I, Tarzan

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR of Dancing with Death comes an epic memoir that will delight fans of The Glass Castle, Wild, and Unbroken, as well as Educated and Can't Hurt Me. The gripping I, Tarzan is a deep journey into the author's innermost secrets that will have you questioning your own self-understanding and life goals.

By age thirteen, I was an alcoholic - anything to numb myself from my world of emotional abuse.

That wasn't who I wanted to be.

My dreams of adventure and exploration were so far out of reach. I'd never become Tarzan. I'd never become Jacques Cousteau. 

But I was wrong.

This is my story...

"Jean-Philippe's life is like the ultimate ultra-marathon, where hope, perseverance, and grit determine the outcome. I, Tarzan: Against All Odds is his story of redemption and remembrance that inspires and energizes the reader to believe that far-reaching dreams can come true. Jean-Philippe proves that your attitude determines your altitude - and high he climbs in this must-read memoir!"

- Dean Karnazes, ultramarathoner and NY Times bestselling author

"Marco Polo meets Tom Sawyer, I, Tarzan is the roller-coaster chronicle of Jean-Philippe Soule's early life of challenge and adventure. ...This is a story of success, wrought in the fires of despair and wrapped up in good old-fashioned storytelling."

- Ian Adamson, author and world's most celebrated adventure racer

"I, Tarzan is an audacious, inspiring story about forging your own destiny. ... I, Tarzan offers proof that dreams can be made real with courage, a will to succeed, and a leap of faith."

- Bill Riley, Lt Col, Air Force (Ret) and Award-Winning author of Baghdaddy.

"I, Tarzan, simply put, is the most inspirational memoir of the year."

- Chanticleer Reviews

"Any reader who believes that early adversity sets a life's course in stone should read I, Tarzan: Against All Odds."

- D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review