Background To Danger

Author : Eric Ambler
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN 13 : 0307949931
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Background to Danger written by Eric Ambler and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2011-10-19 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenton's career as a journalist depended on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European politics, and his quick judgment. Where his judgment sometimes failed him was in his personal life. When he finds himself on a train bound for Austria with insufficient funds after a bad night of gambling, he jumps at the chance to earn a fee to help a refugee smuggle securities across the border. He soon discovers that the documents he holds have a more than monetary value, and that European politics has more twists and turns than the most convoluted newspaper account.

Author : Jim Wickwire
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439117837
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Addicted to Danger written by Jim Wickwire and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-08 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventurist Jim Wickwire has lived life on the edge -- literally. An eyewitness to glory, terror, and tragedy above 20,000 feet, he has braved bitter cold, blinding storms, and avalanches to become what the Los Angeles Times calls "one of America's most extraordinary and accomplished high-altitude mountaineers." Although his incredible exploits have inspired a feature on 60 Minutes, an award-winning PBS documentary, a Broadway play, and a full-length film, he hasn't told his remarkable story in his own words -- until now. Among the world's most intrepid and fearless climbers, Jim Wickwire has traveled the globe, from Alaska to the Alps, from the Andes to the Himalayas, in search of fresh challenges and new heights to conquer. Along the way he accumulated an extraordinary roster of historic achievements. He was one of the first two Americans to reach the summit of the 28,250-foot K2, the world's second highest peak, acknowledged as the toughest and most dangerous to climb. He completed the first alpine-style ascent of Alaska's forbidding Mt. McKinley, spending several nights without tents in snowcaves, crevasses, and open bivouacs. But with the triumphs came harrowing incidents of suffering and loss that haunt him still. On one climb, his shoulder broken by a fall, he watched helplessly as a friend slowly froze to death, trapped in an ice crevasse. Buffeted by storms, Wickwire spent two weeks utterly alone on a remote glacier before his rescue. On two other expeditions he witnessed three fellow climbers plunge thousands of feet, vanishing into the mountain mist. A successful Seattle attorney, Wickwire climbed his first mountain in 1960 and discovered the wonder of leaving behind the complexities of the civilized world for the pure life-and-death logic of granite, glacier, and snow. Deeply compelled by the allure of nature and the thrill of risk, he pushed himself to the limits of physical and mental endurance for thirty-five years, ultimately climbing into legend. After more than three decades of uncommon challenges, Wickwire faced a crisis of heart -- a turning point that threatened his faith in himself and his hope in the future. How he reassessed his priorities and rededicated his life -- to his family and to his community -- completes a unique and moving portrait of one man's courage, commitment , and grace under pressure. Addicted to Danger is a tale of adventure in its truest sense.

Author : LeRoy Panek
Publisher : Popular Press
ISBN 13 : 9780879721787
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Special Branch written by LeRoy Panek and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author has chosen seventeen of the most important or representative British spy novelists to write about. He presents some basic literary analysis and criticism, trying both to place them in historical perspective and to describe and analyze the content and form of their fiction.

Author : United Mine Workers of America
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1046 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book United Mine Workers Journal written by United Mine Workers of America and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eric Ambler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Background to Danger written by Eric Ambler and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Black Diamond written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Rolles Driver
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Literature of the Old Testament written by Samuel Rolles Driver and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : S. R. Driver
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Literature of the Old Testament written by S. R. Driver and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Library of Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bruce Cassiday
Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Mystery, Fantasy, and Science Fiction Writers written by Bruce Cassiday and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1993 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for reference or browsing, this volume includes some 80 authors and explores in excerpts of criticism (from books, essays, and reviews) their work and influence. Throughout, the coverage is international and the emphasis is on the many rare and insightful comments that are made on these authors who are increasingly accorded literary status and regarded in the critical mainstream.