Results for "Buried" in Sports & Outdoors

The definitive audiobook on British mountaineer Sandy Irvine and the mystery of his and George Mallory’s disappearance on Mount Everest in June 1924. The fates of Mallory and Irvine, who were last seen disappearing into the clouds as they headed for the summit of Everest on 8 June 1924, still...

When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had emerged from poverty and political turmoil to become two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth. Based on unprecedented access and interviews, Buried in the Sky reveals their astonishing story for the first time.

The definitive book on Sandy Irvine and the mystery of his and Mallory’s disappearance on Everest in June 1924. The fate of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, who were last seen disappearing into the clouds as they headed for the summit of Mount Everest on 8 June 1924, still grips the...

Following the acclaimed No Visible Bruises, a piercing account of the author’s childhood in an Evangelic Christian community, her teenage escape, and her career as a reporter at the frontline of the global epidemic of violence against women. Award-winning journalist Rachel Louise Snyder has...

The unsolved mysteries of George Mallory, Sandy Irvine, and their legendary 1924 Everest expedition. This program includes an audio-exclusive bonus conversation between the authors. There is no mystery more compelling in the history of mountaineering than the disappearance of George Mallory and...

When you search for the past, you just might find yourself Cousins Ellie and Lucie set out to find buried treasure. Instead, they stumble into an unexpected journey—one that uncovers forgotten histories, rekindles family bonds, and digs deep into who they are becoming. Reuniting for the first...

My first book, What They Broke, I Fixed, was about survival. About rising from the wreckage, others left behind and reclaiming the pieces of myself they tried to destroy. It was about finding my strength, my voice, and my worth. But this book? This is about what came after. This is not the story of someone who had it all figured out. This is the story of someone who almost lost everything—even after surviving the worst of it. This is about what happened when I finally stopped running, turned inward, and started facing what I had buried for so long. This is where the real work began.

This gripping environmental history reveals how unchecked human ambition transformed America's prairies into a wasteland. Perfect for an educational commute, this dramatic narrative plunges you straight into the terrifying black blizzards of the 1930s. Witness the devastating collision between...