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Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest4 reviews
Lincoln Hall

Tarcher, 2008

Amazing story :-)
Over two years ago, Lincoln experienced the best and the worst of Mt Everest. He was reaching the summit when he got a severe case of altitude sickness. His group attempted to revive him, but when that failed he was left for dead, very close to the summit. As fate would have it, a group of climbers making their way up, saw him in desperate need of help and ultimately saved his life. He writes ... 		  
  







  
  
My Side of the Mountain507 reviews
Jean Craighead George

Puffin, 2001

A trip into the wild
This was a favorite of mine as a child, and even when I picked it up again for a reread I was blown away by the sheer majesty of nature that Ms. George manages to inject into this story. In the tradition of Thoreau (which is actually brought up in the story) we get to witness the bond between boy and nature when a city teen runs off into the Catskills. And why not? So many in our modern world are ... 		  
  







  
  
Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain12 reviews
Martha Sherrill

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

Dog Man
I bought this book because I'm very interested in dogs and had visited Japan. While the book really was about a man who saved Akitas after WWII, it was so much more. Interwoven was a very interesting history of what the Japanese endured from close to the end of the war until today. I was in awe of the hardships they faced and the tremendous number of things they achieved. I feel I'd need ... 		  
  







  
  
Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague (Fablehaven)22 reviews
Brandon Mull

Shadow Mountain, 2008

Excellent!
Excellently written, thorough, inclusive of all kinds of mythological creatures, ties up all free ends, and exciting plot. I can't wait for the fourth book! 		  
  







  
  
The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair: For Road and Mountain Bikes(Expanded and ...51 reviews
Todd Downs

Rodale Books, 2005

Excellent bike service book
I got this book about two years ago when I bought my first serious road bike. Whether you are serious biker or just have a few kids bikes in the garage, this is a truly excellent piece of work. Starting with the basics of bicycle maintenance, it proceeds to review every major (and minor) component of the bike (road and mountain), and then discuss them from a trouble shooting point of view, ... 		  
  







  
  
The Biology Of Belief: Unleashing The Power Of Consciousness, Matter And Miracles203 reviews
Bruce H. Lipton

Mountain of Love, 2005

Positive, factual, inspiring and fun to read - science and the spirit are not opposites after all
This is a must-read book for people like me, non-scientists who might hope there is something more to life than the material world but are baffled (if not downright disheartened) by the atheistic assertions espoused by people like Richard Dawkins. The problem with issues like the existence of the soul beyond the chemical functions of the brain, or of mankind having a purpose on earth, is that ... 		  
  







  
  
Where the Red Fern Grows (A Bantam Starfire Book)1201 reviews
Wilson Rawls

Laurel Leaf, 1984

Ah a blast from the past
I had to read this book in elementary school, but I've been thinking about it lately and wondered if it was still around. Looks like it's not only around, but being used in schools just as regularly as before. Also with 1200+ reviews, I'm not sure it needs any more, including this one. I will say that even though I haven't read it in twenty years, that it still makes me want to shed a little ... 		  
  







  
  
Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs205 reviews
Emerson Eggerichs

Thomas Nelson, 2004

Non-Christian but amazed!
Despite my recoiling against his religious basis, and my discomfort at what I see as his mis-attribution of what are clearly scientific causes to "god and the bible" -- I found his book to be absolutely *excellent*, and I recommend it eagerly to everyone I know. Despite having studied and read and counseled many women and couples, my eyes were opened when Eggerichs presented the unfound key to ... 		  
  







  
  
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World136 reviews
Tracy Kidder

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004

Fantastic Read!
Mountains Beyond Mountains Book Review Tracy Kidder's excellence in writing is proven yet again, as he brings to life the history of one man who changed the lives of many people around the world. Read and used by Reader's Circle, a nation-wide book club, it proves its greatness as it describes the disturbing, yet motivational work that Paul Farmer accomplished while living in countries ... 		  
  







  
  
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1468 reviews
Jon Krakauer

Anchor, 1999

Killer read and a testament to the human spirit!
I just read this book while on vacation in Mexico for a week. Talk about gripping! Each successive camp takes you higher and higher, as the suspense builds. You really get a feel for the determination and ultimate tragedy that drove and still drives people to climb Everest. Some people take issue with Krakauer, but you should give it a read and decide for yourself. PBS recently ran a two hour ... 		  
  







  
  
Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season6 reviews
Nick Heil

Henry Holt and Co., 2008

Excellent narrative; informative and compelling.
I pre-ordered this book immediately after watching The Discovery Channel documentary: "Everest Beyond the Limit". It is an excellent companion to the documentary giving very insightful information on the tragedy of 1996. I really re-evaluated how I felt about Russell Brice and the sherpas through this book. It is always fascinating to read about this world on Everest that most of us cannot ... 		  
  







  
  
The Seven Storey Mountain94 reviews
Thomas Merton

Harvest Books, 1999

a treasure, and immortal
"The Seven Storey Mountain" is that rarest of gems: an articulate book about a lifelong spiritual quest. Its author, Thomas Merton, tells the story of his life, how his vague unease about spiritual questions eventually led him not only to Catholicism but to the narrow walls of a Trappist monastery in Kentucky. The writing is rich and thoughtful. Whatever your opinion of Merton's ... 		  
  







  
  
A Girl's Guide to College: Making the Most of the Best Four Years of Your Life20 reviews
Traci Maynigo

Blue Mountain Arts, 2003

My Best Books for College Students...
This certainly ranks up there. My other choices for 2007, hands down: 1) How To Ace Your Way Through College & Still Have a Life 2) The MLA Handbook 3) Fiske Guide to Colleges Dr. Vernon M Cambridge, MA 		  
  







  
  
The Wheel of Darkness (Special Agent Pendergast)148 reviews
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Grand Central Publishing, 2007

Wheel of Darkness
Preston/Child continue their action/adventure/thriller talents with this masterpiece. Pendergast is as fascinating and engaging as ever! 		  
  







  
  
All My Holy Mountain (Binding of the Blade, Book 5) (Binding of the Blade) (Binding of the Blade) (Binding of ...
L. B. Graham

P & R Publishing, 2008 		  
  







  
  
The Tin Star53 reviews
J. L. Langley

Loose Id, LLC, 2006

The Tin Star
When Jamie told his father and brother that he was gay, he expected yelling and screaming. What he didn't expect was getting thrown off the Quadruple J with no job and no where to go. However, Jamie's brother John and his friend Ethan are supportive and understanding. So Ethan calls Jamie and offers him a place to stay and a job at his ranch, the Tin Star. As soon as Jamie arrives, Ethan ... 		  
  







  
  
Prodigal Summer: A Novel433 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver

Harper Perennial, 2001

spring is the right time to read this book
I just finished this book, and I learned so much. I am in the process of planting my garden, and will definitely do things differently because I read this book. It is a wonderful fictional read that sneaks in several valuable lessons about ecology and nature. I loved the characters and I wish they were my friends. 		  
  







  
  
Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West122 reviews
Hampton Sides

Anchor, 2007

Blood, Thunder and Manifest Destiny
This is a terrific story told in a dramatic yet even handed fashion. It helps that much of Sides narrative is focused on Kit Carson, the famous scout whose exploits made him a Western legend and the subject of numerous pulp,"blood and thunder" Western novels. Carson comes off here as an authentic hero; modest, brave and resourceful, but also much more pragmatic than the wild West shoot-em-up ... 		  
  







  
  
Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star (Fablehaven)40 reviews
Brandon Mull

Shadow Mountain, 2007

Ups the ante
Seth and Kendra Sorenson are looking forward to another summer visit to Fablehaven with their grandparents who are really caretakers of a preserve for magical creatures. However, Fablehaven's magical mayhem comes to them as a fairy creature appears in their school, and a mysterious group bent on the destruction of magical preserves, the Society of the Evening Star, targets the kids at home. ... 		  
  







  
  
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains60 reviews
Jon Krakauer

Anchor, 1997

Living Your Challenging Dreams
People have always pushed to accomplish more. When one of my best friends took up mountain climbing well into his fifties after he back wasn't up to golf any more, I began to wonder what the sport was all about. Having remembered that Jon Krakauer is both a wonderful writer and an adventuresome climber, it seemed like I might learn the answers by reading this book. I was more than amply ... 		  
  







  




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