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Seller: Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, United KingdomAcanthophyllum Books
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- Title
- Mad, bad and dangerous to know
- Author
- Fiennes, R.
- Publisher
- Hodder
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paper covers
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0340951699
- ISBN 13
- 9780340951699
- Edition
- 1st paperback edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Biographies
Ranulph Fiennes has travelled to the most dangerous and inaccessible places on earth, almost died countless times, lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite, raised millions of pounds for charity and been awarded a polar medal and an OBE. He has been an elite soldier, an athlete, a mountaineer, an explorer, a bestselling author and nearly replaced Sean Connery as James Bond.
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 North 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.
'Even readers with a broadly low tolerance for macho heroism will find themselves gripped . . . compelling' - Time Out
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About the Author
Sir Ranulph Fiennes was the first man to reach both poles by surface travel and the first to cross the Antarctic Continent unsupported. In the 1960s he was removed from the SAS Regiment for misuse of explosives but, joining the army of the Sultan of Oman, received that country's Bravery Medal on active service in 1971. He is the only person yet to have been awarded two clasps to the Polar medal for both Antarctic and the Arctic regions. Fiennes has led over 30 expeditions including the first polar circumnavigation of the Earth, and in 2003 he ran seven marathons in seven days on seven continents in aid of the British Heart Foundation.
In 1993 Her Majesty the Queen awarded Fiennes the Order of the British Empire (OBE) because, on the way to breaking records, he has raised over £14 million for charity. He was named Best Sportsman in the 2007 ITV Great Briton Awards and in 2009 he became the oldest Briton to reach the summit of Everest.
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Established in 2008, Acanthophyllum Books specialises in out-of-print and rare books in the natural sciences, especially botany. Its name is taken from a group of spiny plants inhabiting the highlands of south-west Asia. We are members of the Provincial Booksellers' Fairs Association, observe their professional standards, and exhibit regularly at PBFA book fairs.
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