Mountains of the Mind
Download or Read eBook Mountains of the Mind PDF written by Robert Macfarlane and published by Granta. This book was released on 2009-07-02 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Robert Macfarlane |
Publisher | : Granta |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2009-07-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781847081575 |
ISBN-13 | : 1847081576 |
Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mountains of the Mind by : Robert Macfarlane
Book excerpt: 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.