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Where The Mountain Casts Its Shadow

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Author : Maria Coffey
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2004

Where The Mountain Casts Its Shadow written by Maria Coffey and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Family & Relationships categories.

Where The Mountain Casts Its Shadow

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Author : Maria Coffey
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2003

Where The Mountain Casts Its Shadow written by Maria Coffey and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Loss (Psychology) categories.

Climbers who court danger in the world's highest places risk far more than just their own skins. When tragedy strikes, what happens to the people who love them? Why would anyone choose to invest in a future with a high-altitude climber? What is life like in the shadow of the mountain? Such questions have long been taboo within the international world of mountaineering. Now Maria Coffey breaks this silence. She recounts climbers' stories of near-death experiences, and gives a voice to the families and loved ones of Chris Bonington, Ed Viesturs, Anatoli Boukreev and Alex Lowe, amongst many other famous names. Her riveting narrative weaves tales of adventure with first-person accounts of the people left behind, highlighting the conflicting beauty, passion and devastation of this alluring obsession. Coffey confronted one of the harsher realities of mountaineering when her lover, Joe Tasker, disappeared on the NE Ridge of Everest in 1982. With an insider's understanding, she explores the addictive highs and inevitable lows of this challenging, unusual lifestyle. She describes the stress of long separations, the constant threat of bereavement, and the lives shattered in the wake of climbing accidents. She examines what compels climbers to return repeatedly to the mountains, and why despite the costs, our society continues to laud their exploits. Coffey's ground-breaking book tackles the romantic myth of mountaineering, painting a shockingly real picture of its private world, its extraordinary moments of exhilaration and its far-reaching personal costs.

Where The Mountain Casts Its Shadow

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Author : Maria Coffey
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2003-11-11

Where The Mountain Casts Its Shadow written by Maria Coffey and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-11 with Sports & Recreation categories.

Without risk, say mountaineers, there would be none of the self-knowledge that comes from pushing life to its extremes. For them, perhaps, it is worth the cost. But when tragedy strikes, what happens to the people left behind? Why would anyone choose to invest in a future with a high-altitude risk-taker? What is life like in the shadow of the mountain? Such questions have long been taboo in the world of mountaineering. Now, the spouses, parents and children of internationally renowned climbers finally break their silence, speaking out about the dark side of adventure. Maria Coffey confronted one of the harshest realities of mountaineering when her partner Joe Tasker disappeared on the Northeast Ridge of Everest in 1982. In Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow, Coffey offers an intimate portrait of adventure and the conflicting beauty, passion, and devastation of this alluring obsession. Through interviews with the world's top climbers, or their widows and families-Jim Wickwire, Conrad Anker, Lynn Hill, Joe Simpson, Chris Bonington, Ed Viesturs, Anatoli Boukreev, Alex Lowe, and many others-she explores what compels men and women to give their lives to the high mountains. She asks why, despite the countless tragedies, the world continues to laud their exploits. With an insider's understanding, Coffey reveals the consequences of loving people who pursue such risk-the exhilarating highs and inevitable lows, the stress of long separations, the constant threat of bereavement, and the lives shattered in the wake of climbing accidents. Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow is a powerful, affecting and important book that exposes the far reaching personal costs of extreme adventure.

Explorers Of The Infinite

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Author : Maria Coffey
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2008-05-29

Explorers Of The Infinite written by Maria Coffey and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-29 with Sports & Recreation categories.

Real-life psychic, near-death, and paranormal experiences are combined with cutting-edge science and vivid adventure stories in this energetic look at why extreme athletes and mountaineers take the risks that allow them to push the limits of consciousness, and what they encounter there. In the life-or-death world of extreme adventure sports, there is one thing that athletes often keep quiet about: the “forbidden” territory of paranormal experiences. Ranging from fleeting moments of transcendence to full-blown encounters with ghosts and everything in between—visions, near-death experiences, psychic communication—many extreme athletes have experienced these moments of connection with the beyond, but have been reluctant to talk about them. In Explorers of the Infinite, award-winning outdoors journalist and lifelong adventure sports devotee Maria Coffey probes the mystical and paranormal experiences of mountaineers, snowboarders, surfers, and more. She reviews cutting-edge science, and consults the history of philosophy and spirituality to answer the question: Could the state of intense “aliveness” that is the allure of extreme sports for so many actually be a route to a connection with the beyond? Coffey investigates the scientific explanations for mystical phenomena, ranging from simple explanations to theories from consciousness studies and quantum physics, and leaves us wondering where science ends and spirituality begins. An energetic, you-are-there look at the spiritual lives of extreme athletes, Explorers of the Infinite asks why extreme athletes take the risks that allow them to push the limits of consciousness, what they encounter there, and what we can learn from them.

Let S Talk Turkey

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Author : Frieda Meredith Dietz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948

Let S Talk Turkey written by Frieda Meredith Dietz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948 with Cookery, American categories.

A Fortress Of Grey Ice

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Author : J V Jones
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-06-03

A Fortress Of Grey Ice written by J V Jones and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-03 with Fiction categories.

The war to end all wars is coming. The Endlords are preparing themselves for invasion. Now should be the time when city men and clansmen come together to fight the dark forces of destruction, yet they feud amongst themselves, unaware of the danger facing them. Only the Sull are preparing for war against the Endlords. They are an ancient, dwindling race, and they fear this fight might be their last. Sull legend speaks of The One Who Bears Loss, the warrior who will slay the Endlords, and they believe this warrior will be one of their own. Ash March is their most valued and sacred warrior, and it is Mal Naysayer's duty to bring her home to save her people. But thousands of leagues to the north, Raif Severance is learning that he alone can kill Endlords swiftly. An outcast and outlaw, Raif must betray his clan and forsake his beliefs, and raise the Fortress of Grey Ice. Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

A Moment In The Sun

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Author : John Sayles
language : en
Publisher: McSweeney's
Release Date : 2011-10-18

A Moment In The Sun written by John Sayles and has been published by McSweeney's this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-18 with Fiction categories.

It’s 1897. Gold has been discovered in the Yukon. New York is under the sway of Hearst and Pulitzer. And in a few months, an American battleship will explode in a Cuban harbor, plunging the U.S. into war. Spanning five years and half a dozen countries, this is the unforgettable story of that extraordinary moment: the turn of the twentieth century, as seen by one of the greatest storytellers of our time. Shot through with a lyrical intensity and stunning detail that recall Doctorow and Deadwood both, A Moment in the Sun takes the whole era in its sights—from the white-racist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina to the bloody dawn of U.S. interventionism in the Philippines. Beginning with Hod Brackenridge searching for his fortune in the North, and hurtling forward on the voices of a breathtaking range of men and women—Royal Scott, an African American infantryman whose life outside the military has been destroyed; Diosdado Concepcíon, a Filipino insurgent fighting against his country’s new colonizers; and more than a dozen others, Mark Twain and President McKinley’s assassin among them—this is a story as big as its subject: history rediscovered through the lives of the people who made it happen.