Book description
Ben Fogle's life has been action-packed to say the least. He has
rowed across the Atlantic, walked to the South Pole, run the Sahara
and ice-skated across Sweden. He has encountered isolated tribes in
deepest Papua New Guinea, caused a Boeing 747 to dump £100k of fuel
before making an emergency landing in Sao Paolo, and frequently been
mistaken for Prince William along the way.
So how did a cripplingly shy, geeky, perennially homesick boy end up
doing all this? Ben's still not entirely sure himself, but this
wonderful book tells his story and will strike a chord with anyone
puzzling about life, and how to live it differently.
This is a book about defying expectations, conquering fears,
battling laziness and, just occasionally, winning.
Ben Fogle shot to fame as the star of the BBC's first attempt at
reality television, Castaway, in 2000. The son of actress Julia
Foster and vet Bruce Fogle, his life has never been exactly ordinary.
As well as taking part in many of the toughest physical challenges on
earth, he has found himself competing in the World Championships of
morris dancing, stinging-nettle-eating and crabbing. He is a Knight of
the Principality of Sealand and President of the Hedgehog Preservation Society.
Ben has presented numerous programmes including the BBC's Animal
Park, Countryfile, Wild in Africa, Wild on the West
Coast, Crufts, One Man and His Dog, The Secret of Scott's Hut
and three series of the hit adventure show Extreme Dreams. He
is a special correspondent for NBC, an ambassador for WWF, Médecins
Sans Frontières and Tusk, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
and the President of the Campaign for National Parks. He lives in
London with his wife Marina, their two children Ludo and Iona, and
their dogs Maggi and Inca.
