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Gripping and at times terrifying Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Ranulph Fiennes I received this book as a Christmas present, so I leafed through the first few pages in a desultory manner, expecting to discard it soon after. I could not put it down. Fiennes recounts his unlikely exploits with some skill. Not only is he the most famous explorer alive to day, but he is also a talented writer. The sheer mad determination of the man is staggering. Along with his feted successes, he has also had numerous failures, some of which have... more info
Move over Indina Jones! I first heard of this book whilst watching an episode of Top Gear that had Sir Ranulph Fiennes as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Through listening to what he had to say I thought this would be an interesting read and went ahead and bought it. This book really is one adventure after another and time after time demonstrates not only the limits that the human body can be pushed to but the love one person can have for another. It is little wonder that Sir Ranulph has been used as a motivation speaker... more info
surprising, touching, motivating This book surprised me. It was a Christmas present and its taken this long for me to open it, but I'm very glad I did. I must admit before I read it I thought Ranulph Feinnes was a bit of a nutter. I still do. But there's more to him than that. I think this book is about love, failure and doing and not thinking! He doesn't talk about his first wife, Ginny, much. He uses far more words describing how he wedged his hands in various crannies, or tried to get the blood flowing back through them once they... more info
Good book but heavy reading I enjoyed this book overall, but found it a bit heavy going at times. The early part where Fiennes describes his upbringing, school life and time in the armed forces was very good and was at just the right pace. However, when he goes on to write about the various expeditions and races he subsequently took part in, I found the level of detail uneccesary. Its almost like he recounts each trip day by day from his diaries. This made for quite heavy reading, and certainly slowed the pace of the book right down.... more info
