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Nik Wallenda is the face of the famous circus family known for performing crazy feats without safety nets. Nik is also known for his daring televised tightrope walks, including over Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, and, in 2020, he will walk over an active volcano.

Nik is a seventh-generation member of the amazing Wallenda family and has been walking the wire since he took his first steps, but he had never experienced fear until a tragic accident in 2017. The eight-person pyramid he and several members of his family were practicing collapsed, and five of its members fell thirty feet to the ground. Miraculously, they all survived, but the accident changed Nik’s life forever. For the first time, he felt fear, and he had to learn to get past it to get back out on the wire.

Most of us will never walk a tightrope, but we face things that scare us every day. Whether putting ourselves out there socially or seeking a dream job, all of us allow anxieties and fears to hold us back. Facing Fear is a reader-centric memoir, interweaving parts of Nik’s personal story of the accident and how he conquered his fear with practical advice for readers to overcome whatever fears are holding them back. This practical book will help everyday people step out in faith and trust that God will hold them steady, even when they’re afraid.

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About The Author

Nik
Wallenda

Author, Facing Fear (W Publishing, 2020) Aerialist and seventh generation member of the Great Wallendas Known as King of the High Wire worldwide for his incredible feats which include: crossing over Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, Times Square, and an active volcano Held several Guinness World Records, among them the highest four-level eight person pyramid on the wire; the highest and longest bicycle ride on a wire, and the highest altitude while hanging from a helicopter by his teeth Married to Erendira, Children: Yanni, Amadaos and Evita

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