Summary of Bear Grylls's Mud, Sweat, And Tears

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Walter Smiles, my great-grandfather, had a very clear dream for his life. He wanted to make his fortune and build a house on Portavo Point, a windswept cove in County Down, Northern Ireland, where he would return to live.
#2 Great-grandfather Walter was a British officer who fought in World War I. He was highly decorated, and when he returned home, he was knighted.
#3 The story of Walter and Margaret is a perfect example of how love can change your life. Walter, who was a diplomat, married Margaret, who was heavily into playing bridge and polo. She was pregnant with his child, but she did everything she could to make the pregnancy fail.
#4 On the Princess Victoria, Walter was in the dead man’s zone between the ferry and the breaking waves, waiting to be killed.

Sujets

• Love
• Love (disambiguation)
• Adventure
• Interest group (disambiguation)

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 08 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669351443
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Bear Grylls's Mud Sweat and Tears
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Walter Smiles, my great-grandfather, had a very clear dream for his life. He wanted to make his fortune and build a house on Portavo Point, a windswept cove in County Down, Northern Ireland, where he would return to live.

#2

Great-grandfather Walter was a British officer who fought in World War I. He was highly decorated, and when he returned home, he was knighted.

#3

The story of Walter and Margaret is a perfect example of how love can change your life. Walter, who was a diplomat, married Margaret, who was heavily into playing bridge and polo. She was pregnant with his child, but she did everything she could to make the pregnancy fail.

#4

On the Princess Victoria, Walter was in the dead man’s zone between the ferry and the breaking waves, waiting to be killed.

#5

The wait was not long, but it must have felt like an eternity. The glass in Walter’s cabin porthole would have shattered into a thousand fragments as it succumbed to the relentless pressure of the water.

#6

The fate of Walter Smiles, the young soldier, is a prime example of the examples of such men never dying, but, like their memories, they are immortal.

#7

My grandmother, Patsie, was the youngest female MP in history when she was elected to take over her father’s Ulster seat in Parliament. She married two different men, both of whom were unfaithful, and she stayed with them out of fear that God was punishing her for leaving Neville, her one and only love.

#8

I learned two important lessons from Granny and Neville: the grass isn't always greener on the other side, and true love is worth fighting for.

#9

I had a very difficult time at school, as I was often in trouble for behavior issues. I remember once biting a boy so hard that I drew blood, and then watching as the teachers rang my father to say they didn’t know what to do with me. My father said he knew what to do with me, though, and came down to the school at once.

#10

I grew up in a family of athletes. I was always trying to be the last one hanging from the bar, and I took great pride in it. I was destined to be a mix of Robin Hood, Harry Houdini, and John the Baptist, my mother said.

#11

I had a love of the wild that I didn’t understand at first. It came from the intimacy I felt with my father on the shores of Northern Ireland, and the need to escape a loving but bossy sister.

#12

I was a skinny little boy when I joined the Scouts, and I felt even smaller than I looked. But as soon as I heard the scoutmaster challenge us to cook a sausage with just one match, I was hooked.

#13

My parents bought a small cottage in the Isle of Wight, and from the age of five to eight, I spent the term times in London, which I dreaded, and school holidays on the island. I wanted to get to the island as quickly as possible.

#14

Growing up at home was always eventful, but it was also chaotic. My mother was always trying to fatten her family up, which at times was draining for us as a family. But I grew up with love and fun, which have remained driving forces for me in my life.

#15

My father and I had many adventures as I grew up, but I felt that I didn’t get to do enough with him. I wanted to do more with him, alone. I didn’t want to grow up too fast.

#16

My family and I booked a hotel room that allowed us to order breakfast in our room, but the family next door heard about it and made me apologize. I was grounded.

#17

My father, Richard, was a politician for more than 20 years. He was a loyal, hardworking back-bench MP, but he never reached the higher echelons of political office. He never seemed to want that. What he aspired to most in life was to be close to his family.

#18

I remember spending time with my father as a young boy. We would go hiking, climbing, and horse riding. I loved those experiences with him. I miss them today.

#19

I had a passion for adventure as a child, and I thrived on the challenge, the solitude, and the big waves and spray. I loved the time alone, as long as I had the security of knowing that my father was nearby to help me in case of a crisis.

#20

I learned to love the outdoors, but I was also shy about being too dirty. I would often dress up in my worst and dirtiest clothes, and then go for a run in the hills. The locals thought me a bit bonkers, but my dog loved it.

#21