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Becoming Fearless
- Finding Courage in the African Wilderness
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- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Best Non-Fiction Travel Book 2023 by Reader Views
Coerced by her boss and fellow rivers guides, Brenda Smith reluctantly embarks on a rafting trip through a vast Tanzanian game reserve. If she can survive twelve days on the remote jungle rivers, then she must scale Africa’s tallest mountain. After twenty-eight years of a safe and predictable life, Brenda is terrified of what awaits her in these dangerous wildernesses.
She comes face to face with angry hippos, roaring lions and stealthy crocodiles, and struggles with the extremes of unbearable heat and hypothermia.
Despite the harsh external threats she conquers, her greatest challenge is a profound inner journey—a courageous transformation as she uncovers the internal source of her fears and discovers the personal strength to do anything.
Becoming Fearless is an inspirational true story that showcases what is possible when you step out of your comfort zone into the wild.
Critic reviews
“The fires of transformation blaze in this superbly delightful portmanteau of a book. Brenda Smith undergoes a revolution in consciousness as she warily leaves the ordinary behind, steps off the comfort train, and careens into the strange and fantastic world of rafting crocodile-infested rivers and climbs high into the African sky. With her journey, the stitches that hold her tamed world together come undone, and an enthralled eyewitness to the wonders of the world emerges.” ~ Richard Bangs, one of Explorersweb’s 100 greatest explorers of the last 100 years
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Redeye Fulda Cold by Bill Fortin is a first in series of a "MASH-like" war stories. Set in 1969 West Germany; the deployment of the newly developed Redeye ground to air missile system is brought to bear inside the 3rd Armored Division’s 1st/48th Infantry Battalion. This very inspiring tale inside a very Cold War takes the men of the 3rd Armored Division though a series of history making operations. Carefully crafted CIA planning provides the pause necessary and ultimately prevents a nuclear showdown with Russia. The infamous Fulda Gap becomes the center stage of the action.
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Boring Bad Garbage
- By Michael on 08-15-24
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Cocky Score
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Being hired as the PR representative for the hockey team I’ve always been a fan of, should be a dream come true, especially because my old crush plays for them. My suggestion to save Briggs's career is solid… have him fake date someone wholesome who can change his image. That’s when my big mouth gets in the way and I admit to being the-girl-next-door. Now… my boss is offering me the promotion of a lifetime, but it comes with strings… Fake date Briggs Conley!
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Cocky Score
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We Can Live Like This
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- By: Lisa Vogel
- Narrated by: Lisa Vogel
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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Michigan. To tens of thousands of womyn from around the globe, the word meant not a state in the upper Midwest of the U.S., but a state of mind, a state of freedom. A culture, a community, a revolution. The Land. From 1976 to 2015, the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival was home ground for the lesbian feminist movement. There we strove to embody the principles of matriarchal feminism and bring that wisdom to life in every aspect of the town we created, and the values that guided our lives together.
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Women Rule!
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The Asylum
- By: Ann Cusack - contributor, Carol Minto, Joe Cusack - contributor
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For 46 years, Carol Minto has quietly gone about her life, carrying with her the most extraordinary and heartbreaking secrets. In The Asylum, Carol tells the full story of how she overcame unimaginable suffering, to find the happiness and solace she has today as a mother and grandmother.
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Couldn’t stop listening
- By Tonya Copeland-Stone on 06-12-22
By: Ann Cusack - contributor, and others
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- Reed
- 08-19-24
Absolutely fascinating, impossible to put down!
The title is spot on and the audio book does not disappoint. In this beautifully written book the author shared her most intimate emotions while moving through her transformative experiences. Her honesty allowed the reader to feel the depth of her fears!
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Adventure & growth of courage
I liked hearing how Smith's image of herself changed as she experienced more of life with her wilderness guides. Not only an enjoyable traveling but also a metaphor for being open minded and challenging ones beliefs.
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- Andre van Eeden
- 08-07-24
Memoir of an Epic Adventure
If you're into stories of people going on life-changing adventures, you'll want to check out this book.
In "Becoming Fearless," Brenda Smith trades her routine desk job for a 170-mile river trek through one of Africa’s last untouched jungle reserves. Along the way she has to battle the elements and face off with fearsome hippos and crocodiles. And if that wasn’t enough, they also have to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain peak in Africa.
It’s a wild adventure story, where you either sink or swim. Brenda starts out scared but learns to face her fears head-on. This transformation is the heart of her story, and it’s pretty inspiring.
What’s also great about this audiobook is that Brenda narrates her own story. This really drew me into her struggles and made the book so much more vivid and relatable to me. It’s a gripping and uplifting read.
If you’re looking for a book that will spark your adventurous spirit and push you to face your fears, this is it. Don’t miss out on this incredible journey.
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- Ruth Heilgeist
- 08-10-24
Illuminating Memoir with a Relatable Character Arc
The author's memoir is an engaging account of her adventures in Africa while, albeit sometimes reluctantly, endeavoring to leave her comfort zone behind and experience the unknown. Her honesty about her limitations and willingness to ignore them, or at least stifle them for a bit, is relatable. I enjoyed listening to her adventures. The audio book, narrated by the author, is engaging and the author's emotions are evident as she narrates her memoir. Loved the sound effects for each chapter. The author's own voice and these sound effects put me by her side throughout her adventures.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-31-24
the beautiful imagery Brenda created
loved it all! especially the descriptions of the animals and their habitats. Best book ever!
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- Mary Kate Cole
- 08-05-24
An honest and compelling journey as told by the author.
Becoming Fearless by Brenda E. Smith is a story about her journey in the wilderness of Tanzania rafting and climbing Kilimanjaro. It is also a compelling tale of her transformation from an accountant in a high-powered firm in Boston to working for Sobek Expeditions out west as a rafting guide and their in-house accountant.
This memoir describes in depth the difficulty and dangers of rafting a river filled with alligators and hippos. It also is an incredibly honest look at her fears and anxiety over adventuring out of her comfort zone and how she conquered those fears.
I enjoyed her vivid descriptions of encountering dangerous wildlife and the logistics necessary to accomplish this trip. I would like to know more about the clients that were escorted on this adventure.
The fact that the author narrated the audio book helped me understand her appreciation and the emotions she felt during the trip. I also liked the wonderful sound effects between each chapter. I will definitely recommend this book to my friends.
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- Nancy Perkins
- 08-19-24
A Journey of Courage
Imagine a journey that terrifies you, intrigues you, inspires you and prepares you for life. In "Becoming Fearless" Brenda E. Smith describes how she found courage and strength in the African Wilderness as a young, accountant from Boston. The book is a joy to read but the narration of the book by Brenda E. Smith is an exciting, frightening, and personal account of her time as a river guide in Tanzania. As part of a team the work is daunting, difficult, and never ending for the guides and a lot harder than most jobs. Brenda's honesty and assessment of her own skills make it easy for the listener to identify with her. Her good humor, optimism, and respect for the animals encountered and the local populace is heartwarming and like compelling stories of adventure make you want to be there with her. Jungle sound effects heighten the suspense and she becomes a friend (rafiki) of a young girl. "Jamba rafiki" or "Hello, Friend" is an universally encouraging statement but on a unchartered river filled with crocs, hippos, and other beasts of the wild it helps allay her fears and brings humanity together.
This is what this book is about...overcoming the fear that we all have in life that keeps us from growing, learning, and living a fuller life. Brenda develops into a woman with a different outlook and viewpoint on the world. The listener becomes absorbed in this development and the adventure presented. I cannot too strongly recommend this book to anyone of any age or gender and the words "Jamba rafiki" will long resonate with me.
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- Monica
- 07-31-24
Interesting and Inspiring
I listened to this audio book. I found it interesting and inspiring. I wouldn't have, in a million years, wanted to do the raft trip in Africa the author did, but I found it fascinating to learn about her experience and the profound change it had on her. The audio book is narrated by the author which is always a plus. I recommend the book if you like memoirs or have any interest in river rafting or Africa.
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- J.Bite
- 08-08-24
A must-read for adventurers
This audiobook is an exhilarating and transformative journey that takes readers deep into the African wilderness. Brenda's adventure, from facing wild animals to scaling Africa's tallest mountain, is not only thrilling but also deeply inspiring, showing the incredible strength we can find within ourselves. Beautifully capturing the raw power of nature and the equally powerful inner transformation that comes when we confront our deepest fears, with courage and resilience shining through every page. A compelling narrative that will resonate with anyone seeking to break free from their comfort zone and embrace the unknown with bravery.
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- Dakota18
- 09-08-24
Beautiful story!
I tremendously enjoyed this story, a riveting exploration of self-discovery in the heart of the African wilderness. Listening to the author as she weaves a tapestry of adrenaline-fueled encounters and soul-stirring revelations, set against the backdrop of Africa's untamed landscapes was an absolute joy. As external perils loom large, the true battle rages within, challenging the listener to confront their own demons and emerge victorious. "Becoming Fearless" is a powerful reminder that, sometimes, the greatest adventures happen within ourselves. Looking forward to the next book by this author!
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