Exposure
How an Outlier’s Journey Illuminates the Extremes of Power, Vitality, and Possibility
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- $28.99
Publisher Description
Experience the remarkable life of New York Times bestselling author Wim Hof, “the Iceman,” through photos, stories, and original wisdom
What would it be like to live unconditionally, uninhibited, and open to whatever comes your way? This was and is Wim Hof’s path―and it has led him to break world records for endurance and cold exposure, overturn scientific beliefs about what the human body is capable of, and transform the lives of millions. With Exposure, you’ll follow Wim’s journey from the early adult years to the present, experiencing the heartbreaks, joys, and triumphs of one of today’s most inspirational teachers.
Immersive images from photographer Henny Boogert, Wim’s lifelong friend and chronicler, provide an unprecedented window into key events of Wim’s life. You’ll experience:
• Tender and intimate moments of family life, as well as great challenge, in the years that made the Iceman
• Playful experimentation in nature developing the principles that would become The Wim Hof Method
• Amazing feats of cold endurance—from the wilderness to Times Square
• Research trials confirming that the Iceman is no hoax and attesting to the powerful benefits of The Wim Hof Method
• The natural healing power the method has awakened in those who have learned it
Interwoven into this lavish photographic odyssey are Wim’s poetry, stories, and lessons attained from a lifetime of pushing past boundaries and defying expectations.
“This is a book for the dreamer, for the person who wants to discover new frontiers,” says Wim. “My wish for you is to live fully every day with playfulness, attention, and soul knowing that you are capable of so much more than you realize.”
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Dutch extreme athlete Hof (The Wim Hof Method) chronicles his unorthodox life in this impressionistic and uneven illustrated memoir. In the 1980s, Hof lived with his wife and young children in an abandoned orphanage in Amsterdam, a period he recalls fondly ("We lived in freedom. Society was outside those walls... inside we had space to think"). Idealism gave way to despair, however, after the family tried and failed to open an ashram in India; later, Hof's wife died by suicide. Widowed with four young kids, Hof found solace in cold plunges into icy lakes ("It was the only way to stop the thought loops I experienced"), setting the stage for decades spent testing his body's limits. Among other episodes, he recounts becoming an outdoor guide and leading groups through forbidding landscapes, and winning Guinness world records for running the fastest half-marathon barefoot on ice and snow and swimming the longest distance under ice. These and other recollections are accompanied by striking photos—Hof standing atop breathtaking mountain peaks or swimming beneath frozen lakes—though their effect is dampened by muddled prose and vague motivational quotes ("Go past your captive mind. Feel your essence. It is with you here and now"). Only the most devoted "Ice Man" fans need apply.
