The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body

Written by Ross Edgley

Narrated by Ross Edgley

‘Incredible individual, incredible book, incredible story.’ CHRIS HEMSWORTH

‘A hero who is as humble as he is resilient… testament to a “never give up” spirit!’ BEAR GRYLLS

‘From reading this book, the message that comes shining through is this: you can achieve anything.’ ANT MIDDLETON

Bestselling author and award-winning adventurer Ross Edgley has been studying the art of resilience for years, applying all he has learned to become the first person in history to swim around Great Britain, breaking multiple world records. Now Ross focuses on mental strength, stoicism and the training needed to create an unbreakable body.

Ross Edgley famously ran a marathon pulling a 1.4-tonne car and climbed a rope the height of Everest (8,848m), after living with Yamabushi warrior monks in Japan and partaking in Shamanic pain rituals with fire ants in the Amazon jungle. On his epic 1,780-mile journey around Great Britain, which lasted 157 days, Ross swam through giant jellyfish, arctic storms, ‘haunted’ whirlpools and polluted shipping lanes, going so hard, and so fast, his tongue fell apart.

Ross’s previous book, The World’s Fittest Book, was a Sunday Times bestseller and explored the science of physical fitness. Now, in The Art of Resilience, Ross uses his swim experience and other amazing endurance feats, where he managed to overcome seemingly insurmountable pain, hardship and adversity, to study the performance of extreme athletes, military and fitness specialists and psychologists to uncover the secrets of mental fitness and explore the concept of resilience, persistence, valour and a disciplined mindset in overcoming adversity. This ground-breaking book represents a paradigm shift in what we thought the human body and mind were capable of and will give you a blueprint to become a tougher, more resilient and ultimately better human – whatever the challenge you face.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jun 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9780008356972

Reviews for The Art of Resilience

[Tom Arnold · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Unbelievably inspiring with in-depth and life changing philosophies - Mega!

[Evgeni Orlov · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing, kept me wanting more with every word, loved the story, the philosophy and the whole experience of listening to this book.

[ben honour-smith · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Phenomenal listen! Took so much away from it. Gripping and educational.

[Zoe Swan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book. It was interesting and inspiring. An easy and compelling read.

[Chris beringer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Not much to say other than both the journey, and the author, are nothing short of epic.

[Mico Stander · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The swimming version of both to run. 2nd listen in 6 months.

[James Robbins · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Brilliant read, Unbelievable learnings! What a bloke to do this

[Ryan McNamee · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is a story about pure grit, really inspiring!