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Fear
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- Narrated by: Ranulph Fiennes
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
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.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-12-17
Not quite what I was expecting
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-11-17
Outstanding!
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!
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- Stephen
- 09-01-17
Be afraid, be very afraid
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.
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- Rick
- 11-11-16
The only thing to fear, is not reading this!
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-09-17
Outstanding!
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!
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- Alex
- 24-10-16
Insightful and gripping
Fear is gripping. Not only as explained by Fiennes but his book also. The short stories Fiennes uses to support his points keep the reader interested as the narrative fast past.
The book is both insightful and factual. I enjoyed Fiennes own accounts of when he had experienced fear and his recollections of his time serving in the British Army and his explorations. I also enjoyed the stories of others and how they overcame fears. Overall, I would recommend this. Some of the facts and graphic accounts of
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- I. cooper
- 06-07-19
No answers!
If your looking for answers on how to deal with fear or ways of overcoming it, this isn’t the book for you! It’s well written and has some horrific accounts of human torture. This book leaves you feeling rather bleak and in a dark place. No feel good factors hear! In fact this book will make you fear even more and you won’t want to step out of your door ever again!
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-05-18
Fear - take it on!
An enjoyable book audio which I ploughed through on my canal walks. Well read by Ranulph Fiennes.
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- S.mills
- 10-05-18
By far one the greats by a great man..
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!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-06-21
Amazing life of a true adventurer
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
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