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Author : Alison Osius
Release : 1991
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Second Ascent by : Alison Osius
Download or read book Second Ascent written by Alison Osius. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how a talented rock climber survived a double amputation at seventeen to return to his chosen sport.
Author : Roland Smith
Release : 2018-05-08
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Book Rating : 268/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ascent by : Roland Smith
Download or read book Ascent written by Roland Smith. This book was released on 2018-05-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thrilling climbing adventure from bestselling author Roland Smith, summiting one of the most isolated mountains in the world may be the easiest thing Peak does. After conquering the mountains in Afghanistan, Peak Marcello goes to Myanmar, a country that has been in the grips of a brutal military regime for more than fifty years, to visit Alessia. When he’s invited to climb the remote Hkakabo Razi, Peak can’t pass up the opportunity. But getting to the mountain will involve a four-week trek through tropical rainforests rife with hazards—from venomous reptiles and leeches to corrupt police and military. This thrilling teen climbing adventure is "the perfect antidote for kids who think books are boring" (Publishers Weekly starred review for Peak). Roland Smith's Peak Marcello's Adventures are: Peak The Edge Ascent Descent
Author : Laurence Leamer
Release : 2011-02-22
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 237/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ascent by : Laurence Leamer
Download or read book Ascent written by Laurence Leamer. This book was released on 2011-02-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willi Unsoeld, a legend among mountaineers--a man whom Bill Moyers calls one of the few giants he has ever met--fearlessly challenged the world's highest peaks and inspired a generation of climbers with his legacy. Ascent is the story of his life--a thrilling tale of physical and spiritual adventure that captures the hypnotic force behind this extraordinary personality. From his triumphant conquest of Everest's forbidding West Ridge to the tragic loss of his daughter on the treacherous slopes of Nanda Devi to his final, fatal attempt at Mount Rainier, we see Willi as guru and guide, lover of danger and philosopher of risk--a man whose indomitable spirit triggered such devotion that people followed him fearlessly to extraordinary heights and, sometimes, even to their deaths. A dramatic saga of bravery, daring, and the search for spiritual truth, Ascent brilliantly captures the mythic figure of Willi Unsoeld.
Author : David Weber
Release : 2021-06-01
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 091/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Governor by : David Weber
Download or read book Governor written by David Weber. This book was released on 2021-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than fifty years, the Terran Republic and the Terran League have been killing one another. The death toll has climbed ever higher, year after year, with no end in sight. But the members of the Five Hundred, the social elite of the Republic’s Heart Worlds, don’t care. Rear Admiral Terrence Murphy is a Heart Worlder. His family is part of the Five Hundred. His wife is the daughter of one of the Five Hundred’s wealthiest, most powerful industrialists. His sons and his daughter can easily avoid military service, and political power is his for the taking. There is no end to how high he can rise in the Republic’s power structure. All he has to do is successfully complete a risk-free military “governorship” in the backwater Fringe System of New Dublin without rocking the boat. But the people sending him to New Dublin have miscalculated, because Terrence Murphy is a man who believes in honor. Who believes in duty—in common decency and responsibility. Who believes there are dark and dangerous secrets behind the façade of what “everyone knows.” Terrence Murphy intends to meet those responsibilities, to unearth those secrets, and he doesn’t much care what the Five Hundred want. He intends to put a stop to the killing. Terrence Murphy is coming for whoever has orchestrated fifty-six years of bloodshed and slaughter, and Hell itself is coming with him. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About The Gordian Protocol: “Tom Clancy-esque exposition of technical details . . . absurd humor and bloody action. Echoes of Robert Heinlein . . . lots of exploding temporal spaceships and bodies . . . action-packed . . .” —Booklist “[A] fun and thrilling standalone from Weber and Holo. . . . Time travel enthusiasts will enjoy the moral dilemmas, nonstop action, and crisp writing.”—Publishers Weekly
Author : Charles E. Fay
Release : 1923
Genre : Mountaineering
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Book Synopsis Appalachia by : Charles E. Fay
Download or read book Appalachia written by Charles E. Fay. This book was released on 1923. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
