books about: everest     books:       Beyond the Summit17 reviews Linda J. LeBlanc Ama dablam, Inc., 2006 A Must Read for Outdoor Adventurers This fictional story about the Sherpas of the Mt. Everest region of Nepal is highly entertaining and informative. I am planning a trek to Everest base camp and this book provided invaluable insight into my future experience. I have become very interested in the Sherpa culture, food, religion, etc. since reading this book. (Prayer flags fly from my balcony now). Linda does a good job telling ...             Oil, Power, & Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda10 reviews Larry Everest Common Courage Press, 2003 Worse fears confirmed I just saw Larry Everest on CSpan as well. This man is no nutcase-- he makes the kind of sense that gives a chilling credibility to one's worst suspicions and fears about what is going on in this country right now. I knew nothing about him or his book but I'm about to buy it innediately!             Owen (Coleccion Rascacielos)37 reviews Everest Publishing, 2006 A sweet and thoughtful story "Owen" is a sweet and thoughtful story on par with all of Kevin Henkes other children's books. Whether you're a teacher looking for a story that students can relate to, a parent searching for a meaninful read for your child, or if you are just in the mood for a story filled with sentiment, you can't go wrong with "Owen."             A Life on the Edge: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond10 reviews Jim Whittaker Mountaineers Books, 2000 Excellent book I'm a 20 year old guy about to graduate from college, and have thus been thinking a lot about the future and how I want to live my life.. I just finished reading the book and wrote in my journal about it, which will sum up how I feel about it pretty well: Wow... I just finished reading a really good book, a book that has brought together and solidified a lot of the things I've been thinking ...             EVEREST Book Three: The Summit (Everest)29 reviews Gordon Korman Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002 Excellent action book This is truly one of my favorite books I have ever read. It is packed with action, has a very rich plot, and is very well written. The trilogy is approx. 440 pages, and can easily be read in less than 1 week. It has a lot of detail that, while it is very exciting to read, is easy to forget, which allows for it to be read over and over again without getting old. I am now reading it for the 4th ...             The Boardman Tasker Omnibus: Savage Arena, the Shining Mountain, Sacred Summits, Everest the Cruel Way8 reviews Mountaineers Books, 1995 Remarkable. Having read inumerable books on mountaineering, I wasn't prepared for the impact of this one. I've read "Fragile Edge" by Maria Coffey, (it is excellent, she was Tasker's girlfriend)about her and Hillary Boardman's experiences following the deaths of Boardman and Tasker, and wasn't prepared for the emotional impact of this book. It is probably one of the best I've read. Boardman's style ...             Don Quijote de la Mancha7 reviews Miguel De Cervantes Everest Pub, 1989 THE NOVEL Cervantes wrote El Quijote as a critic to novels about knights and damsels in distress which were very popular in his time. His hero, Alonso Quijano, is one of those who are so hooked on them that spend his days and nights reading .Till he becomes mad. A beautiful way to be mad, or maybe he is not so mad. El Quijote decides to beguin a journey with the faithful company of his steward Sancho ...             Everest50 reviews Broughton Coburn National Geographic, 2003 Mt Everest: spectacular photography I bought this book for the photography alone: this is as close as I am ever likely to get to the Himalayas. The photographs are spectacular, and I can see why so many people are challenged to want to make the journey to Base Camp if not further. Appearances can be deceptive: beautiful colour photographs portray a seemingly benevolent picture of Everest which is quite at odds with reality. ...             Tales of the Alhambra7 reviews Washington Irving M. Sanchez, 1971 A Classic Written by an American Classical Author! This wonderful book written by a well-loved American author details his travels in Spain, and more specifically in the Castle Alhambra. These tales are delightful, and seemlessly weave from fact to fiction to history to folklore. It is a true travel log, done oh so many years ago, and done with Irving's whimcical and enchanting style. The sketches give a good description of Spain and travel in ...             Snow in the Kingdom: My Storm Years on Everest17 reviews Ed Webster Mountain Imagery, 2001 Don't even THINK about missing this book! Here's the perfect weekend: a great book, a great subject and the company of great men and women... Put this on your short list of essential adventure classics: fine writing, wonderful photography (and more of than you'd ever thought possible on a climb of this sort), profound emotion and the ultimate challenge... I loved this book! Thank God he survived to tell the tale...             Blind Corners: Adventures on Everest and the World's Tallest Peaks6 reviews Geoff Tabin The Lyons Press, 2002 it just doesn't get any better than this Geoff is the 4th person who climbed the 7summits including Carstensz Pyramid. And his book is one of my all-time favorites; this guy is not only an explorer but a crazy adventurer as well. Great stories about the first bungee jump and standing on Carstensz summit without permit, but with penisgourds... Now there is a 2nd edition! This new and extended edition contains extra chapters about ...             Summit Strategies: Secrets to Mastering the Everest in Your Life5 reviews Gary P. Scott Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2003 Powerful, thought provoking and a real page turner A powerful and thought provoking book, this book would benefit anyone interested in self growth. The author illustrates difficult concepts such as instinct and confidence with engaging accounts of his mountain climbs and then follows with the lesson applied in daily life. The life threatening consequences of climbing serves as a perfect laboratory in which to observe human behavior as climbing ...             Mount Everest: Confessions of an Amateur Peak Bagger6 reviews Flynn Kevin Martino Flynn/Haystack Press, 2006 Great book I have always been fascinated with those who climb Mt. Everest. This is such a great down to earth book. You feel as though you are along for the climb and how very difficult it is. I thoroughly enjoyed it.             Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory and Irvine6 reviews Jochen Hemmleb, Larry A. Johnson, ... Mountaineers Books, 2001 A great book that answers some questions but creates more questions. I had never heard of Mallory or Irvine until the day the news mentioned Mallory was found. All these years later I decided to read this book to answer the curiosity I had over them. I am intrigued with the question of did they reach the summit before they died back in 1924. Many have argued they failed and the authors decided to see if they could answer the debate. This is a good read ...             El dador5 reviews Lois Lowry, Maria Luisa Balseiro Everest Publishing, 1996 This Book belongs in the same class as 1984, Brave New World this book is a fabulous tool for teaching students about theattempt to perfect society, to take out the human factor fromrelationships. I find the ending, which leaves it up to the reader to decide what happens to Jonas and Gabriel to be an invaluable way to engage students in the critical thinking process. When my students are finished with this book they are drained emotionally. So am I. Ms. ...             19 Girls and Me5 reviews Darcy Pattison Philomel, 2006 19 Girls and Me + Me + My Daughter = FUN! I love this book for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that my daughter, in first grade, totally digs the story of John Hercules Po and his adventures with his 19 friends in Mrs. Ray's Kindergarten--19 friends who just happen to be GIRLS! The repetition is fun, and the imaginative adventures that the kids think up delight both of us! I've already taken the book to school twice and ...             Solu-Khumbu: The Trek to Everest7 reviews Tim Hauf, Conger, Jr. Beasley, ... Tim Hauf Photography, 2002 Solu-Khumbu - like being there! This is a personal tale of the approach to Mount Everest rather than the often told climb of Everest. In this the author gives the reader a feeling of the Himalayan people, the livestyles of those generous and courageous helpers to the trekker. By sharing his own story of trekking alongside his gorgeous photos, Tim gives the reader a personal excursion without the toil. The reader celebrates ...             The Horizontal Everest: A Memoir of an Obsession with Ellesmere Island5 reviews Jerry Kobalenko Soho Press, 2002 Extreme adventure; extremely interesting The first point to make about Jerry Kobalenko, author of The Horizontal Everest is that he is exactly whom he represents himself to be: a resourceful, self-reliant, self-sufficient arctic trekker. My introduction to Kobalenko was while standing in the lee of Skraeling Island watching a lone skier, man-hauling a sled on the southern side of Alexandra Fiord. I had just finished a dogsled ...             Coronation Everest4 reviews James Morris Dutton, 1958 AN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE... This is a wonderfully written book of the events surrounding the historic Everest expedition of 1953 which saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summit Mount Everest. It was written by special correspondent for The London Times, James Morris, who accompanied the expedition and first broke the news to the world of the successful summit. The news fortuitously reached England on the eve of ...             The Phaselock Code : Through Time, Death and Reality, The Metaphysical Adventures of the Man Who Fell Off ...7 reviews Roger Hart, 2003 Interesting, Informative, Intriguing, Inspiring As a geophysicist, author Hart had a difficult time reconciling his two near-death experiences and other transcendental moments with the mechanistic scientific worldview he had adopted. "I did not believe anything unless I actually experienced it or could prove it scientifically, as with electromagnetic radiation, quantum mechanics, or relativity," he writes. 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