Nothing Venture, Nothing Win [FIRST AMERICAN EDITION]

Hillary, Sir Edmund

Verlag: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., New York, 1975

Beschreibung

Fine condition dark blue glossy boards with front cover gold Edmund Hillary facsimile autograph and gold spine lettering, contained in a near fine condition price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Maps and Diagrams; List of Black and White Photographs; List of Color Photographs; Foreword; and Index. Illustrated with black and white drawings, black and white photographs, and color photographs. First American Edition. "Here is a magnificent book to match a singularly magnificent life, the full frankly told story of one of the great adventurers of our century. It is a splendid self-portrait of a complex and uncommon man, Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Everest, Antarctic explorer, builder of schools, bridges and hospitals high in the Himalayas for the Sherpas of Nepal. An engrossing account of a life lived at the farthest reaches of danger and adventure, it is the story of a man made uneasy by the compromises of the world, driven always by an inner restlessness toward some seemingly unattainable goal, a man who made a friend of fear: "In a sense fear became a friend - I hated it at the time but it added spice to the challenge and satisfaction to the conquest. I envied those who in success clung to a measure of peace and tranquility - I was always too restless and life was a constant battle against boredom. But the compensations have been great.I have had the world lie beneath my clumsy boots and seen the red sun slip over the horizon after the dark Antarctic winter. I have had more than my share of excitement, beauty, laughter and friendship." These lines from the Foreword set the exhilarating tone for Sir Edmund Hillary's splendid chronicle: He was the first man to stand atop Mount Everest. He led the first vehicle party overland to the South Pole in what the world press hailed as his famous "Race to the Pole" against Sir Vivian Fuchs. He has explored unmapped regions of Nepal, led a party in search of the Abominable Snowman - risked his life countless times. In jet boats he has ascended raging Himalayan rivers and bridged them in primitive working conditions and constant peril. He has helped construct scores of schools, hospitals and airfields for the people of Nepal and thousands of Tibetan refugees. He continues to speak out eloquently for humanitarian causes. Explorer, adventurer, conservationist, Sir Edmund Hillary is one of our few indisputable modern heroes. Nothing Venture, Nothing Win is far more than a book about mountain climbing, more than a story of the making of a mountaineer; it is the story of one man's attempt to come to terms with himself, to discover the seeming limits of body and mind and strive to push beyond them. It is this which lies at the heart of and enkindles this extraordinary autobiography." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001987

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Nothing Venture, Nothing Win [FIRST AMERICAN...

Verlag: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1975

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition