
Take Less. Do More.
Surprising Life Lessons in Generosity, Gratitude, and Curiosity from an Ultralight Backpacker
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Andrew Rowe
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By:
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Glen Van Peski
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In this personal journey, ultra-light backpacker and sought-after speaker Glen Van Peski shares the life lessons he has learned through years of lightening his pack and helping others. Adventures provide the richness and texture to a life well lived. So remain open. Keep saying "YES" to life's opportunities.
Glen Van Peski helped revolutionize backpacking by creating ultralight equipment, which allows people to take less so they can do more in the wilderness. During decades of championing ultralight backpacking, Glen became aware that “take less, do more” is more than just a hiking slogan. As he reduced his pack weight, he realized that the lessons learned applied to areas of life. Now he wants to share the lessons he learned to help others live full and vibrant lives—lives characterized by purpose, meaning, and joy.
In this book, you will discover transformative life lessons, which may go against the grain of popular thought but have been proven to change lives for the better. You'll learn that: Often the best strategy for achieving goals comes from subtracting rather than adding.
When your first instinct is generosity, the long-term dividends will be greater than if you strive to gain your own advantage.
Revising the stories you tell yourself about situations will re-frame your life and increase gratitude.
By investing creatively in relationships, you will generate more joy in your life.
Making friends with failure will cause you to grow and improve. take less. do more. It's a revolutionary idea that will transform your life and free your soul to find your purpose—and maybe a little bit of adventure too.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Narrated by: Kendall Vanderslice
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
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As you follow the steps to bake bread―whether you are a lifelong baker or intimidated by the thought of yeast―you will learn something about the character of God and the life of faith. In Bake & Pray, you will get not only a practical understanding of how to bake bread, but also receive a deeper appreciation for the ways God can shape you in the process.
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liturgies and the gospel mixed throughout
- By Steve & Evie Wesner on 01-12-25
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Larry McMurtry
- A Life
- By: Tracy Daugherty
- Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
- Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
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In over forty books, in a career that spanned over sixty years, Larry McMurtry staked his claim as a superior chronicler of the American West, and as the Great Plains’ keenest witness since Willa Cather and Wallace Stegner. Larry McMurtry: A Life traces his origins as one of the last American writers who had direct contact with this country’s pioneer traditions. It follows his astonishing career as bestselling novelist, Pulitzer-Prize winner, author of the beloved Lonesome Dove, Academy-Award winning screenwriter, public intellectual, and passionate bookseller.
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The great book about a great contemporary American writer
- By Mike Carroll on 10-05-23
By: Tracy Daugherty
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The Secret Lives of Customers
- A Detective Story About Solving the Mystery of Customer Behavior
- By: David S Duncan
- Narrated by: David S Duncan, Terrence Kidd
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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Customers can be a mystery. Despite the availability of more data than ever before, everyone, from the CEO to salespeople in the field, struggles to understand who their customers really are, what they want, why they lose them, and how to regain them. To crack the case, start thinking like a market detective. David Scott Duncan shows how in his entertaining story of Tazza, a fictional chain of cafes with declining sales and leaders urgently seeking to understand why.
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Building upon the jobs to be done concept.
- By TohirT on 11-29-23
By: David S Duncan
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The Wisdom of Sheep
- Observations from a Family Farm
- By: Rosamund Young
- Narrated by: Rosamund Young
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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We talk a lot about sheep: following the herd, counting sheep to fall asleep and looking out for wolves in sheep’s clothing. But, just like people, animals don’t always follow the pack. Some are affectionate while others butt heads; some follow the leader while some guide the whole flock home. With startling beauty and tenderness, Rosamund Young reveals the remarkable emotional and intellectual complexity of the animals she lives with on her family farm, and the story of her life’s work, with the intimacy of a personal diary.
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Excellent !!! I hated for it to end.
- By James Larson on 03-27-25
By: Rosamund Young
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The Treeline
- The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth
- By: Ben Rawlence
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
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For the last 50 years, the trees of the boreal forest have been moving north. The Treeline takes us along this critical frontier of our warming planet from Norway to Siberia, Alaska to Greenland, to meet the scientists, residents, and trees confronting huge geological changes.
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A surprising find
- By BearheartRaven on 02-23-22
By: Ben Rawlence
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The Power of Character Strengths
- Appreciate and Ignite Your Positive Personality
- By: Ryan M. Niemiec, Robert E. McGrath
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Recent research shows that when you understand and activate your positive personality traits, you become more resilient, manage stress better, and find greater fulfillment in life. In The Power of Character Strengths: Appreciate and Ignite Your Positive Personality, you'll be expertly guided by leading authorities through your 24 strengths. You'll soon see all the ways these strengths are your best-kept secret for boosting your well-being. Discover how to appreciate what's best in you and champion strengths in the people you care about most.
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I liked the audiobook
- By Maksym on 09-07-23
By: Ryan M. Niemiec, and others
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The Bezos Blueprint
- Communication Secrets of the World's Greatest Salesman
- By: Carmine Gallo
- Narrated by: Carmine Gallo
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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Jeff Bezos is a dreamer who turned a bold idea into the world’s most influential company, a brand that likely touches your life every day. As a student of leadership and communication, he learned to elevate the way Amazonians write, collaborate, innovate, pitch, and present. He created a scalable model that grew from a small team in a Seattle garage to one of the world’s largest employers. The Bezos Blueprint by Carmine Gallo reveals the communication strategies that Jeff Bezos pioneered to fuel Amazon’s astonishing growth.
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Coaching Drills are Awesome
- By E. Wilson on 06-11-24
By: Carmine Gallo
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Interpretation of Cats
- Understanding the Psychology of Our Feline Companions
- By: Claude Béata
- Narrated by: David Watson, Neil Gardner
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Cats are mysterious creatures, and the relationship between humans and cats has never been simple. Curious and affectionate, independent and uninterested, predator and prey. Their true nature continues to elude us, and their subtle and complex behavioral problems can often seem unsolvable or incomprehensible. So, how can we tell if a cat is suffering? What are the root causes of feline aggression? And how can we treat patients who can’t speak for themselves?
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Wonderful insight
- By Tom C on 01-31-25
By: Claude Béata
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Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them
- A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity
- By: Antonio Padilla
- Narrated by: Antonio Padilla
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
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For particularly brilliant theoretical physicists like James Clerk Maxwell, Paul Dirac, or Albert Einstein, the search for mathematical truths led to strange new understandings of the ultimate nature of reality. But what are these truths? What are the mysterious numbers that explain the universe? In Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them, the leading theoretical physicist and YouTube star Antonio Padilla takes us on an irreverent cosmic tour of nine of the most extraordinary numbers in physics, offering a startling picture of how the universe works.
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Exciting, Strange, Difficult = Meh
- By Michael on 05-23-23
By: Antonio Padilla
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That Will Never Work
- The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
- By: Marc Randolph
- Narrated by: Marc Randolph
- Length: 11 hrs
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In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company—all revealed by cofounder and first CEO Marc Randolph. From idea generation to team building to knowing when it's time to let go, That Will Never Work is not only the ultimate follow-your-dreams parable, but also one of the most dramatic and insightful entrepreneurial stories of our time.
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Cut off at the end of chapter 18
- By Penny posey on 09-25-19
By: Marc Randolph
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-15-24
So much more than a backpacking book
Glen does a masterful job of sewing together adventure stories, engineering anecdotes, trail magic, life lessons, leadership principles, faith, and relationship truth into an easy to carry philosophy on life - take less and do more. Loved it!
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- Susan Hopkins Bend Oregon
- 07-16-24
His openness and humility
I live in Bend. Good words and ideas to make the world a better place for all!
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- andy keenan
- 05-13-24
A Wonderful Book
This book is filled with great actionable ideas. It is a book you will want to listen to a couple times to capture all of the great nuggets of information.
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- Roscoe
- 03-25-25
Interesting Life Lessons
I liked the book format with a new life lesson per chapter. I fell in love with backpacking a few years ago and could really relate with GVP's perspective on things.
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- KB
- 04-22-24
Thoroughly enjoyed! Rereading!
Amazingly thoughtful perspective on how to live a wonderful life! Very well done Grant! Hope it becomes best seller!
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- John
- 05-02-24
Packs a Lot in a Small Package (Appropriately)
This is much more than a backpacking book. There are backpacking tips here, especially for those who want to lighten their load.
But the book is really a compilation of life lessons. The book will make you think and helps make you see the good things.
It is not a long book, but it is efficient--which seems appropriate for an ultralight backpacker.
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- Daniel
- 08-28-24
Honest and open
If you like the outdoors, backpacking or just an honest account of the ups and downs in life, this is a great read / listen.
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- Alex
- 07-17-24
Lessons of Interconnectedness
Inspiring and entertaining. GVP has some great stories to tell from his years exploring the wilderness and from his daily life. Lots of valuable material, delivered efficiently, as one would expect from a master of ultralight.
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- JoeytheBROfessor
- 08-22-24
Life Changing
I thought I was about to listen to another backpacking book about life on the trail. Glen shares valuable lessons about life, putting yourself out there, being creative, getting out of your comfort zone and so much more. His story is one to remember and an example to all of us. Such an amazing read. I read the book and listened to it again on audible. Did not want to miss a thing!
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- Kindle Customer
- 04-15-24
Been Waiting for Years for this Book...
I’ve followed Glen’s story since my first GG pack almost 25 years ago. Like Glen, I’ve been fascinated by the world of ultralight backpacking for a very large chuck of my life. I could connect to so many of the themes in this book. His focus on saying “yes” to opportunities even when a person is an introvert was a centerpiece for me. And the focus on gratitude and generosity were both things I think so many people could really benefit from. Thank you Glen for finally putting your thoughts and wisdom in a form that so many can access. It’s yet another gift you have given.
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