Rock Queen : Major Ascents from the World Famous French Climber
By: Catherine Destivelle
4.14
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
In English at last, the autobiography of Catherine Destivelle is full of Gallic charm – the drama a…
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1. Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
By: Joe Simpson
4.23
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvi… read more
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"Life can deal you an amazing hand. Do you play it steady, bluff like crazy or go all in?"-Joe Simpson, Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
2. 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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3. The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
By: Tommy Caldwell
3.54
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
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4. Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
By: The Mountaineers Club , None , None
3.32
Format: None pages, Paperback
The latest edition of the classic guide to mountaineering describes fundamental climbing skills; di… read more
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5. The White Spider
By: Heinrich Harrer
2.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
The White Spider dramatically recreates not only the harrowing, successful ascent made by Harrer an… read more
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6. 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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7. My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
By: Gerald Durrell , Helma Lapiņa
4.17
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
When the unconventional Durrell family can no longer endure the damp, gray English climate, they do… read more
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8. The Beckoning Silence
By: Joe Simpson
4.04
Format: None pages, Paperback
"I had to stand there and watch while the rest of my life was determined by the shaky adhesion of a… read more
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9. In Patagonia
By: Bruce Chatwin , Nicholas Shakespeare
3.67
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
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"Albatrosses and penguins are the last birds I'd want to murder."-Bruce Chatwin, In Patagonia
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By: J.R.R. Tolkien
4.36
Format: 524 pages, Paperback
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11. Children of Dune (Dune, #3)
By: Frank Herbert
3.96
Format: 609 pages, Paperback
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12. Still Life
By: Sarah Winman
4.17
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English so… read more
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13. Children of Ruin (Children of Time, #2)
By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.06
Format: 597 pages, Audible Audio
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14. Underland: A Deep Time Journey
By: Robert Macfarlane
4.22
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
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15. The Satsuma Complex
By: Bob Mortimer
3.68
Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition
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16. Alone on the Wall
By: Alex Honnold
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
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17. A Ghost in the Throat
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4.04
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
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18. Sorrow and Bliss
By: Meg Mason
4.09
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
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19. Rock Queen : Major Ascents from the World Famous French Climber
By: Catherine Destivelle
4.14
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
In English at last, the autobiography of Catherine Destivelle is full of Gallic charm – the drama a… read more
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