| Title |
Touching the void
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| Names |
Simpson, Joe.
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| Book Number |
DB057755
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| Narrator |
Childs, Ray.
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| Annotation |
Mountain climber recounts his harrowing 1985 survival story of plunging off an Andean ice ledge, forcing his partner, Simon Yates, to cut the rope binding them. Describes Simpson's grueling descent with a broken leg and Yates's emotional turmoil believing his friend dead. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1988.
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| Length |
8 hours, 38 minutes
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| Title Status |
Active
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| Local Subject |
Adult Nonfiction - AN
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Adventure - Nonfiction - ADN
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Sports - NonFiction - SPON
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Biography - Sports - BIS
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Memoir - MEMO
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Search and Rescue - SAR
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Biography - Inspirational - BINSP
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Survival Stories - Non Fiction - SRNF
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Book Club - Kansas Talking Books - BKCB
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Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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Adventure - ADV
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Medium Length Book - MD
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Bestseller Nonfiction - BEN
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Nature - NAT
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Inspirational Reading - INSP
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Sports & Recreation - SPO
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Disaster - DSR
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Survival Skills - IDL
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| LC Subject |
Mountaineering - Search and rescue operations - Peru - Huayhuash, Cordillera - Case studies
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Mountaineering - Peru - Huayhuash, Cordillera
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Mountaineers - Great Britain - Biography
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| Language |
English
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| Medium |
Digital Book
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| Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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| Released |
2007
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| Publication Info |
(AMI, recording studio). 2007 (AMI, recording studio).
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| Original Publication |
Recorded from: 1st Perennial ed. New York : HarperPerennial, 2004, c1988. 0060730552
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