"The story of a dangerous expedition up Mount Sarasvati in India that tests all of the climb's members"--

"Nepali climber Nims Purja is the first man ever to summit all fourteen of the world's 8000 meter "Death Zone" peaks. He did so in less than seven months, breaking the previous record of seven years. In this spellbinding memoir, tied to the acclaimed Netflix documentary "14 Peaks," Purja reveals the man behind the climbs, explaining how his early life in Nepal and training as a soldier in Britain's elite Gurkha and SBS units allowed him to achieve...

"Join Nepalese climber Nimsdai Purja as he recounts his journey to scale all 8,000 meter "Death Zone" mountains in seven months. In this action-packed memoir, young readers will not only learn how Nimsdai physically accomplished this incredible feat, but also how his attitude, leadership skills, and willingness to learn from mistakes took him to the top. From his childhood growing up in Nepal, to a career as an elite soldier in the British army, Nimsdai...

Eleven wounded U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, each, dealing with different issues and looking to move on with their lives. They join an expedition to climb the 20,000 foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. Led by blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Mt. Everest summiteers as their guides, they set out on an emotional and gripping climb to reach the top and heal the emotional and physical wounds of the longest war in U.S....

"Spojrzałem na wierzchołek. Wtargnęła chmura, a złowrogie dudnienie grzmotu rozeszło się echem po dolinie poniżej. Nie sposób było nie odczuwać respektu i podziwu dla skali tego, co rozpościerało się przede mną. Wiedziałem, że bezcelowe jest ocenianie sił i słabości tej gigantycznej góry, ponieważ wznoszący się przede mną szczyt nie zamierzał oceniać mnie. Zamiast oceny była burza inspiracji. Gdybym zdołał wykorzystać...

"Stephen Alter was raised by American missionary parents in the hill station of Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Himalayas, where he and his wife, Ameeta, now live. Their idyllic existence was brutally interrupted when four armed intruders invaded their house and viciously attacked them, leaving them for dead. The violent assault and the trauma of almost dying left him questioning assumptions he had lived by since childhood. For the first time,...