books about: everest

books about: everest

books:

Everest

The Kid Who Climbed Everest: The Incredible Story of a 23-Year-Old's Summit of Mt. Everest

Bear Grylls

The Lyons Press, 2004

Outstanding Tale by an Outstanding Human Being.
I have just finished TKWCE and I am totally blown away. I have been a fan of Bear Grylls ever since I saw my first episode of Man vs. Wild and this book has elevated him greatly in my eyes. He is a man to be admired. Bear's storytelling style made the entire book ...

High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

Michael Kodas

Hyperion, 2008

The Hellbent Usually Get There
Anyone who hasn't heard by now that Everest has in recent years become a magnet for fools, scoundrels, parasites, and mountebanks of every type, variety and nationality must have been living in a cave. This work gathers together abundant further evidence of this ...

Critical Listening Skills for Audio Professionals

F. Alton Everest

Artistpro, 2006

essential tool for all audio students
This book is acutally a compilation of two of Alton Everests ear training books. The first, Critical listening skills, plays different frequencies, amplitudes, bands, filters, amount of total harmonic distorion, and revervbs. Then you are forced to recognize changes ...

Master Handbook of Acoustics

F. Alton Everest

McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2000

Everest has it covered!
I haven't read the whole book, but from the excerpts I have read, Everest covers a very broad range of topics at at least an acceptable level. Any related topic I've wanted to look up so far has good and relevant material. I'd call this best studio/acoustics design ...

Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest

Lincoln Hall

Tarcher, 2008

An inspirational read
Lincoln Hall's climb on Everest was supposed to be in support of a young Australian's attempt to be the youngest ever climber to reach the summit. When he was forced back, Hall took the opportunity for one last go at reaching the summit himself. In a year where a ...

The Climb

Gordon Korman

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002

Everest
The author of the book I read is Gordon Korman. The title of the book is Everest. The type of book that Everest is historical fiction. In this story several kids train to become part of a team to climb Mount Everest. They go through hard and extreme tests of their ...

Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season

Nick Heil

Henry Holt and Co., 2008

Well-researched and very well-written
A stunning addition to the Everest bookshelf, Heil writes about the 2006 climbing season, the second-deadliest since the 1996 disaster. This time, there was no crippling storm and no stranded teams - but forty people walked past a dying man just below the summit ...

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

Anchor, 1999

Who's got more credibility?
It's interesting to read all of the articles criticizing Jon Krakauer, saying he painted himself in a heroic light, that his book is a giant ego trip, and that Anatoli Boukreev's book is so much more accurate. Many of these so called experts seem to assume that the ...

High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places

David Breashears

Simon & Schuster, 2000

What an incredible book.
What an incredible book. Once you start reading it, you won't be able to set it down. I even got yelled at by my boss for reading the book on company time. I've read it 4 times and each time is like the first time. There is alot of information to process so get ready ...

The Climb

Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt

St. Martin's Griffin, 1999

Bottom Line: The reader ultimately makes the 1996 Everest tragedy call!
I'll attempt to be succinct in this one: It's not just the proverbial "who do you believe" with regard to Jon Krakauer ["Into Thin Air"] and Anatoli Boukreev ["The Climb"] but it also encompasses the whole 1996 Everest tragedy because depending on who you ask or listen ...

Mount Everest: Confessions of an Amateur Peak Bagger

Flynn Kevin

Martino Flynn/Haystack Press, 2006

Great book
I have always been fascinated with those who climb Mt. Everest. This is such a great down to earth book. You feel as though you are along for the climb and how very difficult it is. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

To the Top! Climbing the World's Highest Mountain (Step-Into-Reading, Step 5)

Sydelle Kramer

Random House Books for Young Readers, 1993

Step-Into-Reading Review
This excellent book in Series 5 combines reading skills with historical, scientific and environmental issues that can be understood easily by young children. In general, Step-Into-Reading is a good series, highly recommended to parents who want to encourage their ...

Professional IIS 7

Ken Schaefer, Jeff Cochran, ...

Wrox, 2008

The IIS 7.0 Book To Get
I own most of the IIS 7.0 books that have come out so far and this is the one for administrators to get. It covers the upgraded FTP and a little FastCGI+PHP, but does not include the new WedDAV, is sometimes weak in security details, and chapter 18 on MOF/ITIL could ...

Strega Nona (Spanish)

Tomie dePaola

Editorial Everest, 1999

Great story and illustrations
I have 3 kids, and this story has been a favorite for all of them. The baby loves to look at the pictures, and my older sons love the silly story. Probably the ideal time to introduce this book is around 18-24 months, but my 10 and 8 year old will still sit and listen, ...

Sound Studio Construction on a Budget

F. Alton Everest

McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 1996

Too technical for and audio "engineer"?!? LOL
This book is an update of Everest's classic "Acoustic Design for Home and Studio". It is great for what it is. For more capable types, Everest's "Master" book is more complete. This one has the basics. For those who thought this is too technical, I wonder how they ...