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Break Point

Break Point

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  • Author：Ollie Ollerton
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Summary

THE No。 1 BESTSELLER

OLLIE OLLERTON CO-HOSTS SAS: WHO DARES WINS ALONGSIDE ANT MIDDLETON， JASON FOX and MARK BILLINGHAM。 THIS IS HIS INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY

Where is your break point？

Is it here？ Facing the gruelling SAS selection process on one leg， with a busted ankle and the finish line nowhere in sight？

Or here？ Under heavy fire from armed kidnappers while protecting journalists en route to Baghdad。

Or is it here？ At the bottom of a bottle， with a family in pieces， unable to adapt to a civilian lifestyle， yearning for a warzone？

Ex-Special Forces soldier and star of TV's SAS: Who Dares Wins， Ollie Ollerton has faced many break points in his life and now he tells us the vital lessons he has learnt。 His incredible story features hardened criminals， high-speed car chases， counter-terrorism and humanitarian heroics - freeing children from a trafficking ring in Thailand。

Ollie has faced break points in his personal life too， surviving a freak childhood attack， run-ins with the law as a teenager rebelling against a broken home， his self-destructive battles with alcohol and drug addiction， and his struggles with anxiety and depression。 His final redemption as an entrepreneur and mental health charity ambassador has seen him overcome adversity to build a new and better life。

'Everyone has the capacity for incredible achievement， because it's only when it's crunch time， when you're down to your last bullet - when you're at break point - that you find out who you really are。'

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Reviews

Catherine Blackmore ，

Gave up on this one， really not for me。 Found it all over the place and rather frustrating。 It’s going in a box to a friend who I hope will enjoy it more than me！

Dave Fletcher ，

Wow from a really bad early life to being a class one soldier in the SBS， then on to his life after the armed forces， yes he comes across as a womaniser， yes he was a troublesome teen but UES he admits this and comes out as a honest nice guy

Cerelia Wolf ，

It is a really good read。 His life is very interesting but more than that I found the book inspired me and as a result I will be trying some things that I have been too worried to try in the past。 If you want to make changes to your life but need a bit of a push to gain the confidence to do them then I can recommend reading this book

Eduardo ，

Incredible book; one of the best I've ever read。 It gives you another perspective of the army and special forces。 Also， it delivers great life lessons and can even make some readers think outside the "circuit"。Highly recommended。 Incredible book; one of the best I've ever read。 It gives you another perspective of the army and special forces。 Also， it delivers great life lessons and can even make some readers think outside the "circuit"。Highly recommended。 。。。more

Matt ，

This was quite enjoyable。 Ollie comes across as a decent guy， he's led an interesting life and was good to hear his story。 This was quite enjoyable。 Ollie comes across as a decent guy， he's led an interesting life and was good to hear his story。 。。。more

David Green ，

A revealing and honest account of someone who's been to dark places and come out the other side。 A revealing and honest account of someone who's been to dark places and come out the other side。 。。。more

Emily Duncanson ，

Wow， this was full of great anecdotes， so impressive but still in a very human， everyday voice。 It lost me a bit towards the end but that's perhaps because I don't know anything about the show。 Would definitely recommend。 Wow， this was full of great anecdotes， so impressive but still in a very human， everyday voice。 It lost me a bit towards the end but that's perhaps because I don't know anything about the show。 Would definitely recommend。 。。。more

Daniel Saxby ，

Good insight into men’s mental health

Jack Rego ，

A story of an SBS soldier that offers the layperson food for thought about recognising break points in their life at which they need to take stock and make decisions that chart their destiny。 Readable and inspiring， it will make me want to pick up his other books as well。

Simon ，

Very enjoyable book。 I have enjoyed a lot of Ant Middleton’s so went into this hopeful for the same。There are some great points to take from this。 All of the things we feel can be negative in life can change the way we do things for the positive。There was a slight feeling towards the end， especially chapter 21 that it was becoming a little bit of a sales push for his company。 In reality though if you can’t publicise your own company， in your own book then where can you do it！

Lady Lavin ，

Wow amazing book I couldn't put it down。 Don't tell foxy but this jumps right to the top of my who dares wins best book Wow amazing book I couldn't put it down。 Don't tell foxy but this jumps right to the top of my who dares wins best book 。。。more

Jodie （whatjodiereads） ，

After seeing Ollie on SAS: Who Dares Wins， I knew that I wanted to read his book。 I was quite surprised about how emotional this book made me， as it was hard to read about Ollie’s struggles - however it really shows what a strong person he is， as his past has helped to shape him into the man he is today。 It was obvious that from a young age Ollie struggled to find his place in the world and struggled to settle。 From being a marine， to joining the special forces， to becoming a bodyguard - you rea After seeing Ollie on SAS: Who Dares Wins， I knew that I wanted to read his book。 I was quite surprised about how emotional this book made me， as it was hard to read about Ollie’s struggles - however it really shows what a strong person he is， as his past has helped to shape him into the man he is today。 It was obvious that from a young age Ollie struggled to find his place in the world and struggled to settle。 From being a marine， to joining the special forces， to becoming a bodyguard - you really get to learn a lot about Ollie in this book and I think there’s a lot that can be learnt from him。 Whether it’s his life in the military， or his personal life， there’s a lot that you could learn from him。 I found it very interesting reading about what Break Point really is - it’s something that a lot of people face in their lives but are scared to pay attention to。 Your Break Point doesn’t have to have a negative outcome - you just need to know how to respond to it。 If you feel like you need some inspiration then I highly recommend this book。 Ollie’s story is very inspirational but hard to read at times - as there’s a lot of scary truths in his writing， and a side to military life that you don’t often get to see。 I thoroughly enjoyed Ollie’s book， I felt a lot of emotions whilst reading it and I’m definitely looking forward to reading and learning more from him。 。。。more

Rasik ，

if ollie ever live near me as a kid then i would run away （joking） very naughty with full of energy but the thing he did in Thailand rescuing kids from trafficking。 man！ I was shaking while reading where he almost got caught by trafficker。 very big hearted person。 looking forwards to read more like autobiography book。

Mike James ，

It’s ok but Ant Middleton is better。 No real lessons or punchlines in this for me。 An easy read but not the greatest。

Danny ，

good read， some interesting stories in this about ollies past and how he overcame certain challenges

Divesh Gurung ，

A fun book to read with loads and loads of adventure。 I wonder how this guys never deplete in energy。 Always on a run， alway on adventure。 Good read overall 。

Katrina Smith Taylor ，

Very honest look into Ollie's mental health Very honest look into Ollie's mental health 。。。more

John Cowie ，

Better then a thought it would be。

Dawn Roberts ，

A truthful account of the difficulties one can face trying to be satisfied in life。

Sam ，

Such a well written personal account of a soldier whose been at breaking point。 I feel like the SAS Who Dares Wins DS staff have all written really good books and they are a genuinely interesting group of “hard men” 4* for me。

Matt ，

Decent read！！ I preferred this over Jason Fox book， had more content about missions etc but wasn't exactly edge of seat stuff！ Decent read！！ I preferred this over Jason Fox book， had more content about missions etc but wasn't exactly edge of seat stuff！ 。。。more

Tom ，

Very easy and quick read， honest account of an SBS member and life and struggles after coming out。

Mat Greener ，

Having read ant， foxy， Billy before this I expected it to be less interesting but I was wrong very good。 All are worth reading but Ollie & Billy have the most interesting stories to tell。

Alex ，

I quite like the way this book makes you think， particularly the way it humanises special forces soldiers。 There's not much action or catastrophe in this book like there is in many of the others; there is certainly no sob story。 What there is is an honest and open admission that sometimes we get things wrong and need to do something about it。 I quite like the way this book makes you think， particularly the way it humanises special forces soldiers。 There's not much action or catastrophe in this book like there is in many of the others; there is certainly no sob story。 What there is is an honest and open admission that sometimes we get things wrong and need to do something about it。 。。。more

Gareth Jones ，

This book is basically the life story of Mathew Ollie ollertonStar of the sas who dares wins tv show。From a troubled childhood and a life changing encounter with a chimpanzee to sbs special forces soldier and much more。 It is also a very personal struggle of how he found his true calling。There are many books of this sort that seek to glorify war and while Ollie has gained valuable skills during his military experience he also does not shy away from the negative aspect off military life and how u This book is basically the life story of Mathew Ollie ollertonStar of the sas who dares wins tv show。From a troubled childhood and a life changing encounter with a chimpanzee to sbs special forces soldier and much more。 It is also a very personal struggle of how he found his true calling。There are many books of this sort that seek to glorify war and while Ollie has gained valuable skills during his military experience he also does not shy away from the negative aspect off military life and how ultimately it failed to give him the satisfaction he had been searching for。I really enjoyed this book told with great honesty。 。。。more

Ion Albu ，

In “Break Point”， Ollie Ollerton， a charismatic character with a fantastic life story， former SAS， reveales his fascinating life journey。 A book about character， human mind， pushing the limits， cause and effect， addiction， power of visualisation， belief and transformation。

Sander ，

Täpselt selline， nagu üks sõjaväelase elulooraamat olema peab。

Craig ，

An awesome read an a must for those with an interest in the special forces life

David Smith ，

Interesting read。 Very insightful writing。

chucklesthescot ，

Ollie was not the child you wanted as a next door neighbour。 Tough and strong after being introduced to physical labour by his tough father， he started to rebel against authority at school， where he was failing because it didn't interest him。 A desire to join the military didn't stop him getting involved in theft， housebreaking， arson and other criminal behaviour which eventually landed him in a remand home for a spell。 He had no thought for the trauma he was causing to other people or his famil Ollie was not the child you wanted as a next door neighbour。 Tough and strong after being introduced to physical labour by his tough father， he started to rebel against authority at school， where he was failing because it didn't interest him。 A desire to join the military didn't stop him getting involved in theft， housebreaking， arson and other criminal behaviour which eventually landed him in a remand home for a spell。 He had no thought for the trauma he was causing to other people or his family， but kept pushing boundaries as far as he could until he was finally stopped。He is brutally honest about who he was and what he did， and tells a shocking tale of how his life spiralled out of control after being attacked by an enraged adult chimp at the circus， an event that shaped his life， and how his father walking out finally removed the last obstacle of discipline that was holding his life together。 Even joining the military was not the fix that he wanted。 He was in awe of the Falklands veterans and wanted the excitement of going to war like them， finding that peace time in the Royal Marines was not what he was looking for。 Even the chance to join the elite SBS did not satisfy him because of the amount of down time spent waiting to be called into action。 After six years in SBS he decided to leave the military and seek his fortune elsewhere。I can relate to Ollie never really finding that job that satisfied him。 I was never exactly sure what I wanted to do so I drifted in and out of various jobs that never really excited me。 Ollie finds the same after the military， being dragged into the typical security and protection jobs that provide the temporary highs of a military type campaign and danger， but also has the same lows。 Add in the destructive personal relations he has and the ongoing battle with alcohol problems and he was in a pretty bad place for a while。 The call about the TV show changes things forever and finally he finds focus and something he enjoys。 The publicity for the show allows him to set up his dream job of running camps where people learn military skills to help them in their working and personal lives。I love the TV show SAS Who Dares Wins， where ordinary people get the chance to test their skills on a shortened version of SAS selection to see if they have what it takes。 I love watching them do the physical challenges and then struggle with the mental side of the challenges and the environment they are in。 I particularly enjoy the jungle one！ I also liked getting an insight to the instructors including Ollie， hearing a bit about their stories。 That is why I have been so interested in reading their memoirs。 Naturally they cannot talk as much about missions for reasons of national security but I do like reading about the training and what they endure on the various selections for different branches of the military。Ollie's story was fascinating。 I could relate to the job issues and had sympathy for his issues but I very much admired the positive attitude that he managed to keep through all of his problems and come out the other side， gaining a new partner who shared his vision for the Break Point company， which sounds really interesting。 This book had a good mix of military action， personal problems， mental health issues and I very much enjoyed reading it。 。。。more

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