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Home By Seven STEPH JEAVONS 2020 ISBN 978-1-8381239-0-1
Adventure comes from within ! A lesson learned as Steph Jeavons rode a small Honda around the world , landing her wheels on all seven continents , and there is Home By Seven .
Home By Seven is Steph ’ s account of her four-year ride , with a goal to ride on the seven continents . What started as an almost obsession becomes a passion as Steph releases that she is learning more about herself and the people around her than she ever thought possible .
Home By Seven is jam packed with sex , drugs , and rock & roll … ok , not so much rock & roll , plenty of the former two as Steph outlines her life experiences in a way that is honest and thought provoking . It ’ s this style that engages throughout the book , leaving the reader needing to delve deeper .
As Steph ’ s journey progresses so does her outlook and openness to others , differences mean a chance to learn , not judge , just embrace what is different and apply it to her own being . As with many , Steph discovers that what we are told are the worst possible places and people is nothing more than a hysteria generated by prejudices , ignorance , and mass media .
The seven continents become a side story as Steph discovers a world vastly different to what we are told and discovers more about herself than she ever realised . Steph Jeavons is proof that we all skeletons , we can all change and we can all embrace .
Home By Seven , share the adventure with Steph … and Rhonda …
Explore Erik Seversen 2020 ISBN 978-1-732336-93-3
Self help books seldom draw enough enthusiasm to read start to finish , so picking up Explore by Erik Seversen was done so with reluctance .
Explore is filled with vignettes of Erik ’ s life , some bike related , some not . Throughout Explore there ’ s encounters with different people , each an enjoyable read however , the stories that are bike related are the least entertaining reads as Erik often recounts tales of socialising with outlaw gangs ; it feels a little contrived .
The stories of indigenous peoples and cultures are engrossing and well told , this is where Explore shines , the insightfulness comes through Erik being an anthropologist .
Throughout Explore Erik examines the concepts of happiness and success , and in many ways the stories of his experience relate to these however the narrative at times skims the surface , the exploration isn ’ t enough .
Explore would be a much better book without the advice sections , yet is still an enjoyable read , especially those interactions with people of different lands or cultures . While at times Explore can feel disjointed and selfimportant , for the tales alone it is still worth a read . It will leave wanting to explore new lands and more importantly exploring yourself .
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