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| Author: | Stephen Venables |
| Publisher: | Arrow |
| Catalogue number: | 168607 |
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A highly intimate and epic account of Stephen Venables’s life, culminating in his dramatic ascent of Everest, an event that confirmed him as one of the greatest British climbers of his generation. Stephen...
| Author: | Britta Das |
| Publisher: | Summersdale Publishers |
| Catalogue number: | 143585 |
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Set against the dramatic scenery of the Himalaya, "Buttertea At Sunrise" is Britta Das's beautiful memoir, revealing hardships and happiness in a land almost untouched by the West. Often seen as a magical...
| Author: | Patrick French |
| Publisher: | Flamingo |
| Catalogue number: | 46913 |
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In this travelling biography, Patrick French tells the story of the man who held the world record for the 300-yard dash, discovered a new overland route from China to India, and organized the early...
The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below
| Author: | Daniel Allen |
| Publisher: | Haus Publishers Ltd |
| Catalogue number: | 167995 |
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The wellspring of “The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below” is the remarkable 17th century figure, Thomas Coryate, unofficial jester to the court of King James I, associate of John Donne, Ben Johnson and Inigo...
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Fifty years ago, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were about to achieve what no other man had yet achieved: reach the summit of the highest mountain on earth. Before this, many tried with no luck.
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The words "the Himalayas" conjure up images of glistening peaks and weather-beaten Sherpas. They paint pictures of Everest and mountaineers and shaggy ill-tempered yaks. It is a profound place of austerity and beauty, of immensity and poverty. It is a place on earth like no other.
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