Into the Silence

Into the Silence PDF Author: Wade Davis
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307700569
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 592

Book Description
The definitive story of the British adventurers who survived the trenches of World War I and went on to risk their lives climbing Mount Everest. On June 6, 1924, two men set out from a camp perched at 23,000 feet on an ice ledge just below the lip of Everest’s North Col. George Mallory, thirty-seven, was Britain’s finest climber. Sandy Irvine was a twenty-two-year-old Oxford scholar with little previous mountaineering experience. Neither of them returned. Drawing on more than a decade of prodigious research, bestselling author and explorer Wade Davis vividly re-creates the heroic efforts of Mallory and his fellow climbers, setting their significant achievements in sweeping historical context: from Britain’s nineteen-century imperial ambitions to the war that shaped Mallory’s generation. Theirs was a country broken, and the Everest expeditions emerged as a powerful symbol of national redemption and hope. In Davis’s rich exploration, he creates a timeless portrait of these remarkable men and their extraordinary times.

Changing of The Gods

Changing of The Gods PDF Author: Naomi Goldenberg
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807011119
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Feminism and the End of Traditional Religions

The Quest for the Missing Girl

The Quest for the Missing Girl PDF Author: Jirō Taniguchi
Publisher: Ponent Mom S L
ISBN: 9788496427471
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 333

Book Description
A story about a man who works at a mountain lodge. He lost his mountaineering partner when the friend tried to climb Himalaya. When his friend's daughter is missing, he tries to find her in his friend's place.

The Times of Botchan

The Times of Botchan PDF Author: Jirō Taniguchi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
Jiro Taniguchi ("The Walking Man", "The Caucasian Elm") marries talent to a solid script by Natsuo Sekikawa to present us with "The Times of Botchan", a fresco of Japanese society towards the end of the Meiji period, when the country was beginning to open up to the West. What in hands of another author could have simply been an illustrated textbook becomes a narrative for adults of great artistic and historic significance. The writer Sōseki Natsume, who suffers from neurosis as a consequence of cultural shock, conceives of what will be his new book, "Botchan", as a response to the challenges of his time. Other famous characters of that time appear along with him in a portrayal of the political, social and cultural life of what was arguably the most important period in the history of Japan.

The Zoo in Winter

The Zoo in Winter PDF Author: Polina Barskova
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
ISBN: 1935554263
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
Opulent, playful and sensual, Polina Barskova's poems have earned her a reputation as the finest Russian poet under the age of 40. While steeped in Russian and classical culture, Barskova's work remains unmistakably contemporary, at once classic and edgy - always fresh, new and startling. This is the first English translation of this remarkable poet, collecting poems from seven earlier books as well as from her recent work. Dralyuk and Stromberg's superb translation perfectly renders the strange and intoxicating beauty of Barskova's poetry.

The Summit of the Gods

The Summit of the Gods PDF Author: Jiro Taniguchi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788492444403
Category : Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The scene is finally set for Habu's challenge of the South West face of Everest in winter, solo and without oxygen. Fukamachi has accompanied him so far but must now descend to base camp and leave the mountain to Habu.

Men Like Gods

Men Like Gods PDF Author: Herbert George Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description

On First Principles

On First Principles PDF Author: Origen
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
ISBN: 0870612808
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 576

Book Description
Origen’s On First Principles is a foundational work in the development of Christian thought and doctrine: it is the first attempt in history at a systematic Christian theology. For over a decade it has been out of print with only expensive used copies available; now it is available at an affordable price and in a more accessible format. On First Principles is the most important surviving text written by third-century Church father, Origen. Origen wrote in a time when fundamental doctrines had not yet been fully articulated by the Church, and contributed to the very formation of Christianity. Readers see Origen grappling with the mysteries of salvation and brainstorming how they can be understood. This edition presents G. W. Butterworth’s trusted translation in a new, more readable format, retains the introduction by Henri de Lubac, and includes a new foreword by John C. Cavadini. As St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Doctor of the Church, wrote: “Origen is the stone on which all of us were sharpened.”

Murder on Puncak Jaya

Murder on Puncak Jaya PDF Author: Charles G. Irion
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984161843
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
Adventurer Scott Devlon is out to climb Puncak Jaya, one of the world's Seven Summits and the highest mountain in Oceania. But conquering this challenging peak is the least of Devlon's concerns. He begins by slashing his way through a primordial jungle teaming with exotic and deadly wildlife, only to find murder on the icy precipice of Puncak Jaya.
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