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Fiennes, Ranulph, Sir, 1944-

Fear / Fear ur ultimate challenge Ranulph Fiennes. - London Hodder & Stoughton 2017. - 325 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations 20 cm.

1. The fear factor -- 2. Fear of the bullies -- 3. Fear of
failure -- 4. The continent of fear -- 5. The lasting
traumas of fear -- 6. The fear zone -- 7. Fear of disease
-- 8. Oceans of fear -- 9. The power of fear -- 10. Cities
of fear -- 11. Third-party fear -- 12. The ultimate regime
of fear -- 13. Conquering my greatest fear -- 14. Ruling
by fear -- 15. Fear of the future -- 16. The promotion of
fear. Appendix 1: Excerpts froman article on fear by London
psychologist, John Stewart -- Appendix 2: Coments on the
sensory background to fear -- Appendix 3: Phobias by
topic.

"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."--Back

ISBN: 1473618002 9781473618008

Subjects--Personal Names:
Fiennes, Ranulph, Sir, 1944- --Anecdotes.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fear.
Explorers--Great Britain--Anecdotes.