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Eiger Obsession: Facing the Mountain That Killed My Father by Harlin, John
by Harlin, John | PB | Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781599215006
- Book Title
- Eiger Obsession : Facing the Mountain That Killed My Father
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback, Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Europe / Switzerland, General, Mountaineering
- Item Weight
- 0.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 296 Pages
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Product Information
"When the author was nine years old, his father, an experienced climber, tackled one of the world's most treacherous mountains, the Eiger, in the Swiss Alps. It was the first attempt to reach the summit via the direct route (Harlin senior had already climbed the North Face), and it ended in tragedy, with a 4,000-foot fall. Forty years after his father's death, at the age of 49, the author succeeded where his father failed: beating the mountain. Published to coincide with the release of the Imax film chronicling the climb, the book combines biography (memories of Harlin's father) with a you-are-there account of the climb (The cold Eiger rock feels good against my bare hands). Thankfully, Harlin avoids most of the climbing-as-life-metaphor cliches that mar so many mountaineering books. At once a tribute to a legendary climber and a celebration of a very personal triumph, this book will captivate the imagination of anyone who reads it." - from Booklist
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1599215004
ISBN-13
9781599215006
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70491439
Product Key Features
Book Title
Eiger Obsession : Facing the Mountain That Killed My Father
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Europe / Switzerland, General, Mountaineering
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Sports & Recreation
Format
Trade Paperback, Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
0.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Praise for a Previous Edition "In his gripping, graceful account . . . Harlin elegantly combines a frank biography of his frequently absent parent . . . with a vivid memoir of his own childhood. . . . His agility as a writer makes his final ascent of the mountain as compelling as his account of living in his father's shadow." -Sunday Times (United Kingdom) "As close to being a 'page turner' as any climbing-related book I've read since Touching the Void." -Stephen Goodwin, Alpine Journal "It's the differences between the father and the son, not the similarities, that infuse this book with such poignant force." -Men's Journal, Praise for a Previous Edition "In his gripping, graceful account . . . Harlin elegantly combines a frank biography of his frequently absent parent . . . with a vivid memoir of his own childhood. . . . His agility as a writer makes his final ascent of the mountain as compelling as his account of living in his father's shadow." --Sunday Times (United Kingdom) "As close to being a �page turner' as any climbing-related book I've read since Touching the Void." --Stephen Goodwin, Alpine Journal "It's the differences between the father and the son, not the similarities, that infuse this book with such poignant force." --Men's Journal, Praise for a Previous Edition"In his gripping, graceful account . . . Harlin elegantly combines a frank biography of his frequently absent parent . . . with a vivid memoir of his own childhood. . . . His agility as a writer makes his final ascent of the mountain as compelling as his account of living in his father's shadow."--Sunday Times (United Kingdom) "As close to being a 'page turner' as any climbing-related book I've read since Touching the Void."--Stephen Goodwin, Alpine Journal"It's the differences between the father and the son, not the similarities, that infuse this book with such poignant force."--Men's Journal, Praise for a Previous Edition In his gripping, graceful account . . . Harlin elegantly combines a frank biography of his frequently absent parent . . . with a vivid memoir of his own childhood. . . . His agility as a writer makes his final ascent of the mountain as compelling as his account of living in his father's shadow." —Sunday Times (United Kingdom) As close to being a ‘page turner' as any climbing-related book I've read since Touching the Void." —Stephen Goodwin, Alpine Journal It's the differences between the father and the son, not the similarities, that infuse this book with such poignant force." —Men's Journal, Praise for a Previous Edition In his gripping, graceful account . . . Harlin elegantly combines a frank biography of his frequently absent parent . . . with a vivid memoir of his own childhood. . . . His agility as a writer makes his final ascent of the mountain as compelling as his account of living in his father's shadow." —Sunday Times (United Kingdom) As close to being a #145;page turner' as any climbing-related book I've read since Touching the Void." —Stephen Goodwin, Alpine Journal It's the differences between the father and the son, not the similarities, that infuse this book with such poignant force." —Men's Journal
Publication Date
2009-05-19
Lccn
2009-010782
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
796.5220949454
Lc Classification Number
Gv199.44.S92e3527
Copyright Date
2009
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