At The Mercy Of The Mountains

Author : Peter Bronski
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493009273
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book At the Mercy of the Mountains written by Peter Bronski and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Eiger Dreams, In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World, and Not Without Peril, comes a new book that examines the thrills and perils of outdoor adventure in the “East's greatest wilderness,” the Adirondacks.

Author : Lavone D. Genzink
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781625860163
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mountains of Mercy written by Lavone D. Genzink and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do people deal with the losses of health, loved ones, and dreams? Meet Lavone Genzink, whose life's challenges could be compared to those of the long-suffering Job of the Bible. After the man of her dreams became her husband, her first pregnancy was accompanied by news that her husband had brain cancer. And following the births of two more beautiful children came a catastrophic automobile accident that left tragedy in its wake. In trying to rebuild her health and family life, with the delight of four more children came unimaginable trials affecting various family members: disabilities, transplants, and a life of caregiving. Lavone shows that faith can indeed be maintained when happily-ever-after doesn't happen, and triumphant joy rises above circumstances.

Author : Peter Bronski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781929173914
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book At the Mercy of the Mountains written by Peter Bronski and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the dangers of outdoor adventure in New York's Adirondack Mountains recounts true-life stories of tragedy, peril, and survival, from famous historical cases to modern-day events, drawing on historical accounts, personal interviews, and expert analysis to describe each mishap.

Author : Marilyn Sue Shank
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0375873317
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Child of the Mountains written by Marilyn Sue Shank and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's about keeping the faith. Growing up poor in 1953 in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia doesn't bother Lydia Hawkins. She treasures her tight-knit family. There's her loving mama, now widowed; her whip-smart younger brother BJ, who has cystic fibrosis; and wise old Gran. But everything falls apart after Gran and BJ die and Mama is jailed unjustly. Suddenly Lydia has lost all those dearest to her. Moving to a coal camp to live with her uncle William and aunt Ethel Mae only makes Lydia feel more alone. She is ridiculed at her new school for her outgrown homemade clothes and the way she talks, and for what the kids believe her mama did. And to make matters worse, she discovers that her uncle has been keeping a family secret—about her. If only Lydia, with her resilient spirit and determination, could find a way to clear her mother's name. . . .

Author : Frederic V. Hartemann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mountain Encyclopedia written by Frederic V. Hartemann and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding reference work is the first English-language A-Z compendium on all topics related to mountains, including geological, geographical, and zoological terms, as well as many entries on significant explorers, surveyors, mountaineers, rock climbers, and skiers. Numerous entries also cover related pursuits such as logging, mining, skiing, climbing, and mountaineering. Definitions, explanations, and clarifications are contained in more than 2,300 entries that vary in length from a brief sentence to detailed overviews of more complex subjects. The Mountain Encyclopedia is invaluable as a source of data and information, but it is also enjoyable to read straight through. Featuring 400 breathtaking color photographs of mountains, volcanoes, animal and plant life on mountains, rock and ice formations, and historic shots of climbers and expeditions, outdoor enthusiasts and all others who are interested in mountains will find this a beautiful reference work as well as an engaging read. Black-and-white historical images, technical drawings, and typographical maps of mountains throughout the world illustrate many of the detailed entries. Notable is the fact that many of the entries and photographs are based on the authors' first-hand experiences skiing, hiking, bouldering, climbing, and mountaineering throughout the world to obtain the extraordinary images and data. For readers who are fascinated by facts and figures, listings of the world's 1,000 highest peaks, 4,000-meter peaks in the Alps, 6,000-meter peaks in the Andes, North America's 14,000-Footers, the world's highest volcanoes, major unclimbed peaks above 7,000-meters, and the high points in the 50 United States and the 13 Canadian provinces and territories conclude this essential manual to the mountains.

Author : Anatoli Boukreev
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 125009982X
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Climb written by Anatoli Boukreev and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everest, the major motion picture from Universal Pictures, is set for wide release on September 18, 2015. Read The Climb, Anatoli Boukreev (portrayed by Ingvar Sigurðsson in the film) and G. Weston DeWalt’s compelling account of those fateful events on Everest. In May 1996 three expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Crowded conditions slowed their progress. Late in the day twenty-three men and women-including expedition leaders Scott Fischer and Rob Hall-were caught in a ferocious blizzard. Disoriented and out of oxygen, climbers struggled to find their way down the mountain as darkness approached. Alone and climbing blind, Anatoli Boukreev brought climbers back from the edge of certain death. This new edition includes a transcript of the Mountain Madness expedition debriefing recorded five days after the tragedy, as well as G. Weston DeWalt's response to Into Thin Air author Jon Krakauer.

Author : David Vann
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062121111
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Goat Mountain written by David Vann and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore new worlds in this riveting sci-fi novel In David Vann’s searing novel Goat Mountain, an 11-year-old boy at his family’s annual deer hunt is eager to make his first kill. His father discovers a poacher on the land, a 640-acre ranch in Northern California, and shows him to the boy through the scope of his rifle. With this simple gesture, tragedy erupts, shattering lives irrevocably. In prose devastating and beautiful in its precision, David Vann creates a haunting and provocative novel that explores our most primal urges and beliefs, the bonds of blood and religion that define and secure us, and the consequences of our actions—what we owe for what we’ve done. David Vann is the award-winning author of Legend of a Suicide, Caribou Island, A Mile Down, and Last Day on Earth.

Author : Kristen Welch
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493421344
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Made to Move Mountains written by Kristen Welch and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is an incredible journey with ups and downs. We soar, struggle, scale and stumble, and often stand at the edge of cliffs, afraid to step into the unknown, unsure of where we will land. But instead of running away, we are called by God to stand firm, muster up what faith we can, and take a step. Because we were made to move mountains. In this inspiring book, Kristen Welch calls you to step out in faith and climb the mountain in front of you--not because you are good enough or adequate or able, but because God makes a way where there is no way. With heartbreaking and hopeful personal stories, Scripture, and questions for contemplation, she draws you out of fear and into a holy confidence, showing you that the mountain in your path was put there on purpose, so that you could exercise--and grow--your faith.

Author : Broughton Coburn
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426215851
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everest written by Broughton Coburn and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A filmmaker and veteran climber, David Breashears led the May 1996 expedition that captured Everest in a large-format IMAX motion picture. "Everest" is the breathtaking chronicle of a filmmaking expedition turned rescue mission. 125 stunning, full-color images, including IMAX frames from the film.

Author : Connilyn Cossette
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493418750
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Until the Mountains Fall (Cities of Refuge Book #3) written by Connilyn Cossette and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently widowed, Rivkah refuses to submit to the Torah law compelling her to marry her husband's brother and instead flees Kedesh, hoping to use her talents as a scribe to support herself. Without the protections of her father, Kedesh's head priest, and the safety of the city of refuge, Rivkah soon discovers that the cost of recklessness is her own freedom. Malakhi has secretly loved Rivkah for years, but he never imagined his older brother's death would mean wedding her himself. After her disappearance, he throws himself into the ongoing fight against the Canaanites instead of dwelling on all he has lost. But with impending war looming over Israel, Rivkah's father comes to Malakhi with an impossible request. As the enemies that Rivkah and Malakhi face from without and within Israel grow more threatening each day, is it too late for the restoration their wounded souls seek?