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Sir Ranulph Fiennes
The World's Greatest Living Explorer
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Books
Reflecting on such diverse themes as the importance of choosing the right team, monitoring the opposition and dealing with the media, Sir Ranulph presents a breathtaking collection of photographs from his personal archive and discusses the - sometimes painful - lessons he has taken away from each expedition. From the famous and successful Transglobe voyage in the early 1980s to his life-threatening attempt on the North Pole in 2000, this is a riveting and enlightening insight into the life of an extraordinary man.
An adventure story which is made all the more remarkable by the fact that it is actually true. An Arab prince wishes to avenge the deaths of his four sons, by killing four former SAS men. The intended fourth victim turns out to be the author himself.
The account of Ranulph Fiennes' 24-year search for and discovery of Ubar, the fabled lost city hidden in the Arabian desert, and described by Lawrence of Arabia as 'The Atlantis of the Sands'.
In November 1992 Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Dr Michael Stroud set out to achieve what no one had ever done: to walk and ski - unsupported - the 2700km across the Antarctic landmass, a continent almost devoid of life, in temperatures of -45 degrees centigrade. This is Fiennes's account of the expedition.
Mild-mannered accountant Alex Goodman is the archetypal little man who becomes a hero during his quest to track down the killers of his wife and daughter. In a novel about ruthlessness and revenge, Alex takes on Yardies, the IRA, badger baiters, the CIA and the President of Pakistan, to name a few.
This fictional story tells of a child, Derek Jacobs was an inmate of a Nazi prison camp and saw his mother horrifically abused. Now forging a career in the environment movement, he is co-opted by the Secret Hunters - a group who track down the perpetrators of genocide to exact their revenge
Physical fitness has enabled the explorer Ranulph Fiennes to withstand the rigours of desert and glacier alike. In this book he describes body types and environmental effects, and offers advice on self-motivation, diet and basic food control, and guidance on avoiding stress, illness and injury. Beginning with basic exercises designed to help maintain a minimum level of fitness, and progressing through to training regimes tailored to those who are aiming for greater heights in sport, adventure or everyday life, the book provides practical help and encouragement to take readers as far as they wish to go.