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Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy 56 reviews Lene Gammelgaard, Press Seal
Harper Paperbacks, 2000
It's About The Big Thing: Me, Myself & I. Oh! And Everest!
I am a rabid Everest-phile, reading everything I can get my hands on and I've got all the books by the best and brightest to have ever climbed Everest.
Lene's book wasn't the worst, certainly not the best. Definitely readable because I looked forward to reading it each night before I fell ...
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The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest 259 reviews Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998
The debate goes on
+ Makes Into Thin Air seem very questionable
Anyone who needs to place blame about the 1996 Everest disaster can pick one of many problems that happened on that climb -from manmade to "acts of God". Into Thin Air gives one climber's view, the documentary, Storm Over Everest, by David Breashears gives more views by those who climbed, and ...
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Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest 93 reviews Beck Weathers
Dell, 2001
RE: Mt Everest
+ left for dead
As one of the other reviewers had written, I too have becme nearly obsessed with the events surrounding the tragic events of May 1996. I have read every book I can find on the subject.
Dr. Weathers book is very well written. It gives perspective from his wife and friends view as they waited ...
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The Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm 40 reviews Matt Dickinson
Three Rivers Press, 2000
Different, and excellent!
+ Riveting "Thin Air" story from another angle + Holds up well to "Into Thin Air" + A 10-Plus!! One of the Top 10 Everest Books Ever
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Everest : Mountain Without Mercy 51 reviews Broughton Coburn
National Geographic, 1997
Mt Everest: spectacular photography
+ Good, a little bit too slick for my tastes, though + Everest: Mountain without mercy + Great book + Awesome Everest
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Touching My Father's Soul: A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest 33 reviews Jamling T. Norgay
HarperOne, 2002
A Sherpa Man Finds his Spiritual and Family Roots
+ Jamling Norgay succeeds + Some Climb + Three books in one
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Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey 32 reviews GORAN KROPP, DAVID LAGERCRANTZ
Discovery Books, 2000
Life is a Grand Adventure
+ An incredible story - Proof that truth is stranger than fiction + The story of an extrodianry adventure + See his live talk!
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Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account of the 1996 Disaster 18 reviews Kenneth Kamler
The Lyons Press, 2002
excellent account as doctor on Everest....
+ Doctor bragging about Everest + Another Good Story + A doctor's personal account
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 1492 reviews Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 1999
Who's got more credibility?
+ A REALLY GOOD Story + Highly recommend it. + You don't need to be an avid outdoors-man to enjoy this book. + Life and Death on Everest
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The Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm 40 reviews Matt Dickinson
Three Rivers Press, 2000
Different, and excellent!
+ Riveting "Thin Air" story from another angle + Holds up well to "Into Thin Air" + A 10-Plus!! One of the Top 10 Everest Books Ever
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The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest 259 reviews Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998
The debate goes on
+ Makes Into Thin Air seem very questionable
Anyone who needs to place blame about the 1996 Everest disaster can pick one of many problems that happened on that climb -from manmade to "acts of God". Into Thin Air gives one climber's view, the documentary, Storm Over Everest, by David Breashears gives more views by those who climbed, and ...
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Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy 56 reviews Lene Gammelgaard, Press Seal
Harper Paperbacks, 2000
It's About The Big Thing: Me, Myself & I. Oh! And Everest!
I am a rabid Everest-phile, reading everything I can get my hands on and I've got all the books by the best and brightest to have ever climbed Everest.
Lene's book wasn't the worst, certainly not the best. Definitely readable because I looked forward to reading it each night before I fell ...
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Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest 93 reviews Beck Weathers
Dell, 2001
RE: Mt Everest
+ left for dead
As one of the other reviewers had written, I too have becme nearly obsessed with the events surrounding the tragic events of May 1996. I have read every book I can find on the subject.
Dr. Weathers book is very well written. It gives perspective from his wife and friends view as they waited ...
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Touching My Father's Soul: A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest 33 reviews Jamling T. Norgay
HarperOne, 2002
A Sherpa Man Finds his Spiritual and Family Roots
+ Jamling Norgay succeeds + Some Climb + Three books in one
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 1492 reviews Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 1999
Who's got more credibility?
+ A REALLY GOOD Story + Highly recommend it. + You don't need to be an avid outdoors-man to enjoy this book. + Life and Death on Everest
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Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account of the 1996 Disaster 18 reviews Kenneth Kamler
The Lyons Press, 2002
excellent account as doctor on Everest....
+ Doctor bragging about Everest + Another Good Story + A doctor's personal account
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Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey 32 reviews GORAN KROPP, DAVID LAGERCRANTZ
Discovery Books, 2000
Life is a Grand Adventure
+ An incredible story - Proof that truth is stranger than fiction + The story of an extrodianry adventure + See his live talk!
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Everest : Mountain Without Mercy 51 reviews Broughton Coburn
National Geographic, 1997
Mt Everest: spectacular photography
+ Good, a little bit too slick for my tastes, though + Everest: Mountain without mercy + Great book + Awesome Everest
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