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- ISBN
- 0375714065
- Book Title
- Mountains of the Mind : Adventures in Reaching the Summit
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Adventurers & Explorers, Mountaineering, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 9.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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The basis for the new documentary film, Mountain: A Breathtaking Voyage into the Extreme. Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert McFarlane reveals how the mystery of the world's highest places has came to grip the Western imagination--and perennially draws legions of adventurers up the most perilous slopes. His story begins three centuries ago, when mountains were feared as the forbidding abodes of dragons and other mysterious beasts. In the mid-1700s the attentions of both science and poetry sparked a passion for mountains; Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Lord Byron extolled the sublime experiences to be had on high; and by 1924 the death on Mt Everest of an Englishman named George Mallory came to symbolize the heroic ideals of his day. Macfarlane also reflects on fear, risk, and the shattering beauty of ice and snow, the competition and contemplation of the climb, and the strange alternate reality of high altitude, magically enveloping us in the allure of mountains at every level.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375714065
ISBN-13
9780375714061
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6043536
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mountains of the Mind : Adventures in Reaching the Summit
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Adventurers & Explorers, Mountaineering, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
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"Wonderfully illuminating. . . . An exhilarating blend of scholarship and adventure, displaying dazzling erudition, acute powers of analysis, a finely honed sense of cultural history and a passionate sense of the author's engagement with his subject." -- Los Angeles Times "Fascinating stuff. . . a clever premise. . . . Goes back three centuries, showing how a few brainy opinion makers created the outdoor image." -The New York Times Book Review "A convincing book of historical evidence alongside his own oxygen-deprived experiences in an attempt to answer the age old question, 'Why climb the mountain?' "-- San Francisco Chronicle "Early mountaineers were lost for words to describe the splendor of the mountains, but Robert Macfarlane is ¬ in particular, he has a gift for arresting similes." The Times Literary Supplement "Of all the books published to mark the 50th anniversary of climbing Mount Everest Robert Macfarlane's Mountains of the Mind stands out as by far one of the most intelligent and interesting. . . in a style that shows he can be as poetic as he is plucky." The Economist "At once a fascinating work of history and a beautifully written mediation on how memory, imagination, and the landscape of mountains are joined together in our minds and under our feet." Forbes "A compelling meditation. . . Macfarlane is. . . the perfect mountain guide through blue crevasse fields, ice walls, prayer flags, Sherpas and Shangri Las. He's been up there, and come back down through the foothills to offer us his thoughtful and gracious elegy, telling us eloquently the secret of it all, which is that no one can ever truly conquer a mountain."Benedict Allen, author of The Faber Book of Exploration "Macfarlane, a mountain lover and climber, has a visceral appreciation of mountains. . . . He is an engaging writer, his commentary, always crisp and relevant, leavened by personal experience beautifully related." The Observer (UK) "Macfarlane writes with tremendous maturity, elegance and control. . . . A powerful debut, a remarkable blend of passion and scholarship." Evening Standard (UK) "Part history, part personal observation, this is a fascinating study of our (sometimes fatal) obsession with height. A brilliant book, beautifully written." Fergus Fleming, author of N inety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole "A new kind of exploration writing, perhaps even the birth of a new genre, which doesn't just defy classificationit demands a whole new category of its own." The Telegraph (UK) "There are many books on climbing and climbers, and this is one of the best and most unusual I have read." The Times (UK) "An imaginative, original essay in cultural historya book that evokes as well as investigates the fear and wonder of high places." William Fiennes, author of The Snow Geese "A crisp historical study of the sensations and emotions people have brought to (and taken from) mountains. . . . Macfarlane intelligently probes the push/pull of the peaks. . . . Sharp and enticing." Kirkus Reviews From the Trade Paperback edition., "Wonderfully illuminating. . . . An exhilarating blend of scholarship and adventure, displaying dazzling erudition, acute powers of analysis, a finely honed sense of cultural history and a passionate sense of the author's engagement with his subject." --Los Angeles Times "Fascinating stuff. . . a clever premise. . . . Goes back three centuries, showing how a few brainy opinion makers created the outdoor image."-The New York Times Book Review "A convincing book of historical evidence alongside his own oxygen-deprived experiences in an attempt to answer the age old question, 'Why climb the mountain?' "--San Francisco Chronicle "Early mountaineers were lost for words to describe the splendor of the mountains, but Robert Macfarlane is ¬ in particular, he has a gift for arresting similes." The Times Literary Supplement "Of all the books published to mark the 50th anniversary of climbing Mount Everest Robert Macfarlane'sMountains of the Mindstands out as by far one of the most intelligent and interesting. . . in a style that shows he can be as poetic as he is plucky."The Economist "At once a fascinating work of history and a beautifully written mediation on how memory, imagination, and the landscape of mountains are joined together in our minds and under our feet." Forbes "A compelling meditation. . . Macfarlane is. . . the perfect mountain guide through blue crevasse fields, ice walls, prayer flags, Sherpas and Shangri Las. He's been up there, and come back down through the foothills to offer us his thoughtful and gracious elegy, telling us eloquently the secret of it all, which is that no one can ever truly conquer a mountain."Benedict Allen, author ofThe Faber Book of Exploration "Macfarlane, a mountain lover and climber, has a visceral appreciation of mountains. . . . He is an engaging writer, his commentary, always crisp and relevant, leavened by personal experience beautifully related."The Observer(UK) "Macfarlane writes with tremendous maturity, elegance and control. . . . A powerful debut, a remarkable blend of passion and scholarship." Evening Standard(UK) "Part history, part personal observation, this is a fascinating study of our (sometimes fatal) obsession with height. A brilliant book, beautifully written." Fergus Fleming, author ofNinety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole "A new kind of exploration writing, perhaps even the birth of a new genre, which doesn't just defy classificationit demands a whole new category of its own."The Telegraph(UK) "There are many books on climbing and climbers, and this is one of the best and most unusual I have read."The Times(UK) "An imaginative, original essay in cultural historya book that evokes as well as investigates the fear and wonder of high places." William Fiennes, author ofThe Snow Geese "A crisp historical study of the sensations and emotions people have brought to (and taken from) mountains. . . . Macfarlane intelligently probes the push/pull of the peaks. . . . Sharp and enticing." Kirkus Reviews, "Wonderfully illuminating. . . . An exhilarating blend of scholarship and adventure, displaying dazzling erudition, acute powers of analysis, a finely honed sense of cultural history and a passionate sense of the author's engagement with his subject." --Los Angeles Times "Fascinating stuff. . . a clever premise. . . . Goes back three centuries, showing how a few brainy opinion makers created the outdoor image." -The New York Times Book Review "A convincing book of historical evidence alongside his own oxygen-deprived experiences in an attempt to answer the age old question, 'Why climb the mountain?' "--San Francisco Chronicle "Early mountaineers were lost for words to describe the splendor of the mountains, but Robert Macfarlane is ¬ in particular, he has a gift for arresting similes." The Times Literary Supplement "Of all the books published to mark the 50th anniversary of climbing Mount Everest Robert Macfarlane's Mountains of the Mind stands out as by far one of the most intelligent and interesting. . . in a style that shows he can be as poetic as he is plucky."The Economist "At once a fascinating work of history and a beautifully written mediation on how memory, imagination, and the landscape of mountains are joined together in our minds and under our feet." Forbes "A compelling meditation. . . Macfarlane is. . . the perfect mountain guide through blue crevasse fields, ice walls, prayer flags, Sherpas and Shangri Las. He's been up there, and come back down through the foothills to offer us his thoughtful and gracious elegy, telling us eloquently the secret of it all, which is that no one can ever truly conquer a mountain."Benedict Allen, author of The Faber Book of Exploration "Macfarlane, a mountain lover and climber, has a visceral appreciation of mountains. . . . He is an engaging writer, his commentary, always crisp and relevant, leavened by personal experience beautifully related."The Observer (UK) "Macfarlane writes with tremendous maturity, elegance and control. . . . A powerful debut, a remarkable blend of passion and scholarship." Evening Standard (UK) "Part history, part personal observation, this is a fascinating study of our (sometimes fatal) obsession with height. A brilliant book, beautifully written." Fergus Fleming, author of Ninety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole "A new kind of exploration writing, perhaps even the birth of a new genre, which doesn't just defy classificationit demands a whole new category of its own."The Telegraph (UK) "There are many books on climbing and climbers, and this is one of the best and most unusual I have read."The Times (UK) "An imaginative, original essay in cultural historya book that evokes as well as investigates the fear and wonder of high places." William Fiennes, author of The Snow Geese "A crisp historical study of the sensations and emotions people have brought to (and taken from) mountains. . . . Macfarlane intelligently probes the push/pull of the peaks. . . . Sharp and enticing." Kirkus Reviews, "Wonderfully illuminating. . . . An exhilarating blend of scholarship and adventure, displaying dazzling erudition, acute powers of analysis, a finely honed sense of cultural history and a passionate sense of the author's engagement with his subject." -- Los Angeles Times "Fascinating stuff. . . a clever premise. . . . Goes back three centuries, showing how a few brainy opinion makers created the outdoor image." -The New York Times Book Review "A convincing book of historical evidence alongside his own oxygen-deprived experiences in an attempt to answer the age old question, 'Why climb the mountain?' "-- San Francisco Chronicle "Early mountaineers were lost for words to describe the splendor of the mountains, but Robert Macfarlane is ¬ in particular, he has a gift for arresting similes." The Times Literary Supplement "Of all the books published to mark the 50th anniversary of climbing Mount Everest Robert Macfarlane's Mountains of the Mind stands out as by far one of the most intelligent and interesting. . . in a style that shows he can be as poetic as he is plucky." The Economist "At once a fascinating work of history and a beautifully written mediation on how memory, imagination, and the landscape of mountains are joined together in our minds and under our feet." Forbes "A compelling meditation. . . Macfarlane is. . . the perfect mountain guide through blue crevasse fields, ice walls, prayer flags, Sherpas and Shangri Las. He's been up there, and come back down through the foothills to offer us his thoughtful and gracious elegy, telling us eloquently the secret of it all, which is that no one can ever truly conquer a mountain."Benedict Allen, author of The Faber Book of Exploration "Macfarlane, a mountain lover and climber, has a visceral appreciation of mountains. . . . He is an engaging writer, his commentary, always crisp and relevant, leavened by personal experience beautifully related." The Observer (UK) "Macfarlane writes with tremendous maturity, elegance and control. . . . A powerful debut, a remarkable blend of passion and scholarship." Evening Standard (UK) "Part history, part personal observation, this is a fascinating study of our (sometimes fatal) obsession with height. A brilliant book, beautifully written." Fergus Fleming, author of N inety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole "A new kind of exploration writing, perhaps even the birth of a new genre, which doesn't just defy classificationit demands a whole new category of its own." The Telegraph (UK) "There are many books on climbing and climbers, and this is one of the best and most unusual I have read." The Times (UK) "An imaginative, original essay in cultural historya book that evokes as well as investigates the fear and wonder of high places." William Fiennes, author of The Snow Geese "A crisp historical study of the sensations and emotions people have brought to (and taken from) mountains. . . . Macfarlane intelligently probes the push/pull of the peaks. . . . Sharp and enticing." Kirkus Reviews
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