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The High Sierra: A Love Story [Hardcover] Robinson, Kim Stanley
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Item specifics
- Condition
- MPN
- 9780316593014
- Brand
- Unbranded
- Style
- ABIS_BOOK
- ISBN
- 9780316593014
- Book Title
- High Sierra : a Love Story
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.8 in
- Genre
- Nature, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Adventurers & Explorers, Literary, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
- Item Weight
- 34.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 560 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
031659301X
ISBN-13
9780316593014
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21050429960
Product Key Features
Book Title
High Sierra : a Love Story
Number of Pages
560 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Adventurers & Explorers, Literary, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
34.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-943100
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"In passionate paragraphs and stunning photographs, The High Sierra details the mountains [Robinson has] known for nearly 50 years, into which he's made more than 100 trips in hopes of protecting the glorious range for future generations."-- Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, "Kim Stanley Robinson shows us that the best hiking mountains on earth are the earth itself. Learning how to make anything into materials for our sleep, shelter, yoga, or crazy concentration, hunting, gathering, and laughing. Being both empty and full. Stan Robinson's radically original vision of nature itself makes the world wild."-- Gary Snyder, author of The Practice of the Wild, "Award-winning science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson tackles a more earthbound subject in this personal guide to the planet's 'best hiking mountains.' Combining backpacking advice, geological history, intimate recollections, and breathtaking photography, this eclectic compendium will appeal to a range of adventurous readers."-- Christian Science Monitor, "This is a sublime book; maybe not since Muir's My First Summer in the Sierra has anyone managed to convey in words the sheer exhilaration that pours from this most charmed of American landscapes. Robinson provides a wonderfully readable biography of a place--but also a revealing autobiography of one of our most important and delightful writers."-- Bill McKibben, bestselling author of The End of Nature and Falter, "In his new memoir Robinson takes a turn for the terrestrial, covering a half-century of writing, thinking, and adventuring across our altitudinous backyard, tracing the origins of both backpacking and environmentalism."-- Hillary Louise Johnson, Sactown Magazine, "A book that operates on a variety of levels at once. In part, it is a memoir, tracing the author's fascination and engagement with the Sierra, going back nearly half a century... At the same time, this is an expansive inquiry, a field guide to the region and its ecosystem."-- David L. Ulin, Alta Online, "A capacious and truly original work of nonfiction... A mashup of travelogue, geology lesson, hiking guide, history and meditation, all wrapped in a revealing and personal memoir (and illustrated with scores of gorgeous color photographs and illustrations), the book is, in essence, an exuberant celebration of finding purpose in nature... The High Sierra should not be narrowly viewed as a book only for the die-hard outdoorsperson. Robinson's greater project, at which he succeeds splendidly, is to share the magic of his personal happy place, to promote not only its admiration but also its preservation."-- Robert Weibezahl, Bookpage, "Even after spending a thousand days in the high country and reading everything I can find about the Range of Light, The High Sierra surprised and delighted me... It has the heft and beauty of a coffee table book, along with the clear approachable prose, inter-personal struggles, and narrative flow that Robinson is known for... Robinson joins a choir of mystics, poets, and activists who advocate for a return to our original home in the wild."-- Leonie Sherman, Sierra Magazine
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
917.944
Synopsis
A "sublime" and "radically original" exploration of the Sierra Nevadas, the best mountains on Earth for hiking and camping, from New York Times bestselling novelist Kim Stanley Robinson (Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder). Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and scrambling on a jungle gym like an energized child. He has returned to the mountains throughout his life--more than a hundred trips--and has gathered a vast store of knowledge about them. The High Sierra is his lavish celebration of this exceptional place and an exploration of what makes this span of mountains one of the most compelling places on Earth. Over the course of a vivid and dramatic narrative, Robinson describes the geological forces that shaped the Sierras and the history of its exploration, going back to the indigenous peoples who made it home and whose traces can still be found today. He celebrates the people whose ideas and actions protected the High Sierra for future generations. He describes uniquely beautiful hikes and the trails to be avoided. Robinson's own life-altering events, defining relationships, and unforgettable adventures form the narrative's spine. And he illuminates the human communion with the wild and with the sublime, including the personal growth that only seems to come from time spent outdoors. The High Sierra is a gorgeous, absorbing immersion in a place, born out of a desire to understand and share one of the greatest rapture-inducing experiences our planet offers. Packed with maps, gear advice, more than 100 breathtaking photos, and much more, it will inspire veteran hikers, casual walkers, and travel readers to prepare for a magnificent adventure., Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and scrambling on a jungle gym like an energized child. He has returned to the mountains throughout his life-more than a hundred trips-and has gathered a vast store of knowledge about them. The High Sierra is his lavish celebration of this exceptional place and an exploration of what makes this span of mountains one of the most compelling places on Earth.Over the course of a vivid and dramatic narrative, Robinson describes the geological forces that shaped the Sierras and the history of its exploration, going back to the indigenous peoples who made it home and whose traces can still be found today. He celebrates the people whose ideas and actions protected the High Sierra for future generations. He describes uniquely beautiful hikes and the trails to be avoided. Robinson's own life-altering events, defining relationships, and unforgettable adventures form the narrative's spine. And he illuminates the human communion with the wild and with the sublime, including the personal growth that only seems to come from time spent outdoors. The High Sierra is a gorgeous, absorbing immersion in a place, born out of a desire to understand and share one of the greatest rapture-inducing experiences our planet offers. Packed with maps, gear advice, more than 100 breathtaking photos, and much more, it will inspire veteran hikers, casual walkers, and travel readers to prepare for a magnificent adventure.
LC Classification Number
F868.S5
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