Scan barcode
672 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780676979190
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A magnificent work of history, biography and adventure.If the quest for Mount Everest began as a grand imperial gesture, as redemption for an empire of explorers that had lost the race to the Poles, it ended as a mission of regeneration for a coun...
Community Reviews Summary of 210 reviews
Moods
informative 88%
reflective 42%
challenging 38%
sad 38%
inspiring 34%
tense 30%
emotional 23%
dark 7%
hopeful 7%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 36%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, XenophobiaModerate
Racism, Racial slurs, Medical contentMinor
Infidelity, Genocide, Colonisation
672 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780676979190
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A magnificent work of history, biography and adventure.If the quest for Mount Everest began as a grand imperial gesture, as redemption for an empire of explorers that had lost the race to the Poles, it ended as a mission of regeneration for a coun...
Community Reviews Summary of 210 reviews
Moods
informative 88%
reflective 42%
challenging 38%
sad 38%
inspiring 34%
tense 30%
emotional 23%
dark 7%
hopeful 7%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 36%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, XenophobiaModerate
Racism, Racial slurs, Medical contentMinor
Infidelity, Genocide, Colonisation