Everest 1922: The Epic Story of the First Attempt on the World's Highest Mountain
By: Mick Conefrey
3.91
Format: 352 pages, ebook
The dramatic and inspiring account of the very first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to c…
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1. Tarnsman of Gor (Gor #1)
By: John Norman
3.44
Format: 196 pages, Paperback
Tarl Cabot has always believed himself to be a citizen of Earth. He has no inkling that his destiny… read more
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- audiobook
- adventure
2. Paths of Glory
By: Jeffrey Archer
4.01
Format: 418 pages, Hardcover
Some people have dreams that are so magnificent that if they were to achieve them, their place in h… read more
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- audiobook
- mountaineering
- adventure
"Everyone should be allowed to follow their own conscience, Wainwright, when it comes to facing a moral dilemma. Bertrand Russell, no doubt, said Wainwright. Jesus Christ, actually, said George"-Jeffrey Archer, Paths of Glory
"She's a Jezebal. She grows even more alluring the closer you come to her, and this morning she's even temping us with a spell of perfect weather. But like any woman, it's her privilege to change her …"-Jeffrey Archer, Paths of Glory
"It's one of the ironies of mountaineering,' said Young, 'that grown men are happy to spend months preparing for a climb, weeks rehearsing and honing their skills, and at least a day attempting to rea…"-Jeffrey Archer, Paths of Glory
3. Touching My Father's Soul: A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest
By: Jon Krakauer , Jamling Tenzing Norgay , Broughton Coburn
3.73
Format: None pages, Paperback
In a story of Everest unlike any told before, Jamling Tenzing Norgay gives us an insider's view of … read more
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- history
- biography
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
4. Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
By: Nick Heil
4.08
Format: 88 pages,
In early May 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everes… read more
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- survival
- history
- adventure
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- nonfiction
- mountaineering
5. The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party
By: Kelly Tyler-Lewis
3.97
Format: None pages,
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6. The Amish: A Concise Introduction
By: Steven M. Nolt
4.23
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
There seems to be no end to our fascination with the Amish, a religious minority that has both plac… read more
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7. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
By: Jon Krakauer
4.38
Format: 234 pages,
A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Kraka… read more
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8. The Worst Journey in the World
By: Apsley Cherry-Garrard , Caroline Alexander
4.38
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
The Worst Journey in the Worldrecounts Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole… read more
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9. The Climb - Tragic Ambitions on Everest
By: Anatoli Boukreev , G. Weston DeWalt
3.68
Format: 528 pages,
The Climbis Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev's account of the harrowing May 1996 Mount Everest … read more
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10. Annapurna
By: Maurice Herzog , Janet Adam Smith , Eric Shipton , None
3.67
Format: 272 pages,
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12. Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest
By: Wade Davis
3.33
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
A magnificent work of history, biography and adventure. If the quest for Mount Everest began as a g… read more
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13. Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels
By: Paul Pringle
4.22
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Spotlight and Catch and Kill comes a nonfiction thriller about corruption and betrayal … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
14. The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
By: Mark Synnott
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
***NPR Books We Love selection*** “If you’re only going to read one Everest book this decade, make… read more
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- history
- biography
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- audiobook
15. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire
By: Michael Palin
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more
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- history
- biography
- travel
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. 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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- biography
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- audiobook
"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
17. Dreamland
By: Rosa Rankin-Gee
4.11
Format: 13 pages, Audiobook
For fans of Children of Men, Years and Years & Station Eleven, a postcard from a future Britain tha… read more
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- audiobook
18. Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership
By: Edward J. Larson
3.98
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
"Larson's elegantly written dual biography reveals that the partnership of Franklin and Washington … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain
By: Blessin Adams
3.86
Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition
NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION. In early modern England, murder truly was most fou… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
20. Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone
By: Nimsdai Purja
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781529312249. In Beyond Possible Nimsdai Purja tells the story … read more
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- biography
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- audiobook
21. Follow The Money: How much does Britain cost?
By: Paul Johnson
4.29
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
What is the truth about Britain's finances? Paul Johnson and the enormously respected Institute … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
22. The Library: A Fragile History
By: Andrew Pettegree
3.84
Format: 518 pages, Hardcover
Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, des… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"In 1748, the Earl of Chesterfield passed on some useful advice to his son: 'Buy good books and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always the best, if the editors a…"-Andrew Pettegree, The Library: A Fragile History
"Mudie's insistence on the three-volume format was undoubtedly responsible for the verbosity of many nineteenth-century novels, as authors went to extraordinary efforts to pad their texts to the requi…"-Andrew Pettegree, The Library: A Fragile History
23. Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature
By: Sarah Hart
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice “Wide-ranging and thoroughly winning.” ―Jordan Elle… read more
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- history
- audiobook
24. The Moth and the Mountain
By: Ed Caesar
3.79
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary true story about one man’s attempt to salve the wounds of war and save his own sou… read more
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- nature
- audiobook
25. Everest 1922: The Epic Story of the First Attempt on the World's Highest Mountain
By: Mick Conefrey
3.91
Format: 352 pages, ebook
The dramatic and inspiring account of the very first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to c… read more
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- history
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- nature
- audiobook
26. Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest
By: Ankit Babu Adhikari
4.11
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATUREChanging the narrative of mou… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
27. The Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna
By: Tim Parks
3.70
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In the summer of 1849, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy’s legendary revolutionary, was finally forced to a… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue
By: Dean Jobb
4.02
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
“A master of narrative nonfiction … in this mesmerizing tale about a Jazz Age gentlemanly thief, Jo… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. Snow Widows: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition through the Eyes of the Women They Left Behind
By: Katherine MacInnes
3.87
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Mining never-before-seen archive material to reconstruct the lives of five women – wives, mothers a… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
30. Adventure Revolution
By: Belinda Kirk
4.00
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
For the past twenty-five years, Belinda Kirk's professional life has revolved around adventure. She… read more
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31. This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America's Revolutionary War in the South
By: Alan Pell Crawford
4.36
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking, important recovery of history; the overlooked story—fully explored, of the critic… read more
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- history
