Author: Tracy Pierce
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781720296799
Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Randy Pierce was on top of the world, 22 years old, fresh out of college and thriving at an excellent job. His promising future seemed certain. Then, in just two short and devastating weeks, an unexpected neurological disorder plunged him into blindness. Randy, believing his future had vanished in the blink of an eye, wondered, "How can my life have meaning now?" Before he could fully answer, he had further to fall. Blindness was far from the worst challenge he would face. See You at the Summit is Randy's uplifting personal account of his journey through adversity to accomplishment. This improbable tale of human resiliency follows Randy as he learns to pick up the pieces of his life while discovering the extreme love, devotion and bravery of his guide dogs. He climbs from his lowest point, persevering to historic achievements in hiking, winning a National Marathon Championship, and becoming a highly sought motivational speaker. Randy's insightful vision will show you how our choices in responding to life's challenges define us so much more than those challenges ever could and perhaps, how a blind man really can see! See You at the Summit is built upon an indomitable spirit inviting you to share in summits of success and reach your peak potential. "In a world full of motivational books, there is quite simply nothing like See You At The Summit. Through his own deeply personal experiences, Randy not only explains how he battled through his own loss of sight, but gives the reader an emotional roadmap for how to approach and ultimately overcome obstacles in their own life. It doesn't take 20/20 vision to see that this book is pure inspiration." Court Crandall Creator of the movie Old School Founder of Positivity Marketing & Entertainment
Two for the Summit
Author: Geoffrey Norman
Publisher: Plume
ISBN: 9780452280762
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
For his fiftieth birthday journalist Geoffrey Norman set a goal: to climb the 14,000 feet of the treacherous Grand Teton summit. As a man who always craved adventure, Norman was both delighted and terrified when his teenage daughter, Brooke, offered to join him. Rock climbing--perhaps more than any other sport--is wholly dependent upon teamwork and trust, a truth that becomes painstakingly clear as they climb on a sheer rock face several hundred feet above the ground. A few years later, father and daughter set their sights higher: to climb Aconcagua, a mountain in the Andes that rises nearly 23,000 feet, one of the highest peaks in the world. A dangerous ascent for even the experienced climber, the father and daughter team were determined to meet the challenge. As Norman takes the reader along for these adventures, we witness not only the beauty and danger of the mountains, and the exhilaration of risk-taking, but the uniqueness of the bond between father and daughter--a relationship forged of trust, respect, and the occasional rocky moment.
Publisher: Plume
ISBN: 9780452280762
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
For his fiftieth birthday journalist Geoffrey Norman set a goal: to climb the 14,000 feet of the treacherous Grand Teton summit. As a man who always craved adventure, Norman was both delighted and terrified when his teenage daughter, Brooke, offered to join him. Rock climbing--perhaps more than any other sport--is wholly dependent upon teamwork and trust, a truth that becomes painstakingly clear as they climb on a sheer rock face several hundred feet above the ground. A few years later, father and daughter set their sights higher: to climb Aconcagua, a mountain in the Andes that rises nearly 23,000 feet, one of the highest peaks in the world. A dangerous ascent for even the experienced climber, the father and daughter team were determined to meet the challenge. As Norman takes the reader along for these adventures, we witness not only the beauty and danger of the mountains, and the exhilaration of risk-taking, but the uniqueness of the bond between father and daughter--a relationship forged of trust, respect, and the occasional rocky moment.
See You at the Summit
Author: Tracy Pierce
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781720296799
Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Randy Pierce was on top of the world, 22 years old, fresh out of college and thriving at an excellent job. His promising future seemed certain. Then, in just two short and devastating weeks, an unexpected neurological disorder plunged him into blindness. Randy, believing his future had vanished in the blink of an eye, wondered, "How can my life have meaning now?" Before he could fully answer, he had further to fall. Blindness was far from the worst challenge he would face. See You at the Summit is Randy's uplifting personal account of his journey through adversity to accomplishment. This improbable tale of human resiliency follows Randy as he learns to pick up the pieces of his life while discovering the extreme love, devotion and bravery of his guide dogs. He climbs from his lowest point, persevering to historic achievements in hiking, winning a National Marathon Championship, and becoming a highly sought motivational speaker. Randy's insightful vision will show you how our choices in responding to life's challenges define us so much more than those challenges ever could and perhaps, how a blind man really can see! See You at the Summit is built upon an indomitable spirit inviting you to share in summits of success and reach your peak potential. "In a world full of motivational books, there is quite simply nothing like See You At The Summit. Through his own deeply personal experiences, Randy not only explains how he battled through his own loss of sight, but gives the reader an emotional roadmap for how to approach and ultimately overcome obstacles in their own life. It doesn't take 20/20 vision to see that this book is pure inspiration." Court Crandall Creator of the movie Old School Founder of Positivity Marketing & Entertainment
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781720296799
Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Randy Pierce was on top of the world, 22 years old, fresh out of college and thriving at an excellent job. His promising future seemed certain. Then, in just two short and devastating weeks, an unexpected neurological disorder plunged him into blindness. Randy, believing his future had vanished in the blink of an eye, wondered, "How can my life have meaning now?" Before he could fully answer, he had further to fall. Blindness was far from the worst challenge he would face. See You at the Summit is Randy's uplifting personal account of his journey through adversity to accomplishment. This improbable tale of human resiliency follows Randy as he learns to pick up the pieces of his life while discovering the extreme love, devotion and bravery of his guide dogs. He climbs from his lowest point, persevering to historic achievements in hiking, winning a National Marathon Championship, and becoming a highly sought motivational speaker. Randy's insightful vision will show you how our choices in responding to life's challenges define us so much more than those challenges ever could and perhaps, how a blind man really can see! See You at the Summit is built upon an indomitable spirit inviting you to share in summits of success and reach your peak potential. "In a world full of motivational books, there is quite simply nothing like See You At The Summit. Through his own deeply personal experiences, Randy not only explains how he battled through his own loss of sight, but gives the reader an emotional roadmap for how to approach and ultimately overcome obstacles in their own life. It doesn't take 20/20 vision to see that this book is pure inspiration." Court Crandall Creator of the movie Old School Founder of Positivity Marketing & Entertainment
View from the Summit
Author: Edmund Hillary
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743400674
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In a memoir by the first man to reach the peak of Everest, Hillary discusses the adventures that shaped his life, from the South Pole to the Ganges River.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743400674
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In a memoir by the first man to reach the peak of Everest, Hillary discusses the adventures that shaped his life, from the South Pole to the Ganges River.
Arthur Ashe and Me
Author: Allen B. Boyer
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780756909734
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When tennis champion Faith Long decides to stop playing, she is visited by the ghost of Arthur Ashe, who convinces her to follow her dreams.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780756909734
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When tennis champion Faith Long decides to stop playing, she is visited by the ghost of Arthur Ashe, who convinces her to follow her dreams.
Summit
Author: Harry Farthing
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN: 1504710207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
A summit is a summit, and the truth is the truth. But the view from 8,848 meters isn’t always so clear. Two men, seventy years apart, push for the top of Mount Everest, driven by forces beyond their control and something inside that says climb. After eight successful summits, Mount Everest guide Neil Quinn is confident he can handle anything the mountain throws his way. But then disaster strikes steps from the top, leaving him with a lot of questions and a very old swastika-embellished ice axe that should never have been so high on the mountain—not if Everest’s meticulously documented history is accurate. But before Quinn can even catch his breath, the combined wrath of his vengeful employer and an angry client drives him out of the Himalayas and back to Europe, where the newly blackballed English guide struggles to make ends meet and discover the truth of what happened that fateful day. He soon uncovers the story of Josef Becker, a Nazi climber who sought the top of the world seventy years before, when Europe teetered on the brink of the Second World War. Quinn’s innocent queries into Becker’s expedition soon have neo-Nazis, assassins, and history buffs vying to take possession of the axe—proof of Nazi alpine superiority, and strong evidence that a German climber was the first to summit Mount Everest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Summit follows two climbers across two continents as their stories and movements intertwine across history, culminating in one final push for the top of the world.
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN: 1504710207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
A summit is a summit, and the truth is the truth. But the view from 8,848 meters isn’t always so clear. Two men, seventy years apart, push for the top of Mount Everest, driven by forces beyond their control and something inside that says climb. After eight successful summits, Mount Everest guide Neil Quinn is confident he can handle anything the mountain throws his way. But then disaster strikes steps from the top, leaving him with a lot of questions and a very old swastika-embellished ice axe that should never have been so high on the mountain—not if Everest’s meticulously documented history is accurate. But before Quinn can even catch his breath, the combined wrath of his vengeful employer and an angry client drives him out of the Himalayas and back to Europe, where the newly blackballed English guide struggles to make ends meet and discover the truth of what happened that fateful day. He soon uncovers the story of Josef Becker, a Nazi climber who sought the top of the world seventy years before, when Europe teetered on the brink of the Second World War. Quinn’s innocent queries into Becker’s expedition soon have neo-Nazis, assassins, and history buffs vying to take possession of the axe—proof of Nazi alpine superiority, and strong evidence that a German climber was the first to summit Mount Everest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Summit follows two climbers across two continents as their stories and movements intertwine across history, culminating in one final push for the top of the world.
No Barriers
Author: Erik Weihenmayer
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 125008878X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Bestselling author Erik Weihenmayer, who Jon Krakauer calls “an inspiration,” tells the epic story of his latest adventures, including solo kayaking The Colorado River.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 125008878X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Bestselling author Erik Weihenmayer, who Jon Krakauer calls “an inspiration,” tells the epic story of his latest adventures, including solo kayaking The Colorado River.
Summit
Author: Cindy Paige
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781647462932
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781647462932
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Summit
Author: K a Knight
Publisher: Dark Knight Publishing
ISBN: 9781738421008
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Summit has been called and the clans have gathered. A war is brewing in the Wastes, and I seem to be in the center. With old horrors stirring, and bonds breaking can I do what it takes to save us all? Or will my need for vengeance be our downfall? First, I have to face my biggest challenge yet, myself. One thing is certain, the sands will turn red before The Summit is through.
Publisher: Dark Knight Publishing
ISBN: 9781738421008
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Summit has been called and the clans have gathered. A war is brewing in the Wastes, and I seem to be in the center. With old horrors stirring, and bonds breaking can I do what it takes to save us all? Or will my need for vengeance be our downfall? First, I have to face my biggest challenge yet, myself. One thing is certain, the sands will turn red before The Summit is through.
K2
Author: Heidi Howkins
Publisher: National Geographic Society
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The tales of a single mother who has climbed K2, just a little lower than Everest, but "steeper, tougher, and deadlier."--Jacket.
Publisher: National Geographic Society
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The tales of a single mother who has climbed K2, just a little lower than Everest, but "steeper, tougher, and deadlier."--Jacket.
The Hampton Summit
Author: Mike Dunbar
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781500358921
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Time travel messes with your mind and your heart. That's what you'll discover in The Hampton Summit, the first book in The Castleton Series, an eight-book romantic/adventure saga. The series takes to the dawn of humanity, into the distant future, and ends up where it began - messing with your mind all the way. The Castleton Series is the story of young teens Mike Castleton and Allie Tymoshenko. They meet and become friends. As they grow older they fall in love, but are star-crossed. They were born seven generations apart. In The Hampton Summit Mike Castleton and his friends Nick and Patrick are recruited by time travelers to prevent a murder that was not supposed to happen. A trio of renegades from the future intends to kill a wheelchair-bound scientist before he can share a discovery that creates a peaceful future. The killers will rearrange the past and dominate the chaotic world they create. The boys travel forward in time to be trained at the Time Institute. There, Mike meets fellow cadet Allie Tymoshenko. Allie realizes that when grown, the boy from the past will become Captain Mike of the band the Sirens and will set off a revolution in music known as Chamber Rock. Allie can never tell him about his future and the mystery surrounding Captain Mike; at the peak of his career he disappears.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781500358921
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Time travel messes with your mind and your heart. That's what you'll discover in The Hampton Summit, the first book in The Castleton Series, an eight-book romantic/adventure saga. The series takes to the dawn of humanity, into the distant future, and ends up where it began - messing with your mind all the way. The Castleton Series is the story of young teens Mike Castleton and Allie Tymoshenko. They meet and become friends. As they grow older they fall in love, but are star-crossed. They were born seven generations apart. In The Hampton Summit Mike Castleton and his friends Nick and Patrick are recruited by time travelers to prevent a murder that was not supposed to happen. A trio of renegades from the future intends to kill a wheelchair-bound scientist before he can share a discovery that creates a peaceful future. The killers will rearrange the past and dominate the chaotic world they create. The boys travel forward in time to be trained at the Time Institute. There, Mike meets fellow cadet Allie Tymoshenko. Allie realizes that when grown, the boy from the past will become Captain Mike of the band the Sirens and will set off a revolution in music known as Chamber Rock. Allie can never tell him about his future and the mystery surrounding Captain Mike; at the peak of his career he disappears.