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Fear

By: Ranulph Fiennes
Narrated by: Ranulph Fiennes
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BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK.

Sir Ranulph Fiennes has climbed the Eiger and Mount Everest. He's crossed both Poles on foot. He's been a member of the SAS and fought a bloody guerrilla war in Oman. And yet he confesses that his fear of heights is so great that he'd rather send his wife up a ladder to clean the gutters than do it himself.

In Fear, the world's greatest explorer delves into his own experiences to try to explain what fear is, how it happens and how he's overcome it so successfully. He examines key moments from history where fear played an important part in the outcomes of great events.

With an enthralling combination of storytelling, research and personal accounts of his own struggles to overcome fear, Sir Ranulph Fiennes sheds new light on one of humanity's strongest emotions.

©2016 Ranulph Fiennes (P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton Adventure Travel Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Adventure Scary War Inspiring Thought-Provoking Survival Africa

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An enjoyable book by an amazing man! Not just a Great Britain, but a man great in the world.

The book though, was not about fear itselff as I expected, but about achievements and fearful situations.

Not quite what I was expecting

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This book takes you on journey and is amazingly put together! I think I felt connected to the stories having had a military background and now lead an outdoor professional lifestyle much like Ran himself. He touches on a few well know stories but I liked how he talked about his older book, “The Set”, which I really enjoyed when I was reading it whilst posted to Northern Ireland in my early twenties. Ran is one of my favourite authors of the 20th century because of his powerful expression and mesmerising story telling ability. Some critics here slated his narrating, I felt read to at times but isn’t that the point? I wanted a gripping and eloquently written audiobook to smash away lengthy journeys and that’s what I got! Deep, thought provoking and powerful is my final summary of this amazing work!

Outstanding!

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a true living ledgend... he takes you though the sands of time using his own accounts to draw you in. Also useing common events in time where all sorts of atrocities have happened.. making the listener sit up and listen... what a journey!!!

By far one the greats by a great man..

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You can’t help wondering if Mr Fiennes has spent his life wondering if he was good enough. The British public school has a lot to answer for. He examines fear but ignores himself.
Ranulph it is alright mate you have nothing to prove. Is what my son would say.
This is not to say that the book worth reading. I believe it is. Cover to cover

Amazing life of a true adventurer

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I found Ranulph fiennes voice lacked emotion and was told in one droning tone which made for dull listening.

Laborious listen

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A phenomenal man and a dying breed. Lessons contained within this book are life changing.

top class

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Ok the title of this review is not fair, Ranulph Fiennes helps explores a range of fears and putting them in perspective, and coping with them.

It does however make quite grim reading in parts as he explores fears beyond what most of us will have in mind if asked "what do you fear".

It feels like a good book to have read, but some of the actual reading (a few chapters) is not emotionally a terribly pleasant experience.

Be afraid, be very afraid

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Comprehensive overview of not just Fiennes' own stories of his expeditions and personal fears, but of different world events throughout history and the part fear plays in the human condition.

The only thing to fear, is not reading this!

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A great, great book read extremely well, taking and explaining fear in every form in life, how it is good and bad, whilst covering his own and others amazing life experiences.

You could easily read or hear this again referencing many parts into your own everyday life. Very glad I chose this. also read by an amazing human being!

Outstanding!

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Very random: more an unedited draft than completed work. Wanders off topic. Sometimes really interesting, other times like reading the Daily Mail. Overall OK insight into authors life and philosophy.

Not as good as expected

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