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Title: Postcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Wrtings of Greg Child by Greg Child, Joe Simpson ISBN: 0-89886-753-3 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A MUST HAVE BOOK - RUN, DO NOT WALK, TO GET THIS!
Comment: I just recently discovered Greg Child's books and must confess to now being completely addicted. After being in love with THE ASCENT OF RUM DOODLE, the classic [but ancient - i.e. 1950s] mountain humor classic, I thought there could be no rival. Thank God I was wrong and thanks to Greg's mum for whatever she did to contribute to his comic genes. Last week I took this book on a camping trip and each night by the fire would read aloud a few essays to my companions, who looked forward all day to the next hysterically humorous missives the evening campfire would bring from the funniest climber/writer in the world. It makes a person jealous to know that one person can be this fabulously talented, both as climber and writer. Damn, he's good! You will not be able to put this book down. PS Warning: this book often produces side effects of laughing out loud.
Rating: 5
Summary: Highly Enjoyable Collection
Comment: This is a great book of short 'stories' about mountaineering that Child has edited from his articles published in magazines. Each of these stories is a well-written perspective on the art of climbing; they cover a wide range of his experiences ranging from sea-level (island cliffs in the Gulf of Tonkin) to the top of the world in the Himalayas. Each of the stories reflects to Child's own experiences over the last 10-20 years and the philosophy of climbing that he has developed in this time.
Many of these stories are written with a dry sense of humor (eg, the 10 rules of bivouacs) that reflect Child's personal experiences. Of course, this humor leavens the drama and tragedy that are described in several of the pieces. With the variety of stories that are included in this book, it is distinctly different from 'Thin Air' which covers three different Himalayan expeditions in depth. I'd recommend both highly; the difference in voice shows the range of perspective that Child can generate with his passion for this sport.
Rating: 5
Summary: made me late for work
Comment: I spent most of last weekend reading this book and loving it. I was late for the bus today cause the first thing I did this morning was catch up where I left off. Funnier than hell, descriptive, intelligent, good stuff...
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Title: Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas by Greg Child, Doug Scott ISBN: 0898865883 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child by Greg Child ISBN: 0898863635 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson ISBN: 0060730552 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: January, 2004 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: This Game of Ghosts by Joe Simpson ISBN: 0898864607 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Beckoning Silence by Joe Simpson ISBN: 0898869412 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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