Джон Кракауэр4.3 Покорить Эверест - красивая мечта. И эта мечта продается.
В марте 1996 года 19 альпинистов-любителей прилетают в Непал, чтобы за 65 000 долларов купить себе билет на вершину мира.
Их маршрут идеально спланирован, каждого клиента страхует профессиональный проводник, а погода обещает комфортное восхождение. Однако...
...Последнее слово всегда за горой. Там, на высоте 8 км над уровнем моря, в разреженном воздухе их мозг потеряет миллионы клеток, тело предательски ослабеет и даже самые опытные начнут совершать одну роковую ошибку за другой.
Кто-то выживет, но навсегда останется с чувством вины, а кто-то расплатиться за мечту и амбиции собственной жизнью.
Самая страшная трагедия в истории Эвереста - от первого лица.
Ранее книга выходила под названием "В разреженном воздухе".
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Кэтлин Алькала0.0 This “strong and finely rendered book” (Larry McMurtry) takes us to the Mexican-American border in the 1870s, conjuring up a magical tale of faith, gold, and family passions that “echoes the style of Isabel Allende and Laura Esquivel” (Washington Post Book World). Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award.
A spectacular tapestry of folklore, spirituality, and landscape, this extraordinary first novel vividly blurs fantasy and reality as it details one family's search for identity. In a small village in northern Mexico, the Carabajals have long been practicing their Jewish faith in secret. The father, Julio, spends his days dabbling with alchemy. His wife, Mariana, cannot speak but is clairvoyant. Their son has allied himself with a Catholic woman and is obsessed with his search for gold. Central to the surprising destinies of these characters are the momentous events and the ancient and sacred cliff dwellings of Casas Grandes, high in the mountains. This story of two cultures, of the elusive bonds of love and faith, is dazzling in its originality. It is for all readers who loved Allende's The House of Spirits or Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate.
Barbara Helen Berger0.0 Mother Moon is looking for her child. As she calls for him, her tears turn into stars that fall into the sea and are rescued, along with her little one, by a lot of otters. These playful animals cavort and rollick in the starlight until Mother Moon looks down and sees them--and her child, safe and sound. Barbara Helen Berger's poetic words and luminous illustrations are beautifully fused in this dreamlike tale that is just perfect for bedtime."Toddlers are sure to delight in the mischievous antics of all those whiskery otters." --School Library Journal, starred review
