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by Fiennes, Sir Ranulph, Bt OBE | Language
Published 08/10/2015 by Simon & Schuster Ltd
Hardback | 416 pages, 24pp Colour Plates
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Heat : Extreme Adventures at the Highest Temperatures on Earth
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by Fiennes, Sir Ranulph, Bt OBE
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Hardback
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