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| Everest: Mountain without Mercy | 
| Author: Broughton Coburn
Creators: David Breashears, Tim Cahill
Publisher: National Geographic
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 444098
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9.2 x 0.9
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.522095496
ASIN: B001C48FY6
Publication Date: October 1, 1997
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good, a little bit too slick for my tastes, though September 5, 2008
A very colorful look at Mt. Everest from the Imax Everest expedition. Much better than the Imax movie itself, compelling images interspersed with informative commentary and history from a number of writers.
Compared to Everest: Summit of Achievement this is a lightweight introduction. Yes, you will want to own this and read it more than once. Yes, it's better than the Imax Everest movie (not saying much). Unfortunately this book shares some of the superficial qualities the Imax movie had. The editors would have done well to drive their razor-sharp crampons a bit more forcefully into their subject matter, if you catch my drift...
Everest: Mountain without mercy February 26, 2008
This is another awesome book to show Mount Everest. If you like nice pictures of mountains(especially Mount Everest), this is the best.
Great book January 11, 2008
As a former climber, I've always been fascinated by Everest. This is a wonderfully written and beautifully photographed account of the ill-fated assault on Everest that took a number of lives.
Especially sad, since as I was reading it yesterday, we got word of the death of Sir Edmund Hillary.
Awesome Everest December 25, 2007
A stunning photo-journal of Everest, focusing on the tragic/heroic month of May 1996. Excellent narrative accompanied by fantastic photographs.
Mt Everest: spectacular photography July 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book for the photography alone: this is as close as I am ever likely to get to the Himalayas.
The photographs are spectacular, and I can see why so many people are challenged to want to make the journey to Base Camp if not further. Appearances can be deceptive: beautiful colour photographs portray a seemingly benevolent picture of Everest which is quite at odds with reality.
Recommended for those with an interest in the Himalayas as well as to those who admire beautiful photography.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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