Break point /
by Ollerton, Ollie [author.].
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BookPublisher: London : Blink, 2020Description: 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781788703000 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 920 OLLSubject(s): Ollerton, Ollie | Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service | Special forces (Military science) -- Great Britain -- Biography | Biography | BiographySummary: 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. We all have break points to face - at the gym, in the office, in our personal lives - those moments of self-doubt where we have to dig deep, and find something within to grab hold of and push us through. Ex-Special Forces soldier Ollie Ollerton has faced his own break points and now he tells us the lessons he has learnt along the way. From survivor of a freak childhood attack to elite fighter, Ollie's incredible story features, high-speed shoot-outs, counter-terrorism and humanitarian heroics.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 OLL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003035963X | |||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 OLL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003035964X | |||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 OLL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003035965X | |||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 OLL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003035966X |
Originally published: 2019.
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. We all have break points to face - at the gym, in the office, in our personal lives - those moments of self-doubt where we have to dig deep, and find something within to grab hold of and push us through. Ex-Special Forces soldier Ollie Ollerton has faced his own break points and now he tells us the lessons he has learnt along the way. From survivor of a freak childhood attack to elite fighter, Ollie's incredible story features, high-speed shoot-outs, counter-terrorism and humanitarian heroics.
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