Rock Jocks, Wall Rats, and Hang Dogs: Rock Climbing on the Edge of Reality
By: John Long
4.15
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Rock climbing now claims almost 5 million enthusiasts, supports two major magazines, and is even fo…
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1. Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World
By: Lynn Hill , Greg Child
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The legendary rock climber who redefined the boundaries of her sport tells her story. From the age … read more
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2. Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
By: Mark Twight
4.19
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
2001 Banff Mountain Literature Award Winner They call him Dr. Doom. Raving and kicking against med… read more
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"Crested Butte is for spectators; Chamonix is for participants."-Mark Twight, Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
"The simple fact is this: when you goto Alaska, you get your ass kicked."-Mark Twight, Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
"If you can not grasp the consciousness-altering experience that real mastery of these disciplines proposes, of what value is your participation?"-Mark Twight, Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
"Ultimately, I wanted to own a big truck, exercise my second Amendment rights, listen to hardcore music, and let my congressman know how poorly he represents me. None of this could occur in France."-Mark Twight, Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
3. Jaws
By: Peter Benchley
3.00
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
"Relentless terror." The Philadelphia Inquirer. The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating ter… read more
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4. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
By: Alfred Lansing
4.44
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
The harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, on… read more
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- nonfiction
"We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"Whatever his mood—whether it was gay and breezy, or dark with rage—he had one pervading characteristic: he was purposeful."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"[...] "Who the hell are you?" he said at last. The man in the center stepped forward. "My name is Shackleton" he replied in a quiet voice."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"There once was a mouse who lived in a tavern. One night the mouse found a leaky barrel of beer, and he drank all he could hold. When the mouse had finished, he sat up, twirled his whiskers, and looke…"-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
5. The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
By: Tommy Caldwell
3.54
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, … read more
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- sports
- outdoors
- nonfiction
6. High Infatuation: A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity
By: Steph Davis
3.66
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
* A collection of vivid, intimate essays and prose poetry on the universal themes of life, love, fr… read more
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- outdoors
- nonfiction
7. The Eiger Sanction (Jonathan Hemlock, #1)
By: Trevanian
3.76
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
Jonathan Hemlock, Professor of Art, world-renowned mountain climber and freelance assassin for the … read more
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8. A House in the Sky
By: Sara Corbett , Amanda Lindhout
4.09
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world's most beautiful… read more
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9. Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
By: Arlene Blum
3.86
Format: 157 pages, Paperback
A legendary trailblazer, Arlene Blum defied the climbing establishment of the 1970s by leading the … read more
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10. The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains
By: Barry Blanchard
5.00
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
With heart-pounding descriptions of avalanches and treacherous ascents, Barry Blanchard chronicles … read more
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11. Everything Sad Is Untrue
By: Daniel Nayeri
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Da… read more
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"Every story is the sound of a storyteller begging to stay alive."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"I won't tell you about her yet, because sometimes love has to be kept secret. If other people find out, they will attack it."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"Sometimes you just want somebody to look at a thing with you and say, "Yes. That is a thing you're looking at. You haven't lied to yourself."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"Maybe there isn’t just one person designated for everybody. Maybe there’s a lot more to it---maybe you choose and you practice, and that’s what makes the love true."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
12. Stay True
By: Hua Hsu
4.03
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for se… read more
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"My parents are great, I said. Unbelievably non-stereotypical."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"The first generation thinks about survival; the ones that follow tell the stories."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"You were describing people we had not yet met, maybe people we ourselves would become."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"It was a sign of personal growth, I thought to myself, that I could be friends with someone who liked Pearl Jam this much."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
13. Love, Pamela
By: Pamela Anderson
3.80
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
To live and dream is a wicked dance. My dreams often come true -- a curse, and a blessing. Pa… read more
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- nonfiction
"She told me that you get to have only one true love, and once you've found it, whether you kept it or lost it, you'd never recover...Accepting that was the hardest part."-Pamela Anderson, Love, Pamela
14. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
By: Susannah Cahalan
4.09
Format: 300 pages, ebook
An award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting med… read more
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- nonfiction
"To move foward, you have to leave the past behind"-Susannah Cahalan, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
"there’s nothing worse than seeing pity radiating from the eyes of a former lover."-Susannah Cahalan, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
"Unutmanın varlığı asla kanıtlanmamıştır. Tek bildiğimiz, bazı şeylerin istediğimiz zaman aklımıza gelmemesidir."-Susannah Cahalan, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
"Like daffodils in the early days of spring, my neurons were resprouting receptors as the winter of the illness ebbed."-Susannah Cahalan, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
15. Alone on the Wall
By: Alex Honnold
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Including two new chapters on Alex Honnold’s free solo ascent of the iconic 3,000-foot El Capitan i… read more
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"Doubt is the biggest danger in soloing. As soon as you hesitate, you’re screwed."-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
"I think it’s important that you do your own research, take personal responsibility for your decisions, experiment, and find what works best for you."-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
"The climbing and travel in this book wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my entire extended family. I’m grateful that everyone has always encouraged my adventures and not questioned my…"-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
"From my adventures in the subculture of addiction recovery, I’d learned that the trajectory of one’s life often boils down to a few identifiable moments—decisions that change everything. I knew all t…"-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
16. Rock Jocks, Wall Rats, and Hang Dogs: Rock Climbing on the Edge of Reality
By: John Long
4.15
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Rock climbing now claims almost 5 million enthusiasts, supports two major magazines, and is even fo… read more
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17. Hangdog Days: Conflict, Change, and the Race for 5.14
By: Jeff Smoot
4.30
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Hangdog Days vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new… read more
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18. Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber
By: Steve Roper
4.17
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
* Includes stories of such greats as Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, Allen Steck, and Warren Harding… read more
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