Alastair HumphreysRecommended Books
English cyclist, adventurer, author and motivational speaker
Alastair Humphreys is an English adventurer and author. Over a four-year period he bicycled 46,000 miles (74,000 km) around the world. He was a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2012. He is responsible for the rise of the idea of the microadventure – short, local, accessible adventures.
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“Some excellent Adventure book recommendations if you're looking for gift ideas.”
“Thank you. I found @AlexHonnold's book far more thoughtful and relatable than I expected, so I'll enjoy this. Their respective films were particularly interesting by contrasting the pair of them.”
“For a wise insight into this, I recommend reading A Squash and a Squeeze.”
“If you're looking for some good books about the adventure of space exploration...”
“I always enjoy those endofyear round up lists of 'Best Books', 'The Books I've Enjoyed This Year' and so on. So here is my contribution. Good books I have read recently”
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“Some that have had a big impact on me: An Uninhabitable Earth. Eating Animals. The Climate Book. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. The New Climate War. There is No Planet B. Feral. Regenesis. Wilding.”
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