Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See: My Story - Brossura

Weihenmayer, Erik

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ISBN 10: 0452282942 ISBN 13: 9780452282940

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2002

Riassunto

The inspiring true tale of a mountain climber who was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disorder that would leave him blind by the age of thirteen traces his struggle to ascend the "Seven Summits" despite his disability. Reprint.

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Recensione

"Moving and adventure-packed... eloquent... Weihenmayer tells his extraordinary story with humor, honesty and vivid detail, and his fortitude and enthusiasm are deeply inspiring. With the insightful intimacy of Tom Sullivan's classic If You Could See What I Hear and the intensity of the best adventure narratives, Weihenmayer's story will appeal to a broad audience."—Publishers Weekly

"Weihenmayer is an extraordinary individual, adventurer, and athlete... This inspirational story is highly recommended."—Library Journal

“Any fully sighted person might be proud of [Weihenmayer’s] feats; to have achieved them without sight is quite amazing.”—The Washington Post Book World

"An exciting, one-of-a-kind memoir that should appeal to lovers of man-against-nature stories... The word ‘inspiring’ is used far too often in book reviews, but here is one case where it really is appropriate.”—Booklist

"An inspiration to other blind people and plenty of us folks who can see just fine."—Jon Krakauer, New York Times bestselling author of Into Thin Air

L'autore

Erik Weihenmayer is a world-class athlete: acrobatic skydiver, long distance biker and marathon runner, skier, mountaineer, ice climber, and rock climber. Erik lectures professionally to over 40,000 people a year on the importance of living your dreams no matter the obstacles. He lives in Colorado.

To download an audio excerpt from Erik Weihenmayer's Touch the Top of the World, visit the American Foundation for the Blind Web site.

Erik Weihenmayer is a world-class athlete: acrobatic skydiver, long distance biker and marathon runner, skier, mountaineer, ice climber, and rock climber. Erik lectures professionally to over 40,000 people a year on the importance of living your dreams no matter the obstacles. He lives in Colorado.

To download an audio excerpt from Erik Weihenmayer's Touch the Top of the World, visit the American Foundation for the Blind Web site.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0452282942
• ISBN 13: 9780452282940
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 360