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Sir Edmund Hillary, 1919-2008
by Brian Kennedy, Customer Service Bibliographer
Sir Edmund Hillary, renowned as the first alpinist to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, died on January 11th at the age of 88.
The push to the top of Everest, at 29,035 feet above sea level, was long sought after as the crown jewel of mountaineering, with some unsure whether a human being could survive such extreme conditions. Yet on the morning of May 29, 1953, Hillary, accompanied by Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, stepped onto the mountain's summit, and so entered that curious pantheon of glory reserved for those persons possessing the tenacity, foolishness, and courage necessary to serve as our ambassadors to the fierce unknown.
Since their ascent, nearly 3000 climbers have reached the top of Everest. Over 200 have died in the attempt. That such loss of life should accompany a pursuit with arguably no real benefit troubles many. Yet humankind's fascination with conquest, with reaching into the unknown to test the limits of both curiosity and self-endurance, continues. When asked a reason for climbing Everest, George Mallory - who disappeared on the mountain in 1924 and whose body would not be found for another seventy-five years - replied, "Because it is there!" For better or for worse, Edmund Hillary was there first, and as such, will be remembered and celebrated.
Below is a list of titles concerning Mount Everest, available from YBP and Baker & Taylor.For your convenience, this list is also available in a MS Excel spreadsheet. click here.
BECAUSE IT'S THERE: THE LIFE OF GEORGE MALLORY
• AUTHOR: GREEN, DUDLEY
• PUBLISHER: TEMPUS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• LC CLASS: GV199.92.L44
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $35.00 CLOTH (192 P.)
• ISBN: 0752433997
• ISBN-13: 9780752433998
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BOYS OF EVEREST: CHRIS BONINGTON AND THE TRAGEDY OF CLIMBING'S GREATEST GENERATION
• AUTHOR: WILLIS, CLINT
• PUBLISHER: CARROLL & GRAF
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
• LC CLASS: GV199.9
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $27.95 CLOTH (535 P.)
• ISBN: 0786715790
• ISBN-13: 9780786715794
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EIGER DREAMS: VENTURES AMONG MEN AND MOUNTAINS
• AUTHOR: KRAKAUER, JON
• PUBLISHER: ANCHOR
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 1997
• LC CLASS: GV200.K73 1997
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $13.95 PAPER (186 P.)
• ISBN: 0385488181
• ISBN-13: 9780385488181
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EVEREST PIONEER: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF CAPTAIN JOHN NOEL
• AUTHOR: NOEL, SANDRA
• PUBLISHER: SUTTON PUBLISHING LTD
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
• LC CLASS: GV199.44.E85
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $34.95 CLOTH (176 P.)
• ISBN: 0750932783
• ISBN-13: 9780750932783
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EVEREST: HISTORY OF THE HIMALAYAN GIANT
• AUTHOR: MANTOVANI, ROBERTO
• PUBLISHER: WHITE STAR PUBLISHERS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
• LC CLASS: GV199.44.E85M36
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $30.00 CLOTH (171 P.)
• ISBN: 8854402052
• ISBN-13: 9788854402058
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EVEREST: MOUNTAIN WITHOUT MERCY
• AUTHOR: COBURN, BROUGHTON, 1951-
• PUBLISHER: NATL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 1997
• LC CLASS: GV199.44.E85C63 1997
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $35.00 CLOTH (256 P.)
• ISBN: 0792270142
• ISBN-13: 9780792270140
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EVEREST: THE UNCLIMBED RIDGE
• AUTHOR: BONINGTON, CHRIS
• PUBLISHER: THUNDER'S MOUTH
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2002
• LC CLASS: GV199.44.E85B67 2002
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $14.95 PAPER (210 P.)
• ISBN: 1560253908
• ISBN-13: 9781560253907
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HIGH ADVENTURE: THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC CLIMB
• AUTHOR: HILLARY, EDMUND, SIR
• PUBLISHER: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
• LC CLASS: GV199.44.E85H55 2003
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $19.95 PAPER (245 P.)
• ISBN: 0195167341
• ISBN-13: 9780195167344
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INTO THIN AIR: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE MOUNT EVEREST DISASTER
• AUTHOR: KRAKAUER, JON
• PUBLISHER: VILLARD
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 1997
• LC CLASS: GV199.44.E85K725 1997
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $26.95 CLOTH (293 P.)
• ISBN: 0679457526
• ISBN-13: 9780679457527
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LAST CLIMB: THE LEGENDARY EVEREST EXPEDITIONS OF GEORGE MALLORY
• AUTHOR: BREASHEARS, DAVID
• PUBLISHER: NATL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
• LC CLASS: GV199.92.L44B74 1999
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $35.00 CLOTH (239 P.)
• ISBN: 0792275381
• ISBN-13: 9780792275381
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MAMMOTH BOOK OF EYEWITNESS EVEREST; ED. BY JOHN E. LEWIS
• AUTHOR:
• PUBLISHER: CARROLL & GRAF
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
• LC CLASS: GV199.44.E85
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $12.95 PAPER (502 P.)
• ISBN: 078671171X
• ISBN-13: 9780786711710
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NO SHORTCUTS TO THE TOP: CLIMBING THE WORLD'S 14 HIGHEST PEAKS
• AUTHOR: VIESTURS, ED
• PUBLISHER: BROADWAY BOOKS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
• LC CLASS: GV199.92.V54A3 2006
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $23.95 CLOTH (358 P.)
• ISBN: 0767924703
• ISBN-13: 9780767924702
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ON THE RIDGE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH: A CLIMBING LIFE REEXAMINED
• AUTHOR: ROBERTS, DAVID, 1943-
• PUBLISHER: SIMON & SCHUSTER
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• LC CLASS: GV199.92.R624A35 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $26.00 CLOTH (414 P.)
• ISBN: 0743255186
• ISBN-13: 9780743255189
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REACHING THE SUMMIT: EDMUND HILLARY'S LIFE OF ADVENTURE
• AUTHOR: JOHNSTON, ALEXA
• PUBLISHER: DK PUBLISHING
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• LC CLASS: GV199.92.H54
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $30.00 CLOTH (232 P.)
• ISBN: 0756615275
• ISBN-13: 9780756615277
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TIGERS OF THE SNOW AND OTHER VIRTUAL SHERPAS: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF HIMALAYAN ENCOUNTERS
• AUTHOR: ADAMS, VINCANNE, 1959-
• PUBLISHER: PRINCETON UNIV PRESS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 1996
• LC CLASS: DS493.9.S5A33 1996
• CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
• $37.95 PAPER (304 P.)
• ISBN: 0691001111
• ISBN-13: 9780691001111
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TOGETHER ON TOP OF THE WORLD: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE FIRST COUPLE TO CLIMB THE FABLED SEVEN SUMMITS: A SAGA OF LOVE AND COURAGE
• AUTHOR: ERSHLER, PHIL
• PUBLISHER: WARNER
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
• LC CLASS: GV200.E77 2007
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $24.99 CLOTH (294 P.)
• ISBN: 044657905X
• ISBN-13: 9780446579056
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VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT
• AUTHOR: HILLARY, EDMUND, SIR, 1919-
• PUBLISHER: POCKET BOOKS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2000
• LC CLASS: GV199.92.H54A38 1999
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $14.95 PAPER (310 P.)
• ISBN: 0743400674
• ISBN-13: 9780743400671
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VOICES FROM THE MOUNTAINS: 40 TRUE-LIFE STORIES OF UNFORGETTABLE ADVENTURE, DRAMA, AND HUMAN ENDURANCE
• AUTHOR: VENABLES, STEVEN, 1954-
• PUBLISHER: READER'S DIGEST
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
• LC CLASS: GV200.V63 2006
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $26.95 CLOTH (192 P.)
• ISBN: 076210810X
• ISBN-13: 9780762108107
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