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My Heroes: Extraordinary Courage, Exceptional People

By: Ranulph Fiennes
Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
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In My Heroes, the 'world's greatest living explorer' (Gunniess Book of Records), writes about the people who have inspired him - from explorers to policemen, families to freedom fighters. Wherever in the world Ranulph gives one of his lectures or motivational speeches, someone always asks: 'Who inspired you to do all the crazy things you've done?' For the first time he explores this idea by revealing his own personal heroes and what lessons their actions may have taught him in his own often hazardous profession. This book describes the extraordinary and often horrific events that led to these ordinary individuals becoming Ranulph's great heroes. From polar survivor to knifed-and-beaten policeman, from a woman missionary to a special forces soldier, these wonderful people will make you proud to be part of the human race.

©2011 Ranulph Fiennes (P)2011 Hodder & Stoughton Military

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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend this for anyone with a strong stomach and for those feeling very upbeat and happy. For anyone feeling slightly delicate in body or soul, this is best avoided

Would you be willing to try another book from Ranulph Fiennes? Why or why not?

I would try another book by Fiennes as he is a good writer of adventures.

What does Andrew Wincott bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Andrew Wincott has a very steady strong voice which is needed when dealing with some of the more gruesome descriptions of torture.

Was My Heroes: Extraordinary Courage, Exceptional People worth the listening time?

This is a book that you need to take breaks from, digest and get strength back to deal with the next horrific chapter. It gives a very clear and good description of many historical events and i feel i have learnt a lot from it but it isn`t exactly 'easy listening'

Any additional comments?

The story to gore ratio seemed unbalanced sometimes.

Gore and blood

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This is the best book I’ve “read” for a long time - be warned quiet graphic in places but a book and listening experience that you be glad to come back to. Some great facts in there and not what you may first expect reference the hero’s - but without a doubt some of the biggest hero’s of all time - brilliant really enjoyed it.

Excellent read

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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No. There are some well worn stories in this book (spoiler - see 'The Killing Fields, 'Hotel Rwanda, 'Lone Survivor' and more of the same). I like Mr Fiennes' books in general but this seemed to be too much of a retread of stories already told. I listened to one chapter at a time but after listening to the first few chapters I found that I wasn't really looking forward to listening to the next ones - I knew that it would be more of the same, tales of murder, torture, and generally harrowing stories.

Would you recommend My Heroes: Extraordinary Courage, Exceptional People to your friends? Why or why not?

See above

What aspect of Andrew Wincott’s performance might you have changed?

Nothing to say about Wincott but this book has the worst person I have ever heard trying to do accents.

Did My Heroes: Extraordinary Courage, Exceptional People inspire you to do anything?

No

Any additional comments?

No

Well worn stories, more harrowing than uplifting

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Personally I found this book a bit tough to listen to as it goes in to gory details about what the perpetrators did to people. I had to break the book down as listening chapter after chapter was a bit too much. That being said out with the gory parts incredible stories and people I hold in complete awe.

it was ok

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An enjoyable read but a few of the stories also appears in R . F book FEAR. Boys own stuff packed with good underpinning knowledge.

Copy and paste.

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Good narration over a period of centuries, some excellent examples of survival, leadership and courage.

Great Stories

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Man against Man. Man against the elements. True heroes one & all. Worth the time.

This app is rubbish. Bored now

Very interesting read

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I had great expectations when I bought this. There are most certainly some very interesting people however, at times I felt that he was just filling pages. I think Fiennes should stick to what is is much better at...polar exploration. Although I have to acknowledge that his polar exploration day have a finite lifespan if he is to carry on writing in this way may I suggest ..."less is more".

Different

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Not at all what I was expecting. The stories are told in some great detail including some graphic information about what happened. Historically interesting but not light listening at all - the result was I didn’t look forward to listening to this and felt I had to slog my way through to get to the end.

More about generic groups of people as heroes in some chapters rather than specific people.

Not sure about the chap who read it either, seemed like over emphasis to me.

Overall I wouldn’t recommend to others.

Pretty graphic in parts

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Amazing stories. mainly about events and oftenless individual feats so the title is a little misleading
The brutality of Mugabi's despotic regime in Zimbabe was a hard listen and followed by the Crimean war not for the faint hearted. Douglas Morsons antartic survival story was a flabagasting gran finale anf the author reads with good authority his own feats although only briefly mentioned when it was apt to do so are themselves amazing.
Good piece of history well delivered.

Phew!

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