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Jaclyn
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer
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read in July, 2006
Jaclyn said:
"this book made me want to climb everest.
it's no secret to my friends or family that i'm slightly obsessed with the world's tallest peak. there was an inkling in me before i read this book...that turned into a roar afterward. though i will admit, tr...more
this book made me want to climb everest.
it's no secret to my friends or family that i'm slightly obsessed with the world's tallest peak. there was an inkling in me before i read this book...that turned into a roar afterward. though i will admit, true to form, krakauer writes of the harrowing events so fully that i found myself shivering--whether from self-imposed cold, or the blood curdling thoughts of disaster on the heights, i'm not sure.
anyone who likes adventure stories...disaster or suvival will enjoy this book....less
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Jaclyn
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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer
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read in August, 2006
Jaclyn said:
"i pilfered this book from my best friend's kitchen table. it took me six months to return it. but it didn't take me nearly that long to read it.
this is a wonderful collection of some of krakauer's best outside works. as always, he demonstrat...more
i pilfered this book from my best friend's kitchen table. it took me six months to return it. but it didn't take me nearly that long to read it.
this is a wonderful collection of some of krakauer's best outside works. as always, he demonstrates his ability to put the reader right where the action is. it's easy to imagine yourself climbing the eiger alongside him, or swearing and stamping out the flames on his tent when the roach he dropped set them alight.
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Jaclyn
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Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Paperback)
by Daniel Quinn
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read in February, 2007
Jaclyn said:
"also had to read this book for my sociology class.
this book was phenomenal...so many ideas to consider, if you're open-minded enough to accept them. as a christian, i found this book fascinating, the way it challenges long-held beliefs that creati...more
also had to read this book for my sociology class.
this book was phenomenal...so many ideas to consider, if you're open-minded enough to accept them. as a christian, i found this book fascinating, the way it challenges long-held beliefs that creation ended with man and that we are endowed to rule over everything. i argued long and hard with another christian friend about what this meant. to rule does not mean to destroy, which ishmael shows that man is doing.
all in all, this is a really wonderful book, with so many mind-bogging ideas it's impossible for me to remember them all. if you can get past the talking gorilla...let your mind be boggled....less
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Jaclyn
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Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill (Paperback)
by Jessica Stern
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read in March, 2007
Jaclyn said:
"i had to read this for a sociology class dealing with social change in the forms of environamentalism and the war in the middle east.
unfortunately i never came close to finishing this book, but what i did manage to make it through was nothing short...more
i had to read this for a sociology class dealing with social change in the forms of environamentalism and the war in the middle east.
unfortunately i never came close to finishing this book, but what i did manage to make it through was nothing short of amazing. it's so wonderfully informative about cultures and places many americans only hear on the news. i found myself intrigued and outraged that the people we de-humanize also de-humanize us. it's no wonder we are in a war with one another....less
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Jaclyn
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Paperback)
by Aron Ralston
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read in June, 2006
Jaclyn said:
"this book opened the door to the world of mountaineering books. it's true, i'd read touching the void several years prior, but with this book climbing found it's foothold in me. filled with narrow escapes: both comical and harrowing...you get ...more
this book opened the door to the world of mountaineering books. it's true, i'd read touching the void several years prior, but with this book climbing found it's foothold in me. filled with narrow escapes: both comical and harrowing...you get to see how all of aron's choices brought him to the one distinct moment in the desert that made him famous....or at least infamous.
i've had many heated discussions with climbing friends about aron's decision to go alone and not leave any trace. many people feel it was a stupid choice, but i haven't met anyone who can discount his badass-ness for cutting off his own arm....less
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Jaclyn
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Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by Hermann Hesse
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read in June, 2005
Jaclyn said:
"my best friend bought/sent me a copy of this out of the blue one summer day.
i honestly couldn't put it down, and now the pages are so dogearred and filled with bookmarks and highlighted passages. this is definitely an enlightening book, for those w...more
my best friend bought/sent me a copy of this out of the blue one summer day.
i honestly couldn't put it down, and now the pages are so dogearred and filled with bookmarks and highlighted passages. this is definitely an enlightening book, for those who will see it as such. there are many lessons to be found among its lines....less
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Jaclyn
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Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul (Hardcover)
by John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge
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read in February, 2007
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Jaclyn
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Annapurna: A Woman's Place (20th Anniversary Edition)
by Arlene Blum
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Jaclyn
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The Art of Undressing (Paperback)
by Stephanie Lehmann
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read in July, 2005
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