Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than The Eye Can See
de Weihenmayer, Erik
- Nuevo
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Nuevo/New
- ISBN 10
- 0525949364
- ISBN 13
- 9780525949367
- Librería
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Brooksville, Florida, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York, New York: Dutton, 2001. Hardcover. New/New. Signed and inscribed on the ffep by the author, Erik Weihenmayer, as follows: "Reach!/Erik W." Number line in the work reads as follows: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2; above this number line are the words, First Printing, February, 2001. Volume itself has two tone blue covers with gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. 342 pages. Clean, fresh, tight and bright. Signed in the presence of the booksellers son.
Sinopsis
Erik Weihenmayer was born with retinoscheses, a degenerative eye disorder that would leave him blind by the age of thirteen. But Erik was determined to rise above this devastating disability and lead a fulfilling and exciting life. In this poignant and inspiring memoir, he shares his struggle to push past the limits imposed on him by his visual impairment-and by a seeing world. He speaks movingly of the role his family played in his battle to break through the barriers of blindness: the mother who prayed for the miracle that would restore her son's sight and the father who encouraged him to strive for that distant mountaintop. And he tells the story of his dream to climb the world's Seven Summits, and how he is turning that dream into astonishing reality (something fewer than a hundred mountaineers have done). From the snow-capped summit of McKinley to the towering peaks of Aconcagua and Kilimanjaro to the ultimate challenge, Mount Everest, this is a story about daring to dream in the face of impossible odds. It is about finding the courage to reach for that ultimate summit, and transforming your life into something truly miraculous. "I admire you immensely. You are an inspiration to other blind people and plenty of folks who can see just fine." (Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air )
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Detalles
- Librería
- James Lasseter, Jr.
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 0005893
- Título
- Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than The Eye Can See
- Autor
- Weihenmayer, Erik
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- New
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0525949364
- ISBN 13
- 9780525949367
- Editorial
- Dutton
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2001
- Palabras clave
- WEIHENMAYER, ERIK. MOUNTAINEERS-UNITED STATES-BIOGRAPHY. BLIND ATHLETES-UNITED INSPIRATION/MEMOIR. AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
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