted 157 days, Ross swam through giant jellyfish, arctic storms, ‘haunted’ whirlpools and polluted shipping lanes, going so hard, and so fast, his tongue fell apart.

Ross’ previous book, The World’s Fittest Book, was a Sunday Times number one best seller and explored the science of physical fitness. Now, in The Art of Resilience, Ross uses his swim experience and other amazing endurance feats, where he managed to overcome seemingly insurmountable pain, hardship and adversity, to study the performance of extreme athletes, military and fitness specialists and psychologists to uncover the secrets of mental fitness and explore the concept of resilience, persistence, valour and a disciplined mind-set in overcoming adversity. This groundbreaking work represents a paradigm shift in what we thought the human body and mind were capable of and will give you a blueprint to become a tougher, more resilient and ultimately better human - whatever the challenge you face.

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©2020 Ross Edgley (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Incredible individual, incredible book, incredible story." (Chris Hemsworth)

"A hero who is as humble as he is resilient...testament to a 'never give up' spirit!" (Bear Grylls)

"From reading this book, the message that comes shining through is this: you can achieve anything." (Ant Middleton)

Great motivation!

It was good motivation while training for my first marathon. Ross did an excellent job in this book.

A journey for the ages

This was an excellent book l, that was well narrated by Ross regarding his own story. Research and explanations are used throughout to provide a scientific basis of decisions that were made on the adventure. All the other bits of fun and adventure are added in too. I have listened to podcasts he has done and his other book and this is by far the best book. Sometimes the basic explanations of physical activity science are tedious if you understand these too a higher level. But all round a very good book.

a great read and a great mission.

I truly enjoyed this book and its story, and throughout the time listening to it, I also implemented a lot of the actions and practices Ross used into my own training. Needless to say I am now on a mission to find my challenge. God Bless Ross Edgely.

couldn't stop reading

Amazing story and great to learn something new and hear the story of Ross and his views on resilience

Story of DRIVE

What a great story of pure will, determination and Resilience!!

Well done on your journey!! Really gets me fired up to push in all aspects of life! I would listen to this book everyday on my 3-11 mile run/walks. 😎

You are an inspiration! Thank you for proving just how amazing we all can be!

Great lessons

Liked a lot the attitude of applying the lessons to a person’s life. Not only to learn them.

Amazing book

You can tell how much time and effort Ross put into this book. So fascinating with so much to learn, I’m about to listen to this for a second time to make sure I fully absorb everything in the book. If you have any fitness goals this is the book for you. It has amazing lessons along with the story of the Great British swim combined so we’ll that you don’t even notice when he’s teaching you valuable lessons.

Great book!

Realy good book, suggest to everyone!
I have little to do with sports rigt now (use to play rugby, do a lot of running) now it is daily working, but this book and Ross filosophies are super relatable not just to sports but to everyday life as well!

Great book

A great athletic feat accomplished. Although I enjoy hearing about the suffering of elite athletes during these grueling events. I love how he kept a joyous attitude and made the trek around Great Britain a lot of fun. How his resilience was from a lifetime of pushing himself physically and mentally and intense study all combined to continue showing us what’s possible for humanity.

Simply amazing!

Amazing job done by Ross and team! Highly recommended! It lets you think that nothing is impossible and we as humans are capable of doing anything if we decide to and are dedicated.