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Mountains of the Mind: How Desolate and Forbidding Heights Were Transformed into Experiences of Indomitable Spirit

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Unique history of mountains and climbing
From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
Preaching to the converted
The Magic of Mountains
An adventure story for the adult mind

Mountains of the Mind: How Desolate and Forbidding Heights Were Transformed into Experiences of Indomitable Spirit
Robert Macfarlane
Manufacturer: Pantheon
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Binding: Hardcover

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Mountains of the Mind: Adventures in Reaching the Summit

ASIN: 0375421807
Release Date: 2003-06-03

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Three centuries ago, mountains were considered forbidding and forbidden—the abodes of dragons and other ill-tempered grotesque beasts. But with the growing recognition that the Earth’s surface had not been created once and for all but was slowly evolving, mountains came to be seen as the unexplored text of the Earth’s story—a terrain that scientists, adventurers, naturalists, and, finally, travelers began to explore. In Mountains of the Mind, Robert Macfarlane blends cultural history, meditation, and memoir to show how early geologists helped transform our perceptions of the wild, chaotic landscapes; how the allure of height increasingly drew fearless climbers, culminating in the romantic figure of George Mallory, the passionate Englishman who died on Mount Everest in 1924; and how the elemental beauty of snow and ice coalesced into an aesthetic of the sublime.
Mountains of the Mind is at once an enthralling work of history, an intimate account of Macfarlane’s own experiences, and a beautifully written meditation on how memory, landscape, imagination, and the landscape of mountains are joined together in our minds and under our feet.

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Unique history of mountains and climbing.......2004-06-19

Robert MacFarlane's book is the most original take on Mountains I have ever read. MacFarlane's book examines how our view of MOuntains has changed over the centuries. Today we regard them as things we have mastered but three hundred years ago they were regarded as fearful places ... a bit of hell on earth. He describes how our geological and cultural view of them evolved as science replaced superstition as the basis for knowledge of these places. He uses loads of interesting anecdotes to illustrate his story as well as personal reminiscence ... he's an amateur climber. He is also a dream of a writer. I usually devour books ... but this one was so original and so well written that t took me a couple of weeks ... I wanted to savour it in small bites excellent reading for a vacation in the mountains -- or the beach.

From the Ridiculous to the Sublime.......2004-01-11

Just think that mountains were once seen as the wild pimples of the world, good for nothing blemishes, protruding from the arable and the habitable.

Macfarlane traces the change in attitude in Western conception of the mountains and how they became places to aspire to, to reflect upon, to escape to, to die for.

Macfarlane's personal climbing stories nicely intersesct with the historical narrative as he tries to find those key moments in time which changed things, and how interesting it is to see poets like Petrarch and Coleridge playing major parts in this transformation.

The growing appeal of the other-world, of places like Mount Blanc are beautifully described but I didn't think it needed the whole last chapter devoted to Mallory and Everest.

This book is eminently readable, detailed and interesting, and freely admits it owes more than a little to Schama's 'Lanscape and Memory'.

Preaching to the converted.......2003-09-25

Fortunately, this is not yet another egotistical man-against-the-mountain book in the style of Joe Simpson et.al. Rather, this book purports to be an exploration of the fascination with mountains that came to grip the Western mind-set. Therefore it is more of a cultural history of climbing than a pure 'tale of adventure'.

Macfarlane has obviously researched his subject thoroughly. Unfortuately, this shows due to the fact that there is so much in here that is not really required - more than once an addition read as though the author had come across yet another quote he found interesting and just `had to' shoe-horn it into the book. Therefore we have endless references to people like Keats, who himself was never really into climbing mountains, but happened to say something about them. ... There is a lot of interest in this book, but you have to read through repetitive sections to get to them. There is also a lot of reliance on quotes - again and again we get someone saying 'Itis impossible to describe....' then attempting to describe it. It gets a bit boring after awhile, leaving this reader champing at the bit to get to the next chapter.

The inclusion of personal anecdotes is also a bit dry. I don't have anything against books where a historical/scientific and/or cultural exploration is interspersed with personal narrative or anecdotes. But these anecdotes seem to jump all over the place: perhaps they would have been much more useful if the author had referred to one climbing trip throughout, using examples from this to underline the points he is making. And the section on Mallory doesn't fit: I realise that the author is using him as an example of the ideas he has been exploring throughout the book, but really it is just a potted history. He continues to comment on the fact that Mallory was drawn to Everest, even though he knew there was a good chance that he wouldn't come back, and despite the fact he had a wife he loved very much and wanted to spend time with. Yet we never quite get an explanation of why, which was ultimately meant to be the point, I thought.

Not sure what market this book is trying to reach - if someone picks it up to read about climbing adventures, I think they will be bored quite quickly. If they are looking for an in-depth cultural history of climbing, they might find this book a bit `bitty'. Which is a shame, as this is a book that obviously has had a lot of work put into it, and there are some very interesting ideas contained in it. If only you didn't have to wade through so much extraneous material to get there.

The Magic of Mountains.......2003-07-20

From the opening recollection to the last sentence, Macfarlane's history of how mountains have been imagined left me aching to read more. The final words took me by surprise; I fully expected to turn the page for at least a few more spellbinding paragraphs. While the author's own experiences with altitude, ice, and snow are interspersed throughout, this is not at all a flimsy excuse to offer up a personal memoir or a coming-of-age story. Rather, his own stories effectively illustrate his larger points. The final problem of the plot, Mallory's fatal ascent toward the summit of Everest, lingers throughout as the essential riddle, and yet Macfarlane skillfully avoids letting that tragedy overwhelm the rest of the book. Every historical nuance, every detail of landscape, every observation of human endeavor is crafted through the comprehension of one who is sensitive to his own place in the historical development he chronicles. It is difficult not to recall Barry Lopez's Arctic Dreams as far as the depth of understanding and the quality of the writing.

An adventure story for the adult mind.......2003-07-05

We humans seem to have an unquenchable thirst for vicarious danger. Mountains of the Mind in not just an adventure tale, however; it's also an essay-like exploration of our fascination with these nearly unattainable high places that have for so long provided inspiration and insight. Mountains are difficult to write about without resorting to clichés, but Macfarlane manages to wax eloquent without overwhelming us with his considerable descriptive powers.
Almost makes me want to go climb a mountain...

Kentucky Women: Two Centuries of Indomitable Spirit and Vision

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Kentucky Women: Two Centuries of Indomitable Spirit and Vision

Manufacturer: Big Tree Pr
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0965985806

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Look through the lens of this kaliedoscope of Kentucky women and prepare to be dazzled! The biographical essays of the 95 women featured in this book are as varied as the loose bits of colored glass in the kaleidoscope, and their stories are just as spellbinding.

Thirty-one scholars and history aficionados who generously contributed essays to this book agree that women's contributions are part of this state's history and heritage. With its scrapbook of photographs and biographies, this book introduces only a symbolic few, an inspiring group who represent Kentucky Women.

On the eve of the 21st centuy, it is fitting to consider 200 years of women whose accomplishments have shaped the great Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Indomitable Spirit: Life-Changing Lessons in Leadership

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Indomitable Spirit

Indomitable Spirit: Life-Changing Lessons in Leadership

Manufacturer: Agora Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0970825714

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The essential guidebook for a lifelong journey of understanding the demands of leadership and the rewards of meeting them.

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Indomitable Spirit.......2005-09-17

Chuck Ferguson has written an inspiring book on leadership courtesy of his eight-year old granddaughter. Indomitable Spirit will lift your spirit and help you understand that there is a leader in all of us. A must read.

Stalwart Women: Frontier Stories of Indomitable Spirit (Wild West Collection, V. 6)

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Stalwart Women: Frontier Stories of Indomitable Spirit (Wild West Collection, V. 6)
Leo W. Banks
Manufacturer: Arizona Highways Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 091617977X

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Tough enough to walk barefoot through miles of desert and cactus forest. Strong enough to fell a man with a jaw-crunching blow. Wily enough to con the U.S. Army.

Even if you know all of the buffalo hunters, lawmen, rustlers, and warriors, you've missed the Old West's full excitement until you meet the unique women who plunged into the harsh unknown -- mad Mollie Monroe on her quest for revenge, Sara Bowman and her gigantic strength, daring Pauline Cushman behind the lines as a spy.

Life was a struggle under extremes sometimes hard to imagine. Yet these are not fictionalized stories, but the gripping reality of tough women out West. They fought for a place in the hostile wilderness, charmed their way through war zones, and commandeered arduous rescue missions. These survivors didn't buckle when disaster struck, and disaster struck often.

Stalwart Women contains 15 stories full of danger and adventure. Start in the middle or read them all straight through, you'll find that each chapter stands alone as a riveting portrait of gutsy endurance.

Espíritu indomable.(corredores de autos)(TT: Indomitable spirit.)(TA: race drivers): An article from: Automundo Magazine

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Espíritu indomable.(corredores de autos)(TT: Indomitable spirit.)(TA: race drivers): An article from: Automundo Magazine
Jack Barski
Manufacturer: Automundo Productions, Inc.
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B0008GXXL4
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Automundo Magazine, published by Automundo Productions, Inc. on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 441 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Espíritu indomable.(corredores de autos)(TT: Indomitable spirit.)(TA: race drivers)
Author: Jack Barski
Publication: Automundo Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2000
Publisher: Automundo Productions, Inc.
Volume: 18 Issue: 204 Page: 43

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Spirit, Indomitable Spirit -- From Ripples Of September 11, A Special Collection

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Spirit, Indomitable Spirit -- From Ripples Of September 11, A Special Collection
Leslie L. Kossoff
Manufacturer: BrownHerron
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B00006JMDG
Release Date: 2002-08-26

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How does September 11, 2001, look now to someone who lives in the western part of the United States? Here, Leslie Kossoff describes how, despite the fact that she lives in a prime location for future terrorist attacks, the citizens of California have been made somehow stronger by this knowledge. They have consciously chosen to make the decision not to let their spirit flag, for each of us makes a contribution to the world, either for good or ill. Kossoff is the author of Executive Thinking. This is one essay from a special collection of five essays looking at September 11 via five different authors in different areas of the United States. Part of the proceeds from this collection of essays will be donated to a September 11 charity. This e-Doc is published by BrownHerron Publishing, with permission. BH SmartDocs offer global immediacy, delivering new ideas about managing and leading faster and more economically than any other form of publishing; they are sold exclusively by Amazon.com.

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The Indomitable Spirit: Photographers and Artists Respond to the Time of AI DS

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The Indomitable Spirit: Photographers and Artists Respond to the Time of AI DS
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Manufacturer: Photogs/Friends United
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KUTODO

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Sotheby's the Indomitable Spirit
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Manufacturer: Sotheby's Foundation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000QDXVJS

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Indomitable Spirit

Manufacturer: Harry N Abrams
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Indomitable Spirit
Kasanti(TM)
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 141208671X

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In Indomitable Spirit, Kasantie life on his own terms. These poems speak of the vicissitudes of life and demonstrate that though man may bend he will not be broken.

Other books in this series include Elegant Spirits, Breathless, and After the Rains. This series can also be purchased as a set of four through Trafford Publishing.

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