Book Reveiws

Fallen Giants: The History Of Himalayan Mountaineering From The Age Of Empire To The Age Of Extremes Maurice Issleman and Stewart Weaver, Yale University Press, ...

High Crimes: The Fate Of Everest In An Age Of Greed Michael Kodas Hyperion Books, 2008, 357 pages Michael Kodas draws on his experiences during ...

From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at The Tour de France David Walsh Ballantine Books, 2007, 334 pages Seven time Tour de ...

BOTTOMFEEDER: HOW TO EAT ETHICALLY IN A WORLD OF VANISHING SEAFOODS  Taras Grescoe Bloomsbury Press, 2008, 326 pages TARAS GRESCOE IS A WEST COAST transplant ...

Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest Lincoln Hall Tarcher/Penguin, 2008, 294 pages While not quite Lazarus, Lincoln Hall is a “resurrected” veteran mountain ...

Forget Me Not Jennifer Lowe-anker Mountaineers Books, 2008, 276 pages ALEX LOWE DIED in an avalanche on the Himalayan peak Shishapangma in 1999 at the ...

PIONEER VOICES OF PRIEST LAKE Kris Runberg Smith, Editor Kehoe Press, 2007, 208 pages DRAWING ON CHILDHOOD memories of the Priest Lake region, Ms. Runberg ...

PEDAL POWER: THE QUIET RISE OF THE BICYCLE IN AMERICAN PUBLIC LIFE  J. Harry Wray Paradigm Press, 2008, 236 pages. EARLY IN Pedal Power: The ...

Deep Economy Bill McKibben Henry Holt, 2007, 272 pages In December Sorbonne students protested the disconnect between economic theory and reality. Their disillusion is palpable ...