I, Tarzan: Against All Odds
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- Author：Jean-Philippe Soulé
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Summary
By age thirteen， I was an alcoholic — anything to numb myself from my world of emotional abuse。
That wasn’t who I wanted to be。
My dreams of adventure and exploration were so far out of reach。 I’d never become Tarzan。 I’d never become Jacques Cousteau。
But I was wrong。
This is my story 。 。 。
From the award-winning author of Dancing with Death comes an epic memoir that will delight fans of The Glass Castle， Wild， and Unbroken， as well as Educated and Can’t Hurt Me。 The thrilling I， Tarzan is a deep journey into the author’s innermost secrets that will have you questioning your own self-understanding and life goals。
That wasn’t who I wanted to be。
My dreams of adventure and exploration were so far out of reach。 I’d never become Tarzan。 I’d never become Jacques Cousteau。
But I was wrong。
This is my story 。 。 。
From the award-winning author of Dancing with Death comes an epic memoir that will delight fans of The Glass Castle， Wild， and Unbroken， as well as Educated and Can’t Hurt Me。 The thrilling I， Tarzan is a deep journey into the author’s innermost secrets that will have you questioning your own self-understanding and life goals。
Reviews
Chris
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What an adventure！Hands up all those who had a dream as a child: to be a train driver， an astronaut， an Olympic athlete， Tarzan。 Yes， most of us。 Now put your hand up if you achieved your childhood dream。 Not so many。 J-P's dream was to be Tarzan， Jacques Cousteau， an adventurer。 His parents were not impressed。 His father wanted him to train as an optician and join the family firm， his mother seems to have been wrapped up in her own dramas with several suicide attempts， and was no support。 So J- What an adventure！Hands up all those who had a dream as a child: to be a train driver， an astronaut， an Olympic athlete， Tarzan。 Yes， most of us。 Now put your hand up if you achieved your childhood dream。 Not so many。 J-P's dream was to be Tarzan， Jacques Cousteau， an adventurer。 His parents were not impressed。 His father wanted him to train as an optician and join the family firm， his mother seems to have been wrapped up in her own dramas with several suicide attempts， and was no support。 So J-P commanded his own dreams， swinging through the trees and holding his breath to dive underwater in the bathtub。 As he grew older， he realized that he was going to have to forge his own path， and after an adolescence of alcoholism and fighting he turns his life around completely， becoming part of an elite fighting force。 This book follows his childhood， adolescence， and early adulthood， and is an inspiring tale of what one person can achieve if they put their mind to it。 I'm also extremely impressed that J-P can write so fluently and emotionally in a language that is not his native tongue。 You would never believe he's not a native English speaker。 Do I recommend this book？ Yes。 Will I be reading his other books？ Definitely。 I'm fascinated to find out how his life develops。 。。。more
Lisa Wright
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From bullied kid to special commando， from drunk to elite athlete， Jean-Philippe Soule’s I， Tarzan really is the stuff of a boys’ own magazine。Unprepossessing as a kid， bullied and uncared for by his parents， Soulé retreats into a fantasy world of Jacques Cousteau， Saint-Expuéry， and Tarzan。 But， unlike most fantasists， Soule is determined to follow his dreams no matter the obstacles put in his way。 Poor eyesight， serious knee injuries and indifference from his family all fail to stop this deter From bullied kid to special commando， from drunk to elite athlete， Jean-Philippe Soule’s I， Tarzan really is the stuff of a boys’ own magazine。Unprepossessing as a kid， bullied and uncared for by his parents， Soulé retreats into a fantasy world of Jacques Cousteau， Saint-Expuéry， and Tarzan。 But， unlike most fantasists， Soule is determined to follow his dreams no matter the obstacles put in his way。 Poor eyesight， serious knee injuries and indifference from his family all fail to stop this determined man。A well written book， Soule’s life story reads like a novel and is totally absorbing and ‘unputdownable’。 I’ve previously read his excellent Dancing with Death which follows his three year canoe expedition to Central America。 This book explains a little of the mindset which allowed that expedition to take place。 Soulé’s life is one many people dream about， yet Soulé wasn’t handed this life， he worked for it， fought for it and sacrificed for it。 As he says “Life dreams aren’t fantasies for the imagination; they are real goals to pursue。” Maybe this book will encourage someone to pursue their own life dreams。 。。。more
Alyson Sheldrake
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An inspiring， fascinating and enthralling book“The only limits are the ones we set for ourselves。”This memoir gives a brilliant insight into the mind of a man who does not understand the phrase ‘you can’t do that！’。 Written with honesty， passion and a deep-centred self-belief， this book will have you turning the pages eager to find out what drives a man possessed to do the seemingly impossible。From a challenging childhood， through to joining the elite French Special Forces Mountain Commandos – a An inspiring， fascinating and enthralling book“The only limits are the ones we set for ourselves。”This memoir gives a brilliant insight into the mind of a man who does not understand the phrase ‘you can’t do that！’。 Written with honesty， passion and a deep-centred self-belief， this book will have you turning the pages eager to find out what drives a man possessed to do the seemingly impossible。From a challenging childhood， through to joining the elite French Special Forces Mountain Commandos – and out the other side into a world of adventure and travel， this book will leave you gasping in amazement， and challenged to question the way you view the world， your own self-imposed limitations and the possibilities that exist for each one of us。An inspiring and fascinating memoir， and a story that will haunt me for some time。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
David Canford
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This is an inspirational biography about determination to follow a dream and not letting naysayers and experiencing failures stop you， but instead always picking yourself back up each time life knocks you down。 But it is not a “preachy’ book， rather a gripping， fast-moving account that will make you grimace， smile， laugh， and also marvel at the feats of endurance Jean - Philippe went through， and it will make you realise anything is possible。。 The author started life being bullied and with a lac This is an inspirational biography about determination to follow a dream and not letting naysayers and experiencing failures stop you， but instead always picking yourself back up each time life knocks you down。 But it is not a “preachy’ book， rather a gripping， fast-moving account that will make you grimace， smile， laugh， and also marvel at the feats of endurance Jean - Philippe went through， and it will make you realise anything is possible。。 The author started life being bullied and with a lack of parental support。 He gets little encouragement and many put downs for his wish to become an explorer。 Turning to fighting and alcohol， it could have ended badly but inspired by some of his teachers， he channels his energy into achieving his goals。 Despite numerous challenges and setbacks， he always refuses to give up。 If you maybe feel that you can’t do something that you want to， read this。 。。。more
Ric
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This memoir combines the emotions of memoirs such as the Glass Castle， with the incredible courage and resilience of Can't Hurt Me， and endless epic real-life adventures making it a better than fiction true life saga。 This memoir combines the emotions of memoirs such as the Glass Castle， with the incredible courage and resilience of Can't Hurt Me， and endless epic real-life adventures making it a better than fiction true life saga。 。。。more
Emily McCarthy
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An emotional and highly inspirational memoir！
Amanda
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Part memoir， part adventure travel book， part exploration of endurance sports psychology。 This is a fascinating， honest， truth-is-stranger-than-fiction story that is hard to put down。 Readers who like a good story will love it as it takes them through hardship， human limits， growth， and inspiration。 Adventurers， endurance athletes， and aspiring adventurers and athletes will enjoy not only the action， but the human insight into what drives a person to extreme sports， and what drives a person thro Part memoir， part adventure travel book， part exploration of endurance sports psychology。 This is a fascinating， honest， truth-is-stranger-than-fiction story that is hard to put down。 Readers who like a good story will love it as it takes them through hardship， human limits， growth， and inspiration。 Adventurers， endurance athletes， and aspiring adventurers and athletes will enjoy not only the action， but the human insight into what drives a person to extreme sports， and what drives a person through those sports。 。。。more
Bill Riley
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A Captivating Story of Becoming。I was an advanced reader of Jean-Philippe Soule’s latest book， I， Tarzan: Against All Odds， and it is a fast-paced coming-of-age story that can be distilled down to learning to play the hand life deals you and going all-in to achieve your dreams。 It’s a story that offers insights from the different phases of Mr。 Soule’s remarkable life that are as applicable to daily life as they are preparing for the battlefield。The story moves from childhood turmoil， down the ro A Captivating Story of Becoming。I was an advanced reader of Jean-Philippe Soule’s latest book， I， Tarzan: Against All Odds， and it is a fast-paced coming-of-age story that can be distilled down to learning to play the hand life deals you and going all-in to achieve your dreams。 It’s a story that offers insights from the different phases of Mr。 Soule’s remarkable life that are as applicable to daily life as they are preparing for the battlefield。The story moves from childhood turmoil， down the road to becoming an elite Mountain Commando， and through his time during the early growth of Microsoft， and his decision to leave the comfortable known for the chance to achieve his dream。I， Tarzan is an audacious， inspiring story about forging your own destiny。 Jean-Philippe Soule’s storytelling is vivid and visceral as he guides us on a journey of his survival and becoming， dreaming， and despite the odds， achieving。 “It is in our toughest moments that we really discover who we are，” and I， Tarzan offers proof that dreams can be made real with courage， a will to succeed， and a leap of faith。 。。。more
Julie Haigh
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Wow。 Endurance and achievement， against the odds。 A remarkable memoir。This was such an action-packed memoir。 I don't want to give away any of the happenings-so my review really seems to be just a list of superlatives！ A fascinating and inspiring book。 Showing such strength of human spirit。 A powerful and exciting read。 You just have to admire the extreme endurance。 What an interesting life， and some amazing things he can do。 It is exciting， emotional; an incredible memoir。 What a story he tells Wow。 Endurance and achievement， against the odds。 A remarkable memoir。This was such an action-packed memoir。 I don't want to give away any of the happenings-so my review really seems to be just a list of superlatives！ A fascinating and inspiring book。 Showing such strength of human spirit。 A powerful and exciting read。 You just have to admire the extreme endurance。 What an interesting life， and some amazing things he can do。 It is exciting， emotional; an incredible memoir。 What a story he tells of his quest to be the best that he could possibly be。Some high drama in this memoir。 A story which took my breath away。 It was amazing。 So many brilliant quotes in this book; so many times I highlighted a passage。 Everything he says is so true， and so powerful。 This is a great book-but it's even more amazing to think he has written it in his second language; not his mother tongue。 From France， he didn't even start speaking English until his 20s。 You would never know。An astounding story of coming through challenges， and absolutely surpassing them， against all the odds。 A book I won't forget！ 。。。more
Happy Booker
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