Mark Wales Mark Wales i(21531467 works by)
Gender: Male
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'Mark Wales grew up in Western Australian mining towns and decided early that he wanted to join Australia's elite military unit, the Special Air Service Regiment (SAS). He embarked on a career that would eventually lead him to Afghanistan. There, as a troop commander in charge of 30 elite soldiers, Mark led combat missions deep behind enemy lines. Today he is an accomplished corporate speaker, reality TV star, and CEO and founder of a tough luxury fashion label. He lives in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, with his wife and son.' (https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781760982751/

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y separately published work icon Survivor : Life in the SAS Sydney : Macmillan Australia , 2021 21531504 2021 single work autobiography

'Mark Wales thought his life would end in a cornfield in Afghanistan.

'Mark and his SAS troops emerged from that scorched battlefield twelve hours later, his mentor gunned down, his dream career now a nightmare. Over four deployments of intense warfighting, Mark watched the line between right and wrong become blurred. When he left the SAS he was adrift, crippled by guilt.

'On a mission to rebuild himself, Mark turned his life around. He fought his way into the gates of a US Ivy League business school and into the boardrooms of top-tier international corporations. He spent years navigating failure in a quest to find new meaning in life. With every setback Mark counterattacked, discovering the tactics and tools needed to become more resilient, and to find happiness, belonging and purpose.

'Told with gripping suspense, humour and touching warmth, Survivor is Mark's extraordinary life in and out of the SAS, a story of resilience and a testament to the power of transformation.' (Publication summary)

2022 longlisted Colin Roderick Award
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