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Mountains of the Mind
- A History of a Fascination
- Narrated by: Simon Bubb
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD
Once we thought monsters lived there. In the Enlightenment we scaled them to commune with the sublime. Soon, we were racing to conquer their summits in the name of national pride.
In this ground-breaking, classic work, Robert Macfarlane takes us up into the mountains: to experience their shattering beauty, the fear and risk of adventure, and to explore the strange impulses that have for centuries lead us to the world's highest places.
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The most exhilarating history of mountaineering ... a riveting read.
-- Jeremy Paxman
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- Charlie garnham
- 05-03-23
A fabulous account, fabulously read.
A fabulous account, fabulously read. This is a stunning piece of scholarship, an education and an entertainment.
Neil Garnham
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- Jim Lawton
- 24-11-21
Superb
One of the best books I've ever read about mountaineering. A thoughtful, wise, philosophical look at an ostensibly strange activity.
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- Paul
- 09-04-21
A peak experience
Every time I read (or listen to) one of Robert Macfarlane’s books I think it’s my favourite of his, and this is no exception. If you haven’t read him yet, I pity and envy you, and this is as good a place to start as any - fascinating, beautifully-written, gripping, inspiring, and constantly thought-provoking. Of course, my opinion here is utterly biased by my love of Macfarlane’s writing, but that is also my highest praise. Enjoy the view.
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- Debbie Gray
- 18-01-22
All things mountain
A history of our fascination indeed with great stories of explorers intertwined - I'm certainly left more fascinated and cannot wait to visit Mont Blanc this summer
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- Cristian Barbu
- 02-01-24
Boring and bland
This is a blend of fairly tame anecdotes from the author’s mountaineering life, some of the most well known facts from the history of mountaineering, and quite a bit of pretentious twaddle on what it all might mean. “Why do we climb mountains?” at no point it occurs to the author it might be for adventure, fame and glory or simply a sense of achievement.
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