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Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, 300 Pages, 2009, Hodder & Stoughton, 2009 Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, 300 pages, 2009, Hodder & Stoughton, 2009 DOWNLOAD http://bit.ly/12VIHGS http://goo.gl/RpTEH http://www.alibris.co.uk/booksearch?browse=0&keyword=Mad%2C+Bad+and+Dangerous+to+Know&mtype=B&hs.x=19&hs.y=26&hs=Submit 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. 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