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Summary: A tale inspired by the life and mysterious fate of George Mallory traces the experiences of his wife, Ruth, who in 1924 maintains a hopeful vigil in war-ravaged England during Mallory's fateful third expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amy Einhorn Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RIDRodriguez, Cindy
Summary: "On May 6, 1996, dozens of excited climbers set off to scale Mount Everest and to reach the tallest point on Earth. On the morning of May 10, the skies were clear. The summit was in sight. But hours later, a terrible storm hit. Eight climbers died as they became trapped near the peak. What went wrong, and how did the survivors manage to make it back alive? Told through the gripping, full-color...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Library is published by Capstone Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.522 RODCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J796.522 RODKrishnaswami, Uma
Summary: "Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest. Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He has always dreamed of climbing to the top. He becomes a guide, leading treks through the Himalayas, and finally attempts the highest mountain himself, but doesn't make...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRIKasischke, Louis W.
Summary: Near the top of Mount Everest, on 10 May 1996, eight climbers died. It was the worst tragedy in the mountain's history. Lou Kasischke was there. Now he tells the harrowing story of what went wrong, as it has never been told before - including why the climbers were desperately late and out of time. His personal story, captured in the title AFTER THE WIND, tells about the intense moments near the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Good Hart Publishing 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.522 KASCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.54 KASAnker, Conrad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.52 ANKMessner, Reinhold
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 MESCoburn, Broughton
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1997
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.522 COBConefrey, Mick.
Summary: The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George Leigh Mallory and a British team is an extraordinary story full of controversy, drama, and incident, populated by a set of larger-than-life characters straight out of an adventure novel. The expedition ended in tragedy when, on their third bid for the top, Mallory's party was hit by an avalanche that left seven men dead. Using diaries, letters, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 CONCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 CONKrakauer, Jon.
Summary: The author describes his spring 1996 trek to Mt. Everest, a disastrous expedition that claimed the lives of eight climbers, and explains why he survived.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 KRADavis, Wade.
Summary: Describes British climbers' attempts to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s, discussing such topics as the role of imperial ambition in the expedition and the way in which the ascent reflected England's post-World War I redemption efforts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A. Knopf 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MALLORY, GEORGE DAVKrakauer, Jon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 KRAKrakauer, Jon.
Summary: Krakauer provides a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster. The 1996 expedition he was reporting on and climbing with was engulfed by a storm. Five of his fellow climbers were dead and the sixth horribly frostbitten. By the time all expeditions had quit the mountains, twelve people had perished.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Pub. 1997
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 796.522 KraCoburn, Broughton
Summary: Chronicles the first American expedition to Mount Everest in May 1963, profiling the team of climbers while examining the impact the mission had on the American consciousness and sense of identity during the Cold War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 COBHerman, Gail
Summary: Recounts the journey made by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkey to the peak of Mount Everest, the highest location on Earth, highlighting how they used teamwork to make it to the top.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.54 HERKamler, Kenneth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.52 KAMSummary: As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams high on the slopes of Mount Everest. The climbers, exhausted from their summit climb, were soon lost in darkness, in a fierce blizzard, far from the safety of High Camp at 26,000 feet. World-renowned climber and filmmaker David Breashears, who aided the rescue efforts back in 1996, now...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STOSummary: Sir Edmund Hillary was a bee-keeper, mountaineer, war veteran, explorer, philanthropist, husband, father, and the first person to ever reach the summit of Mount Everest. From his childhood in South Auckland, New Zealand, to the plane crash that killed his wife and daughter, the intriguing drama portrays the life, loves, and losses of one of the most famous explorers of all time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SIRArcher, Jeffrey
Summary: This real-life mountaineering mystery recounts the story of Britain's George Mallory and his attempt to scale Mt. Everest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ARCCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ARCCockrell, Will
Summary: "Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air or has seen a recent photo of climbers standing in line to get to the top of Everest may think they have the mountain pretty well figured out. It’s an extreme landscape where bad weather and incredible altitude can occasionally kill, but more so an overcrowded, trashed-out recreation destination where rich clients pad their egos—and social media...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 COCDickinson, Matt.
Summary: A killer storm with howling winds swept in and climbers were soon blinded in white-out conditions. Before it was over, the blizzard would claim a dozen lives, the worst loss of life in the modern history of climbing on Everest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 DICFirstbrook, P. L. (Peter L.)
Summary: Mallory and Irvine died during their attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Many believed they had achieved it but had then perished during the descent. The debate had raged over 75 years. In May 1999, an expedition sponsored by the BBC set out to climb the North Face of the mountain as they pieced together the dramatic events of the tragedy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ISIS Large Print 2000
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 915.496 FIRArcher, Jeffrey
Summary: George Mallory was an intelligent student who attended Cambridge and served in World War I. He was an individual that wanted to accomplish great tasks that would ensure him a place in history. At age 37, he decided to climb Mt. Everest and was last seen 400 feet from the top. In 1999, his body was discovered, and the question of whether he made it to the top remains a mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC ARCFirstbrook, P. L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: M&S 1999