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Fear

By: Ranulph Fiennes
Narrated by: Ranulph Fiennes
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 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 and 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 outcome of a great event. He shows us how the brain perceives fear, how that manifests itself in us, and how we can transform our perceptions.

With an enthralling combination of story-telling, 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 Adventure Travel Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Adventure Scary Inspiring War Thought-Provoking Survival Africa

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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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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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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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What a fabulous perspective, food for thought for anyone who ever walks this planet! So informative in so many ways, what an inspirational man Ranulph Feinnes truly is.

Awe inspiring

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Looks in to how fear controls you both mentally and physically and how you can use it to be a better person !!!

Top read from a great man

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