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Relentless de Dean Stott

Relentless

Autor Dean Stott
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 aug 2022

Imagineați-vă un soldat de elită, călit în misiuni sub acoperire în războiul împotriva terorii, care primește brusc verdictul că trupul său nu va mai atinge niciodată performanța de vârf. Relentless de Dean Stott nu este doar o cronică militară, ci povestea unei transformări radicale care începe în momentul în care cariera în Special Boat Service se termină abrupt după un accident teribil de parașutism. Această biografie revelează fragilitatea din spatele măștii de „războinic de oțel” și modul în care disciplina forțelor speciale poate fi translatată într-o luptă personală pentru sănătatea mintală și reziliență. Apreciem modul în care autorul echilibrează episoadele de adrenalină pură — cum a fost evacuarea solitară a Ambasadei Canadei din Libia — cu vulnerabilitatea procesului de recuperare. Stilul este alert, cinematic, purtând cititorul de pe câmpul de luptă pe traseul de peste 22.000 de kilometri al Pan American Highway. Ca și Who Dares Wins de Phil Campion, această biografie transformă documentele și experiențele de teren într-o narațiune despre depășirea limitelor impuse de traumele fizice și psihice. Diferența majoră rezidă în obiectivul final: Stott nu caută doar supraviețuirea, ci o formă de excelență civică, demonstrată prin strângerea de fonduri pentru cauze umanitare și stabilirea unor noi recorduri mondiale sub presiunea timpului, având ca termen limită nunta prietenului său, Prințul Harry. Merită menționat că volumul oferă o perspectivă rară asupra tranziției de la mediul militar la cel civil, subliniind că adevărata bătălie se dă adesea în mintea celui care a pierdut tot ceea ce îi definea identitatea profesională. Este un parcurs despre „doggedness” — acea tenacitate britanică de a nu renunța nici atunci când logica și medicii spun contrariul.

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ISBN-13: 9781665725163
ISBN-10: 1665725168
Pagini: 290
Dimensiuni: 157 x 235 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Editura: Author Solutions Inc

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Dean Stott made a mistake that he was certain was going to cost him his life. As a former Special Operations soldier, this was not his first mission in Yemen. Yet although he was appropriately dressed head-to-toe as a local, he had neglected to put in brown contact lenses. Stott had been compromised. With thoughts of his family racing through his mind, Stott reached below his automobile seat and took hold of his weapon. In a gripping retelling of his life story to date, Stott shares insight into his esteemed military career in the British army where he conducted deployments to hostile environments, worked within counterterrorism operations in some of the most dangerous places in the world, and survived a horrific parachute accident. As he leads others into his experiences, Stott discloses how he continued to fuel his journey of excellence five years after leaving the military by becoming the first man to cycle the Pan American Highway in under one hundred days while raising over a million dollars for mental health awareness charities. Throughout his retelling, Stott offers an inspiring reminder that we all have the capability to use our inner voices, drive, and instincts to become relentless in our pursuits in life. Relentless is the extraordinary true story of Tier One Special Forces soldier, adventurer, and world-record breaker, Dean Stott.

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**From the star of SAS AUSTRALIA**

'Dean's journey from the Special Boat Service to intrepid adventurer is truly inspirational.' - Sir Ranulph Fiennes

'An extraordinary tale of courage and adventure. Dean's story is inspirational.' - Levison Wood

'Dean's relentless determination to help those who face many mental health battles is incredible and admirable - he's a hero to many.' - Bear Grylls

For readers of Ant Middleton, Jason Fox, Brian Wood, Bear Grylls and Billy Billingham comes the extraordinary, inspirational story of Special Boat Service soldier and adventurer Dean Stott.

Everybody has heard the SAS motto that who dares wins, but special forces warrior Dean Stott also lives his life by another powerful mantra - that of the relentless pursuit of excellence. In 16 years of service, Dean rose to the top of Britain's fighting force, taking part of some of the most daring and dangerous operations in the war on terror, and then in the private security force, where missions included him singlehandedly evacuating the Canadian Embassy in Libya.

But then, following a horrific parachuting accident, Dean's dream career was cut short, and his ethos was put to its toughest test. Just like the day when Dean's dad said that he could never make it as a soldier, Dean's doctors told him that he would never again perform at the elite level.

To put it mildly, Dean disagreed, but even those that knew him were staggered by the mission that he set himself - the man who didn't own a bike would cycle the Pan American Highway, a 14,000 mile route that stretches from Argentina to Alaska, passing through some of the most dangerous countries in the world. A passionate mental health campaigner, Dean decided to up the stakes further by setting himself the task of raising a million pounds for charity. With two world records also in his sights, the stage was set for Dean to rediscover the tenacity, bravery, and downright doggedness that saw him rise to the top of the Special Forces. The final curveball arrived in the shape of a wedding invitation from his old friend Prince Harry - would he make it back in time for the royal wedding, or at all?

Dean Stott is Relentless, and this is his story.

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An extraordinary tale of courage and adventure. Dean's story is inspirational.
'Dean's relentless determination to help those who face mental health battles is incredible and admirable - he's a hero to many' Bear Grylls


During sixteen years of service, Dean Stott rose to the top of the Special Boat Service, and took part in some of the most daring operations imaginable. But then, following a horrific parachuting accident, Dean's doctors told him that he would never again perform at the elite level. To put it mildly, Dean disagreed and embarked on a new mission: this time to cycle the Pan-American Highway, a 14,000 mile route passing through some of the world's most dangerous countries.

A passionate mental health campaigner, Dean decided to excel even further by tasking himself with raising a million pounds for charity; and breaking two world records while he was at it. This was his chance to rediscover the tenacity and bravery that led him to become one of the Special Forces elite. However, the final challenge arrived in the unexpected form of an invitation from his old friend Prince Harry - would he make it back in time for the royal wedding, or at all?

Dean Stott is Relentless, and this is his story.