Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know (Abridged) Audiobook

" Interesting account of his life as an adventurer. I felt a bit bad though. What do aging polar expedition leaders do for income? They force their bodies to continue making these treks. "

" An inspiring book. You'll learn about the power of tenacity. (But I still don't want to climb mountains or cross the icy poles myself) "

" Fiennes is the consumate bad-ass. Holy hell. "

" It took me ages to get into this book, and I kept reading a few pages and putting it down again, but then all of a sudden it just took off! Turned out to be very interesting and very motivating. In fact it even made me consider walking to the North Pole, but I soon wised up... "

" Very interesting book, full of exciting stuff, BUT Ranulph Fiennes should have had the book proof-read before it went to print. After half a dozen pages, I was keeping a tally of the spelling or editing errors, and by the end of the book had several thousand listed. This spoilt the flow of what should have been a good book. I sent my list of errors in to the publishers; I wonder if a reprint was ever done ??. "

" It's blokes like this who won and maintained the empire! The thought "is this a sensible thing to do" has never entered his head. A great read. "

" Very interesting life story! Shows how perseverance is really important in life. And reinforces the fact that I like warm weather to cold weather! "

" The bloke is nuts and has had quite a life. He an inspiration for me and if you like biographies this is an absolute cracker. Tells you an lot about the determination of the man and the sacrifices necessary to do the things he has done "

" This I recommend because of it's inspirational value. Pure exploration that is just not as prevalent as it should be in everyday societal life. We as a race should be as passionate about exploration and adventure as this man. "

" Quite a big book and am currently in the middle of it. I am not enjoying it as much as Bear Grylls' 'mud, sweat and tears' but it is still an impressive read. Recommend so far to anyone who likes exploration and incredibly tough challenges! "

" Incredible adventurer. One of the best ever. "

" excellent autobiography of a true adventurer. "

" Full of good tales and amazing feats but skins over a lot of the would-be interesting details and covers a lot of superfluous information, for me. "

" An adventurer to the extreme.... first man to reach both poles by surface travel. At age 60 ran 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents. Plus wrote 17 books including his autobiography. And more. An exciting book to read. "

" Autobiography of a great explorer. It's mainly about his expeditions (like the Transglobe expedition) and sport undertakings (like seven marathons in seven days on seven continents), but includes also a lot of personal memories about Fiennes' family and his private life. "

" I really enjoyed this book and found his attitude to life quite inspirational. Worth a read I thought. "

" I don't know what I expected from this, but I couldn't put it down. It was exciting, informative, and in places quite touching! "

" Ek is nou halfpad en wens daar was meer ure in die dag om te kan lees. Ek vind sy ekspidisies fasinerend, veral omdat ek pas twee boeke oor RF Scott gelees het. "

" RF is amazing - what he's done, what he's been through. But the way the story is told feels a bit disjointed except perhaps the last section about the Eiger. Still a good read though on the whole. "

" I really enjoyed this book and found his attitude to life quite inspirational. Worth a read I thought. "

" Another great story told poorly. Some other reviewers have thought Fiennes' nonchalant manner of reading makes this story all the more interesting but for me, he sounds bored. How can you be bored about climbing Everest? "

" RF is amazing - what he's done, what he's been through. But the way the story is told feels a bit disjointed except perhaps the last section about the Eiger. Still a good read though on the whole. "

" Incredible adventurer. One of the best ever. "

" Autobiography of a great explorer. It's mainly about his expeditions (like the Transglobe expedition) and sport undertakings (like seven marathons in seven days on seven continents), but includes also a lot of personal memories about Fiennes' family and his private life. "

" Exciting biography of one of the greatest explorer's of modern times. Very riveting and interesting read for those who like endurance, desire to explore and people who never give up to challenge themselves and their abilities. "

" It's blokes like this who won and maintained the empire! The thought "is this a sensible thing to do" has never entered his head. A great read. "