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The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
by Jared Diamond
read in March, 2013
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| Very interesting concept, learning from traditional societies. I read this book at the same time that I have taking a 6 week course from Kerry Hardy, author of Notes on a Lost Flute, which is a more focused view of one society that used to live righ...more | |
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Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
by Peter Zuckerman
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recommended for: anyone who liked Into Thin Air, all autdoor hikers, and adventurers
read in November, 2012
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Could not put it down. Very much follows the pattern of the superb Into Thin Air. This time 11 climbers from various countries and expeditions die in Aug. 2008, yet two Sherpas somehow live. Loaded with little details about Sherpa high altitude porte...more |
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Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
by Jennifer Pharr Davis
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The author is the National Geographic Hiker of the Year Award for 2012, the current speed record holder for thru-hiking Appalachain Trail (2011), and a compelling writer. I could not put the book down, and read it in one day. How is it that this book...more |
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The Hobbit (Graphic Novel): An illustrated edition of the fantasy classic
by Chuck Dixon
read in January, 2013
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