A true story of survival, wild instinct, and a life shaped by the world’s most dangerous animals.
Across the years, Steve worked hard, built dreams, endured brutal injuries, faced repeated near-death experiences, and kept moving through challenges that would have stopped most people. His life has been shaped not only by risk, but by determination, humor, love, pain, and perspective.
At the center of it all is a simple truth: Steve did not just survive extraordinary moments. He kept choosing life after them.
Steve Junghenn is not a man who watched life from a safe distance. Animal collector, outdoorsman, horseman, farmer, adventurer, and survivor, Steve has spent decades living among danger rather than avoiding it.
Steve’s journey began with a childhood fascination for creatures that crawled, flew, struck, hunted, and survived. While others played it safe, Steve moved toward the wild. That curiosity grew into a lifelong connection with animals and the natural world, and eventually into a life filled with adventures that were as astonishing as they were dangerous.
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Not bravado. Not performance. Real courage—the kind forged in pain, fear, and the refusal to give in.
A life spent exploring what lies beyond comfort, predictability, and safe distance.
When life broke the body, the spirit kept fighting.
Steve’s story reminds readers that every day, every breath, and every second chance matters.
“I wrote this book because some stories are too hard-earned to leave untold. My life has been filled with danger, mistakes, miracles, pain, laughter, loss, and survival. Through all of it, I’ve learned that even when life strips everything back, there is still meaning in fighting forward. If my story helps one person hold on, stand up again, or choose courage in a difficult season, then it has done what it was meant to do.” –Steve
If you’ve ever fought through fear, pain, setback, or uncertainty, this story will stay with you. Step into a memoir that proves courage is not the absence of danger, but the decision to keep going anyway.
Author of Cats Have Nine Lives—I’ve Had Ten
A memoir of wildlife, survival, resilience, and a life lived all in.
