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Author: Broughton Coburn Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books ISBN: 9780792271147 Category : Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) Languages : en Pages : 0
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A biography of Edmund Hillary, whose love of snow, mountains, and the outdoor life culminated in his conquering the highest peak in the world.
Author: Broughton Coburn Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books ISBN: 9780792271147 Category : Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) Languages : en Pages : 0
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A biography of Edmund Hillary, whose love of snow, mountains, and the outdoor life culminated in his conquering the highest peak in the world.
Author: Audrey Salkeld Publisher: National Geographic Kids ISBN: 9780792251057 Category : Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) Languages : en Pages : 0
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Gripping accounts of adventure and danger give an up-close look at six famous ascents of the world's highest mountain. 45 photos, some in color.
Author: Broughton Coburn Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1426215851 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 228
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A filmmaker and veteran climber, David Breashears led the May 1996 expedition that captured Everest in a large-format IMAX motion picture. "Everest" is the breathtaking chronicle of a filmmaking expedition turned rescue mission. 125 stunning, full-color images, including IMAX frames from the film.
Author: Stacy Allison Publisher: ISBN: 9781883697822 Category : Mountaineering Languages : en Pages : 0
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In 1988 Stacy Allison stood on the summit of Mount Everest as the first American woman to reach the highest point on Earth. Beyond the Limits is the fascinating and inspiring account of how she built the strength and skill to join the community of elite mountain climbers. Stacy tells her personal story of walking out of an abusive marriage to regain her confidence and optimism. In the face of interpersonal conflicts, grueling training and the constant threat of death, Stacy finds the courage and commitment to reach her ultimate goal.
Author: Jon Krakauer Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0679462716 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 318
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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer's—in guilt-ridden disarray. "A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment and of heartbreaking heroism." —PEOPLE A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. By writing Into Thin Air, Krakauer may have hoped to exorcise some of his own demons and lay to rest some of the painful questions that still surround the event. He takes great pains to provide a balanced picture of the people and events he witnessed and gives due credit to the tireless and dedicated Sherpas. He also avoids blasting easy targets such as Sandy Pittman, the wealthy socialite who brought an espresso maker along on the expedition. Krakauer's highly personal inquiry into the catastrophe provides a great deal of insight into what went wrong. But for Krakauer himself, further interviews and investigations only lead him to the conclusion that his perceived failures were directly responsible for a fellow climber's death. Clearly, Krakauer remains haunted by the disaster, and although he relates a number of incidents in which he acted selflessly and even heroically, he seems unable to view those instances objectively. In the end, despite his evenhanded and even generous assessment of others' actions, he reserves a full measure of vitriol for himself. This updated trade paperback edition of Into Thin Air includes an extensive new postscript that sheds fascinating light on the acrimonious debate that flared between Krakauer and Everest guide Anatoli Boukreev in the wake of the tragedy. "I have no doubt that Boukreev's intentions were good on summit day," writes Krakauer in the postscript, dated August 1999. "What disturbs me, though, was Boukreev's refusal to acknowledge the possibility that he made even a single poor decision. Never did he indicate that perhaps it wasn't the best choice to climb without gas or go down ahead of his clients." As usual, Krakauer supports his points with dogged research and a good dose of humility. But rather than continue the heated discourse that has raged since Into Thin Air's denouncement of guide Boukreev, Krakauer's tone is conciliatory; he points most of his criticism at G. Weston De Walt, who coauthored The Climb, Boukreev's version of events. And in a touching conclusion, Krakauer recounts his last conversation with the late Boukreev, in which the two weathered climbers agreed to disagree about certain points. Krakauer had great hopes to patch things up with Boukreev, but the Russian later died in an avalanche on another Himalayan peak, Annapurna I. In 1999, Krakauer received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters--a prestigious prize intended "to honor writers of exceptional accomplishment." According to the Academy's citation, "Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer. His account of an ascent of Mount Everest has led to a general reevaluation of climbing and of the commercialization of what was once a romantic, solitary sport; while his account of the life and death of Christopher McCandless, who died of starvation after challenging the Alaskan wilderness, delves even more deeply and disturbingly into the fascination of nature and the devastating effects of its lure on a young and curious mind."
Author: John Hunt Baron Hunt Publisher: The Mountaineers Books ISBN: 9780898863611 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 238
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Expedition leader John Hunt's account of the first ascent of Mount Everest's summit in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
Author: Jan Morris Publisher: Faber & Faber ISBN: 0571266029 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 197
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'Exquisite, powerful . . . I can think of no better way of commemorating British exploration's culminating triumph.' Simon Winchester? Coronation Everest offers a breathtakingly intimate evocation of the most famous of all mountaineering exploits - and of perhaps the last great old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop. 'It was Morris who broke the news that a British-led expedition had conquered Mount Everest the day before the Queen's coronation in 1953 . . . Allied to physical courage in getting down the mountain and a dogged resourcefulness in getting the news home, Morris scooped the world and was launched on one of the most remarkable literary careers in the second half of the twentieth century.' Guardian Jan Morris's collection of travel writing and reportage spans over five decades and includes such titles as Venice, Coronation Everest, Hong Kong, Spain, Manhattan '45, A Writer's World and the Pax Britannica Trilogy. Hav, her novel, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
Author: Ben J. Wattenberg Publisher: American Enterprise Institute ISBN: 9780671606411 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 438
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In search of the truth about the American condition, the author examines the latest social, economic, attitudinal, and demographic data.
Author: Broughton Coburn
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Author: Audrey Salkeld
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Author: Stacy Allison
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