Beyond the Comfort Zone: Confessions of an Extreme Sports Junkie

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Summary: Beyond an inflated sense of self worth
Review: Beyond the Comfort Zone is a tedious read at best. It is nothing more than an egomaniacal piece of work from a juvenile author. Most disturbing are his notions of leadership. Save your money. American Canoe Association is sending this book free for joining. I question the ethics and morals of this organization for their choice in associating themselves with the morals and ethics voiced in this book.

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Summary: Great stories - gets you motivated to get outside
Review: I stayed up all night hooked on reading chapter after chapter. Each chapter is a new story about the author's harrowing exploits and self-realization. Whether you are a climber, kayaker, skier, or armchair mountaineer, you will enjoy these amazingly personal stories about the motivation behind risk taking and where the "comfort zone" lies in each of us.

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Summary: Glad I don't have to paddle with this guy...
Review: You have to give the guy credit for trying, but he seems to miss the whole point of outdoor adventure through his self-serving and misdirected outings. It's like a train wreck, though, and you just have to keep on reading it to see how bad the author is going to get messed up on his next "expedition". The editorial "praise" is understandably vague, since the only thing the author does worse than "adventureing" is writing about it. We have all met people in our own lives that "just don't get it", right? Well Genereaux is, unfortunately, that guy.