High Crimes, The fate of Everest in an age of greed is a climbing story, in a way. It might be better read like true crime. Because at the core of the narrative, it’s not about elevation, but manslaughter. The book illustrates in harrowing detail the conceit, ego, and indifference that plague extreme sports, especiallyContinue reading “Book Review: High Crimes, by Michael Kodas (2008)”
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Book Review: The Rarest Bird in the World
The Search for the Nechisar Nightjar “…Maybe it is a sign that the we are at last learning of our origins ad our future, a warning that there is little time left, that our destination is death- we are running out space and the stench of extinction is massing on the horizon. And so discoveringContinue reading “Book Review: The Rarest Bird in the World”
Of Wild Places 