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K2: Triumph and Tragedy
Jim Curran Manufacturer: Mariner Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
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Before the 1996 Everest disaster made that mountain synonymous with tragedy at 8,000 meters, there was K2. More technical in most routes than Everest, the world's second-highest peak is considered the ultimate achievement by many mountaineers. In 1986 K2 claimed the lives of 13 climbers in nine different parties attempting its summit. Author Jim Curran was on the mountain during the ordeal, and through narrative and photographs, Curran documents the sagas of success, failure, and tragedy in a fateful year that captured the world's attention. Alongside the terror of avalanches, crevasses, and horrific storms are stories of bravery and the indomitable human spirit.Book Description
K2, "the savage mountain", is the second-highest peak in the world - and the most difficult to cllimb. In 1986, it was the site of both dazzling triumph and great loss as twenty-seven men and women reached the top but thirteen died trying. Tto this day it ramains the single greatest tragedy in the history of mountaineering. Curran was there to record it all in words and photographs: courage and obsession, luminous success and thwarted ambition.Customer Reviews:
Great Information for K2 Climbs.......2005-12-07
A very engaging read.......2005-03-03
The title says it all -- and Heartfelt Account.......2004-02-17
While some may argue that Curran was not at the forefront of leading the climbing on any of the expeditions, his keen sense of a filmmaker allows him to tell a very human story. In the great tradition of English mountaineering tradition he tells with wit and humor about the scrambles in putting the expedition together. His storytelling about the trials and challenges in the walk-up to base camp is equaled in its jovial spirit perhaps only by Greg Child (see "Thin Air").
When true drama begins to unfold with the death of Casarotto, Curran does not simply "recount" the casualties -- his voice is full of passion, heartache and doubt. His reflections upon the dangers of mountain climbing are deeply felt.
A highly recommended read!
Good short story.......2003-03-09
He does spend a bit too much time going through the full description of characters on the mountain that season, the first since Pakistan allowed climbers back after a long hiatus. However, I guess it is best to err on the heavier side of character development, so it is okay. It is a quick fun read, if not life-changing like many mountaineering books seem to try to be.
Who's Who on K2, Summer of 1986.......2002-12-10
I was also curious about the author's somewhat dismissive attitude toward Reinhold Messner's achievements. Curran dismissively attributes that Messner's ability to climb the high peaks without oxygen is due to his choosing the easiest route. Whether true or not, who is Curran to knock the achievements of one of the best climbers out there? This guy (Curran) doesn't seem to write any better than he climbs, either.
On a more positive note, my interest was captured after most of the British team disbanded, leaving only Al Rouse and Jim Curran. The story picked up a bit after that. While the events that unfolded were tragic, this is not the most gripping mountaineering account out there.
I would not recommend buying this book unless you are intested in a running commentary and general speculation of the various expeditions to visit K2 during the summer of 1986 from someone who spent the bulk of his time at Base Camp.
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K2: Triumph and Tragedy
Jim Curran Manufacturer: Mariner Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000M7V9NI |
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K2 Triumph and Tragedy
Curran Jim Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Co. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000H576JQ |
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The Chemical Constituents of Citrus Fruits. Advances in Food Research. Supplement 2
J. F., & B. V. Chandler Kefford Manufacturer: NY ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000LUW1MY |
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The Chemical Constituents of Citrus Fruits, Supplement 2
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Rand McNally 2007 Orlando street guide: including Orange and Seminole counties and portions of Osceola County
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Joanne F. Oppenheim , and Bill Ternay Manufacturer: Troll Communications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0893751480 |
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The "Native American Biographies" series features the stories of famous Native American men and women and their heroic struggles to protect their land and their freedom. These inspirational accounts of the first Americans are effective tools in helping young readers understand and appreciate different cultures. Illustrated throughout.Customer Reviews:
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This novel was originally published in 1859.
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Bottle Biology: An Idea Book for Exploring the World Through Soda Bottles and Other Recyclable Materials
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Bottle Biology.......2000-06-13
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This text, now in its second edition, presents the basic theory of ordinary differential equations and relates the topological theory used in differential equations to advanced applications in chemistry and biology. It provides new motivations for studying extension theorems and existence theorems, supplies real-world examples, gives an early introduction to the use of geometric methods and offers a novel treatment of the Sturm-Liouville theory.
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An Introduction to Qualitative Theory of Dynamical Systems on Surfaces (Translations of Mathematical Monographs)
Samuel Kh Aranson , Genrikh Ruvimovich Belitskii , and Evgeny V. Zhuzhoma Manufacturer: American Mathematical Society ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0821803697 |
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This book is an introduction to the qualitative theory of dynamical systems on manifolds of low dimension (on the circle and on surfaces). Along with classical results, it reflects the most significant achievements in this area obtained in recent times by Russian and foreign mathematicians whose work has not yet appeared in the monographic literature. The main stress here is put on global problems in the qualitative theory of flows on surfaces.Despite the fact that flows on surfaces have the same local structure as flows on the plane, they have many global properties intrinsic to multidimensional systems. This is connected mainly with the existence of nontrivial recurrent trajectories for such flows. The investigation of dynamical systems on surfaces is therefore a natural stage in the transition to multidimensional dynamical systems.
The reader of this book need be familiar only with basic courses in differential equations and smooth manifolds. All the main definitions and concepts required for understanding the contents are given in the text.
The results expounded can be used for investigating mathematical models of mechanical, physical, and other systems (billiards in polygons, the dynamics of a spinning top with nonholonomic constraints, the structure of liquid crystals, etc.).
In our opinion the book should be useful not only to mathematicians in all areas, but also to specialists with a mathematical background who are studying dynamical processes: mechanical engineers, physicists, biologists, and so on.
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Ordinary Differential Equations: Introduction and Qualitative Theory, Third Edition (Pure and Applied Mathematics)
Jane Cronin-Scanlon Manufacturer: CRC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0824723376 |
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Ordinary Differential Equations: Introduction and Qualitative Theory, Third Edition provides a detailed account, based on the work of Lefschetz, of the Bendixson theory of solutions of two-dimensional autonomous systems in a neighborhood of a singular point. Updated and revised, this third edition presents a unified treatment of the perturbation problem for periodic solutions, covering nonautonomous equations and bifurcation problems. The text includes a self-contained account of topological degree and its use as well as a detailed description of how the averaging method can be used to examine the problem of periodic solutions. It also contains additional exercises, applications, and solutions.
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Fioralba Cakoni , and David Colton Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 3540288449 |
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Inverse scattering theory has been a particularly active and successful field in applied mathematics and engineering for the past twenty years. The increasing demands of imaging and target identification require new powerful and flexible techniques besides the existing weak scattering approximation or nonlinear optimization methods. One class of such methods comes under the general description of qualitative methods in inverse scattering theory. This textbook is an easily-accessible "class-tested" introduction to the field. It is accessible also to readers who are not professional mathematicians, thus making these new mathematical ideas in inverse scattering theory available to the wider scientific and engineering community.
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The Qualitative Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations: An Introduction
Fred, and NOHEL, John A. BRAUER Manufacturer: W.A. Benjamin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000J0IAL2 |
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Introduction to qualitative theory of differential equations (Carolina lecture series)
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Henry Adams: Novels Mont Saint Michel The Education (Democracy: An American Novel, Esther: A Novel, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, the Education of Henry Adams, Poems)
Henry Adams Manufacturer: Library of America ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0940450127 |
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The major works of Henry Adams, one of the most powerful writers of the late nineteenth century, collected in one volume for the first time. Contains "The Education of Henry Adams" and "Mont Saint Michel and Chartres," his remarkable works of nonfiction combining philosophical and historical speculation with autobiographical musings on his famous heritage. Also includes his two novels of American politics and religion, "Democracy" and "Esther."Customer Reviews:
Henry Adams, Democracy, Esther, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, The Education of Henry Adams.......2007-02-13
Greatest hits.......2003-01-21
"Democracy" is one of the best political novels of all time and speaking as a denizen of the nation's capital, very little has changed. Esther is attempt deal with the "woman question." Clearly the inspiration of both books is Mrs. Henry Adams. Known as "Voltaire in petticoats" (Henry James), she later tragically took her own life following a period of depression. The death of his wife led to Henry Adams' retirement from public life. This subject is covered in Ernest Samuels' wonderful biography (which I also recommend).
I suggest a look at his biography since the subject of Marion Clover Adams is avoided entirely in "The Education of Henry Adams." Henry Adams may not discuss his wife, but he does touch on nearly everything else of importance in his autobiography. "Growing up Adams," life in Europe with Garibaldi's forces, life at the British legation in London during the Civil War are all addressed. The best and probably the most key chapter in the book is the one entitled "The Virgin and Dynamo." Adams uses the 1876 cenntenial fair as a departure to meditate of the impact of the industrial revolution. Adams believed with the growth of technology that man would somehow outgrow the simple humanity of the Middle Ages (it would have been interesting if Adams had lived long enough to meet someone like Carl Jung to see what he would have to say on this subject!). One of the foremost historians (the Library of America has also issued the history of Jefferson and Madison's Administrations, which is a classic), Adams became interested in the Middle Ages and his survey of the two great cathedrals of France Chartes and Mont St. Michel is the final book in the volume. I cannot recommend this book too highly, it is a must for all fans of Henry Adams and those who would like to experience him for the first time.
one of the most brilliant minds in American literature.......2000-06-13
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Democracy, Esther, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, the Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams Manufacturer: Library of America ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OVDS3Q |
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Novels, Mont Saint Michel, the Education : Democracy: An American novel; Esther: a novel; Mont Saint Michel and Chartres; The Education of Henry Adams; Poems.
Henry) Samuels, Ernest & Jayne N Eds Adams Manufacturer: Library of America ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000K5QSX8 |
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