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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 War Inspiring Thought-Provoking Survival Africa
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Some superb wisdom from a man who spent most of his life putting himself in a position most people would fear.
This book both chronicles his own fear through this life and intertwined stories of other notable fearful stories from the wider public.

Wonderful insight

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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

Insightful and gripping

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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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Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Some of the Details were Gruesome and made of the things nightmares are set from, I was intrigued and scared and often felt sick at the extent of his descriptions,
However it kept me engrossed and interested with the pure insight of how the world works and how FEAR is a tool for many individuals

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Brilliant insight, amazing personal stories and I feel this man is Blessed with amazing and supportive friends and partners,
If you combine this with being a LOT mad then you will ENJOY every word of this amazing story,
Why anyone would do some of the things he has done in his long and fantastic life is beyond reason but makes for a Enthralling Audio book
Highly Recommended

Fantastic insight, and somewhat gruesome

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A truly difficult account of humanities darker side. It was not easy to listen to and was not the guide to handling fear I was hoping for

Not for the faint hearted

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