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Angela Adams

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Good introduction to the prepared life

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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-04-23

This is more of a broad stroke preparedness mindset book versus a wrote list of how many seeds you need to store or carrying a gun or having your bug out bag, it is about setting your mind towards being prepared for practical, personal catastrophes (e.g., car accident, home invasion, hurricane, tornado) even if that decision is to retreat. Really enjoyed this book; it is full of excellent, practical advice and is a good base layer that can be a useful reference for the casual interest and sets the stage for those who want to delve deeper in follow on texts.

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Great performance and story

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Reviewed: 03-01-23

The reader really brings this story to life using various voices for the characters. Highly recommend.

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Motivation +10

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Reviewed: 09-03-22

An absolutely amazing book! It was engaging from the very start and I could barely put it down. If this book doesn't inspire hope, bring some tears and motivate you to serve nothing will. Jake reads it well, with enthusiasm and just the right emotion to really bring it to life. At times it feels like you are around the campfire with him. I am so glad I found TR a year ago, I had been under the mis-assumption that it was only for veterans, wrong they take kick ass civilians too. This has been the most rewarding organization i have ever belonged to outside of my military college experience. It truly is a tribe!

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Good read about the resiliency of the human spirit

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Reviewed: 01-11-22

What can I say this book flowed well, the narration by the author was impeccable and you could really feel her situation throughout the whole book. She struck the right tone in her storytelling and reading so that you could feel her highs and her lows and cheer with her as she triumphed. Would recommend for just about anyone.

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Engaging story.

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4 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 01-01-22

For me this was a great book to follow Never Quit with, that way I felt like I already had some detailed perspective on the Alaskan PJs and their relationship. Overall this is an engaging story of triumph over trials and I enjoyed it. It would be better read by someone with a better cadence, the author does it emotional justice but it is very choppy at some points and almost feels like an elementary reader. I want to read this again as a print edition. Overall I recommend.

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Absolutely heart wrenching and engrossing

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Reviewed: 08-16-21

Wow is all I have to say. This book absolutely had me crying at parts, and at others I felt honest to god relief. This is not a book for the feint of heart as it is brutally honest and descriptive but is absolutely masterfully told. I was so engrossed and felt invested in the outcomes of the stories provided that I could hardly put the book on pause. Highly recommend as this is 9ne of my top 10 listens and possibly one of my top 5.

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No big revelations lot of rehash

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3 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 07-19-21

If you know anything about the Spartans and their culture, this book will be trivial. Book is very generic and the reader has the most droning, monotonal voice. The book repeats itself more than I feel is necessary and just really doesn't go anywhere. It was not a horrible book but there are better.

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This book is the definition of average

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-04-21

Struggled to finish this one, fell asleep numerous times so I guess it succeeded in one category. Not an amazing, life changing 5 star book, but worth a read, I do feel like some ideas were well presented and i don't feel like I lost anything by reading in it. Overall it was just hard to be invested in it. This reads like a series of essays rather than letters, or at least that's not how letters to my friends would sound. Lots of philosophy rather than self-help. The only sort of annoying thing was a tone from the author that can feel condescending. I get it you were a SEAL, you did humanitarian work, your selfless,, you idolize the ancient greeks.

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Challenging

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Reviewed: 01-14-21

This is an interesting and impactful book. I both enjoyed and was challenged by it. I think it is worth listening through once and then downloading the worksheets and really working through it.

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Interesting glimpse into frontier life

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Reviewed: 12-31-20

Pretty interesting, an opportunity to learn about someone I'd never heard of. It was written in a fast moving pace. It covered the four years relatively well. The language used was just the right mix of simple words and some "50 centers". It was so written one could pretty well picture what was going on.

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