Résultats pour "Everest" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

The Thing: A Horror A Gripping Tale of Isolation, Paranoia, and Terror Beneath the Ice. Deep in the frozen wastelands of Antarctica, an isolated research team makes a discovery that defies explanation—an ancient alien lifeform, encased in ice for thousands of years. What begins as a groundbreaking scientific find quickly spirals into a nightmare as the entity awakens, revealing its terrifying ability to mimic any living creature.

This unique sound history of Mount Everest was produced to celebrate the anniversary of the first ascent of Everest by Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. The story is told first and foremost by Sir Edmund Hillary and many others.

The sixth in the Millennium series featuring THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - more than 100 million copies sold worldwide. "What are you going to do now?" "I will be the hunter and not the hunted." Lisbeth Salander's mentor and protector Holger Palmgren is dead, and she has been gone from...

Die Extrembergsteigerin Gilda Hunt weiß, dass sie auch unter diesen Bedingungen ein zweites Mal den höchsten Berg der Welt besteigen muss. Ihrem Team schließen sich zwei verfeindete Wissenschaftler an, die in einem erbitterten Konkurrenzkampf stehen. Und im Hintergrund der Expedition sind skrupellose Drahtzieher aktiv, die über Leichen gehen.

Na Evereście dochodzi do załamania pogody. W lawinie ginie uczestnik polskiej wyprawy, a trójka jego towarzyszy zostaje uwięziona pod szczytem. Bliscy wspinaczy rozpoczynają walkę o ich życie. Zorganizowanie akcji ratunkowej spada na barki Julii i Krisa, którzy przebywają w Katmandu. Różni ich wszystko: ona to spokojna i zrównoważona tłumaczka literatury, on – hałaśliwy i impulsywny influencer. Muszą połączyć siły i zmierzyć się z monumentalnym wyzwaniem. Przeciwności losu piętrzą się, a szanse na szczęśliwe zakończenie maleją z każdą minutą.

‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew Marr A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains. On the 8th of June, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen through a...

Unabridged selections from George Mallory's collected writings on his mountaineering - and his motivations. Famously impelled to climb Mount Everest simply because it was there, Mallory made three attempts to be the first to reach its summit, and perished on the third. His writing reveals the emotional life of the mountaineer. With eloquence, Mallory captures the struggles and the rewards involved, the climber's sense of triumph, and experiences of staggering beauty.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE GRIPPING SMUGGLER'S DAUGHTERS TRILOGY! Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Poldark. Deal, Kent, 1812 Eighteen-year-old Winnie Lennicker yearns for a peaceful life as a respectable married woman. However, when she becomes involved in her family's...

In 1924, George Mallory and his climbing partner, Sandy Ervine, vanished into the mist high on Everest while making their attempt to be the first men to climb the world's highest mountain. They never returned from their assault on the mountain, and for decades, controversy has raged over their fate and the unanswered question as to whether they made it to the top. In 2014, John D Burns performed a one-man play about George Mallory and his attempt on the mountain. This book is an audio version of the play.