The Strong Man
eBook - ePub

The Strong Man

A powerful story of life under fire and one man's journey back from the brink

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Strong Man

A powerful story of life under fire and one man's journey back from the brink

About this book

A powerful story of life under fire and one man's journey back from the brink Grant Edwards was once an elite athlete, Olympics qualifier and Australia's strongest man. His Guinness Book of Records feats of strength were acclaimed internationally, and as a high ranking police officer he spent decades protecting vulnerable people around the world. But nothing could shield him from catastrophic harm in the line of duty. Rising above his tough beginnings in 1970s suburbia, where he was bullied for his father's decision to live as a gay man, Edwards found sanctuary in sport. But he found his true calling with the Australian Federal Police, rising swiftly throughthe ranks to Commander and personally establishing cybercrime units to fight child exploitation and human trafficking. A highly sought after and disciplined security advisor for governments around the world such as East Timor, Afghanistan and the Americas, Edwards was considered the last person to 'crack' – but a narrow escape from a deadly attack in Kabul pushed him to breaking point. This is the story of an extraordinary man and his extraordinary battle back from the brink.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Foreword by Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin, APM OAM
  4. Introduction: Nothing but the Truth
  5. 1. The Ties that Bind
  6. 2. Little Boy Lost
  7. 3. Manhood Matters
  8. 4. Dad
  9. 5. Into the Wild
  10. 6. Life’s Game Changer
  11. 7. Aloha Hawaii
  12. 8. A Termite’s Life
  13. 9. Realising Resilience
  14. 10. The Hunger Games
  15. 11. Joining the Plastics
  16. 12. Police Academy
  17. 13. A Man of Steele
  18. 14. New Cop on the Block
  19. 15. Care for Kids
  20. 16. The Price Wasn’t Right
  21. 17. Cool Runnings, Skippy Style
  22. 18. A Filthy Business
  23. 19. A Moral Injury
  24. 20. The Strong Man
  25. 21. Doin’ the Locomotion
  26. 22. La Confidential
  27. 23. A Not So Lucky Country
  28. 24. East Timor
  29. 25. Lordy, Lordy
  30. 26. Mission Afghanistan
  31. 27. The Bunker
  32. 28. Marched Out
  33. 29. Losing It
  34. 30. Coming Clean
  35. 31. Captain America
  36. Epilogue
  37. Kate’s Story
  38. Photographs
  39. Acknowledgements
  40. About the Author
  41. Copyright