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A vivid and illuminating biography of the famed T. E. Lawrence, written by ""the world's greatest living explorer,"" Ranulph Fiennes. As a young British intelligence officer in Cairo, archaeologist and adventurer Thomas Edward Lawrence became involved in the 1916 Arab Revolt, fighting alongside rebel forces against the Ottomans. He made a legendary 300-mile journey through blistering heat; he wore Arab dress; and he strongly identified with the people in his adopted lands. By 1918, he had a £20,000 price on his head. Despite readers' long fascination in his story, Lawrence--one of history's most enigmatic adventurers--has long remained unknowable, But with in-depth knowledge of what it takes to venture into the unknown, this authoritative biography from famed explorer Ranulph Fiennes at last brings enthralling insight and clarity to this remarkable life.

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"""The world's greatest living explorer.""-- ""Guinness World Records"" ""A world-renowned explorer and prolific writer turns his attention to Ernest Shackleton, a giant of the heroic age of polar exploration, with entirely satisfying results. The definitive biography of a legendary adventurer.""-- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred)"" ""Fiennes brings the promised perspective of one who has been there, illuminating Shackleton's actions by comparing them with his own. Beginners to the Heroic Age will enjoy this volume, as will serious polar adventurers seeking advice. For all readers, it's a tremendous story.""-- ""Sara Wheeler, The Wall Street Journal"" ""Fiennes' own experiences certainly allow him to write vividly and with empathy of the hell that these men went through.""-- ""The Sunday Times (London)"" ""Fiennes's admiration shines through. A thorough record of Shackleton's successes and failures.""-- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Stirring. No one is better placed than Fiennes to understand or appreciate the enormity of this achievement.""-- ""The Daily Mail"" ""There can be few stories in the annals of exploration so firmly entrenched in the public imagination as Sir Ernest Shackleton's. Highly readable and compelling. Fiennes is the only one of Shackleton's biographers to have experienced firsthand anything like the extremes Shackleton and his men endured. He sparks it to life in a way no other biographer could. Brilliant.""-- ""The Explorers Journal"" ""Think of Fiennes, rather, as an Edwardian raconteur with veiny cheeks and a plummy growl who pours you a dram and pulls you close to the fire. He concedes that Shackleton was bad at business, bad at planning, bad at domestic life, and all too adept at taking risks. But he endorses the conclusion that 'When you are in a hopeless situation, when there seems to be no way out, get on your knees and pray for Shackleton.'""-- ""Air Mail"" ""When Ranulph Fiennes produces a book about Ernest Shackleton, it should get our attention. I found that the best way to read this book is to imagine that you are in a pub sharing a beer with Sir Ranulph while he regales you with his tale about Ernest Shackleton. Fiennes moves the narrative along at a good pace and his storytelling becomes particularly animated when he is describing the actual grind of slogging through the snow and ice.""-- ""Lloyd Spencer Davis, The New York Times Book Review (front page review)"" Praise for Shackleton: A Biography:"

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Ranulph Fiennes, author of Shackleton: The Biography, is the only man alive ever to have traveled around the Earth's circumpolar surface. His record-breaking expeditions include travel by riverboat, hovercraft, man-haul sledge, skidoo, Land Rover, and skis. He is often described by media as ""the world's greatest living explorer."" When not on one of his adventures, he lives in Britain.

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