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Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know
- Narrated by: Ranulph Fiennes
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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In his autobiography, he describes how he led expeditions all over the world and became the first person to travel to both poles on land. He tells of how he discovered the lost city of Ubar in Oman and attempted to walk solo and unsupported to the South Pole: the expedition that cost him several fingers, and very nearly his life. His most recent challenge was scaling the north face of the Eiger, one of the most awesome mountaineering challenges in the world. Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes OBE, 3rd Baronet, looks back on a life lived at the very limits of human endeavour.
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- Den
- 05-05-21
Too short, could have listened forever.
Have fallen madly in love with Sir Ranulph and Ginny. Truly inspirational. A wonderful listen.
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- Simon
- 13-12-13
What a leg end!
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From epic expeditions to DIY amputations Ranulph Fiennes has done it all. His book is a great account of his life to date and is hilarious, inspiring and sometimes even tear jerking.
Let down by how short the abridged version was. I think his life story needs more than 2:33:24 to do it proper justice but overall highly recommended.
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- Stephen
- 01-09-08
This could have been 5 books
To compress such an awesome life into a few hours of audiobook seems such a shame. I wanted to know more about every chapter,about the reckless capers and the insane expeditions.
This should have been a 5 book series but you get a feeling that the author is simply too modest to write them.
The spirit of the empire and a real boys own adventure story leaps from every page in an age when health and safety rule and squash our daily lives.
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- Len Simpson
- 11-01-23
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A very good book and well read by Ranulph himself. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to it.
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- wulfgar
- 07-05-15
Love it!
an absolute inspiration. ran makes you realize you have done and are doing nothing with your life. so now with this new out look on life , I am going to grab life and live it properly. thank you Mr Finnes.
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- Gordon
- 08-11-18
Brilliant
Brilliant book thanks Ran.
Was great hearing your story directly from yourself. Made it much special.
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- Tim Gale
- 17-01-20
Not as "exciting" as I had imagined.
Fascinating and extraordinary life. I suppose I personally enjoyed the greater detail found in the books surrounding individual adventures.
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- martin holloway
- 25-11-23
Amazing
Incredible man doing incredible things and relaying them in incredible detail.
I was gripped right from the start.
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- D.A
- 18-04-19
What a bloke
Inspiring and moving. I don't have the patience of a reader so this was a great way to hear this story. A must listen
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- Joe
- 06-05-10
"And the box of frogs award goes to?"
A fascinating story of the nobility of human labour and what it can achieve. Relayed to you in Ran's dry and melodic tones, this book is funny and touching. I found myself saying after the book, that the money from this book would probably go to his next mad cap caper. I can't wait!
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