Steinpaläste: Kinder, Kinder, Geof

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ISBN
0898868513
EAN
9780898868517
Date of Publication
20010914
Publication Name
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Type
Paperback / softback
Release Title
Stone Palaces: Childs
Artist
Childs, Geof
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Publisher
Mountaineers Books, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0898868513
ISBN-13
9780898868517
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1891796

Product Key Features

Book Title
Stone Palaces
Number of Pages
217 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Mountaineering
Publication Year
2001
Features
Reprint
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Geof Childs
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
796.52/2
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
A meditative, humorous and ultimately inspiring collection of stories about life amid the mountains., * Includes new and revised work as well as previously published pieces * Not just about climbing but a philosophy of life * Includes tales spanning North America, Asia, and Europe "Just about everything worthwhile I have gotten out of this world has somehow been connected to mountains. They have broken my bones, taken good friends, confounded my family, and at times left me confused and purposeless. Yet in spite of all that, they have also treated me more fairly and introduced me to a better class of people than any job ever could have." --Geof Childs Having abandoned a normal career path for a life of climbing and worldwide adventure, baby boomer Geof Childs finds himself at middle age putting on the gray suit of ambition in order to support his wife and child. Yet he soon discovers that though he had abandoned climbing and adventure, they had not abandoned him. In a collection of stories written over twenty-five years, Childs describes the tension, joy, triumph, and heartache of living in both these worlds; of building a life that accommodates not only his responsibilities but also the brilliant triviality and sublime uselessness of climbing. Told in a voice that never quite settles into truth or fiction, time or place, these stories probe not just the events of a life spent in search of undiscovered stone, but the complexity and reward of beingfully alive to all of one's possibilities. And if, as Childs states, pulling himself up a rock wall is a silly thing to be doing at 52, it has at least provided him with the ideal perspective from which to study the contradictions, beauty, and hardship of being there. Geof Childs has infused each story in Stone Palaces with the select disquiet that comes from seeking adventure in the mountains and in life. Or, as he describes it, the clarity that comes from moments of doubt in the company of good friends en route to someplace, something, or someone that matters., * Includes new and revised work as well as previously published pieces * Not just about climbing but a philosophy of life * Includes tales spanning North America, Asia, and Europe "Just about everything worthwhile I have gotten out of this world has somehow been connected to mountains. They have broken my bones, taken good friends, confounded my family, and at times left me confused and purposeless. Yet in spite of all that, they have also treated me more fairly and introduced me to a better class of people than any job ever could have." -- Geof Childs Having abandoned a normal career path for a life of climbing and worldwide adventure, baby boomer Geof Childs finds himself at middle age putting on the gray suit of ambition in order to support his wife and child. Yet he soon discovers that though he had abandoned climbing and adventure, they had not abandoned him. In a collection of stories written over twenty-five years, Childs describes the tension, joy, triumph, and heartache of living in both these worlds; of building a life that accommodates not only his responsibilities but also the brilliant triviality and sublime uselessness of climbing. Told in a voice that never quite settles into truth or fiction, time or place, these stories probe not just the events of a life spent in search of undiscovered stone, but the complexity and reward of being fully alive to all of one's possibilities. And if, as Childs states, pulling himself up a rock wall is a silly thing to be doing at 52, it has at least provided him with the ideal perspective from which to study the contradictions, beauty, and hardship of being there. Geof Childs has infused each story in Stone Palaces with the select disquiet that comes from seeking adventure in the mountains and in life. Or, as he describes it, the clarity that comes from moments of doubt in the company of good friends en route to someplace, something, or someone that matters., Recipient of the American Alpine Club H. Adams Carter Literary Award - " Stone Palaces] provides its readers with a vision of the climbing life that is insightful, true, and beautiful." --AAC Literary Committee "Just about everything worthwhile I have gotten out of this world has somehow been connected to mountains. They have broken my bones, taken good friends, confounded my family, and at times left me confused and purposeless. Yet in spite of all that, they have also treated me more fairly and introduced me to a better class of people than any job ever could have." -- Geof Childs Having abandoned a normal career path for a life of climbing and worldwide adventure, baby boomer Geof Childs finds himself at middle age putting on the gray suit of ambition in order to support his wife and child. Yet he soon discovers that though he had abandoned climbing and adventure, they had not abandoned him. In a collection of stories written over twenty-five years, Childs describes the tension, joy, triumph, and heartache of living in both these worlds; of building a life that accommodates not only his responsibilities but also the brilliant triviality and sublime uselessness of climbing. Told in a voice that never quite settles into truth or fiction, time or place, these stories probe not just the events of a life spent in search of undiscovered stone, but the complexity and reward of being fully alive to all of one's possibilities. And if, as Childs states, pulling himself up a rock wall is a silly thing to be doing at 52, it has at least provided him with the ideal perspective from which to study the contradictions, beauty, and hardship of being there. Geof Childs has infused each story in Stone Palaces with the select disquiet that comes from seeking adventure in the mountains and in life. Or, as he describes it, the clarity that comes from moments of doubt in the company of good friends en route to someplace, something, or someone that matters.

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