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1	Peak performance : inspirational business lessons from the world's top sports organizations more books like this by C. H. J. Gilson add to wishlist Teams such as the Australian Cricket Team, FC Bayern Munich, the All Blacks and Williams Formula 1 have all experienced unparalleled success in their sports, maintained year after year even as individuals on the team come and go. In their search for the principles of excellence, the authors analysed the highly effective organizations which carry ... see all copies from $2.80! new only from $15.45! \| first editions
2	View from the Summit: The Remarkable Memoir by the First Person to Conquer Everest more books like this by Sir Edmund Hillary add to wishlist In this candid, wry, and vastly entertaining autobiography, the first man ever to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest looks back on his landmark 1953 expedition as well as on his remarkable explorations to other exotic locales, including the South Pole and the River Ganges. Photos, including 3 color inserts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Polar Dream: The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and Her Dog to the Magnetic North Pole more books like this by Helen Thayer, Sir Edmund Hillary (Foreword by) add to wishlist In 1988, at the age of 50, Helen Thayer became the first woman in the world to travel on foot to the magnetic North Pole, one of the world's most remote and dangerous regions. Her only companion was Charlie, her loyal husky, who was integral to her survival. Polar Dream is the story of their heroic trek and extraordinary relationship as they faced ... see all copies from $6.72! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| SVS
4	High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest more books like this by Sir Edmund Hillary add to wishlist Fear lives among Everest's mighty ice-fluted faces and howls across its razor-sharp crags. Gnawing at reason and enslaving minds, it has killed many and defeated countless others. But in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay stared into its dark eye and did not waver. On May 29, they pushed spent bodies and aching lungs past the achievable to ... see all copies from $7.84! new only from $11.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Blind Corners: Adventures on Seven Continents more books like this by Geoff Tabin, Sir Edmund Hillary (Foreword by) add to wishlist The invention of bungee jumping, first ascents on Mt. Everest, the first two American women on top of the world, broken records, dramatic rescues, deaths, restless natives, lunatic bush pilots... Blind Corners circles the globe to share stories of adventure, relationships and inner strength. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	View from the Summit more books like this by Sir Edmund Hillary add to wishlist 'Sir Edmund, he's worshipped, you know, as a god among the Sherpas.' Jamling Tenzing. The first man to set foot on the summit of Everest, the man who led a team of tractors to the South Pole, the man who jetboated up the Ganges from the ocean to the sky has, for the first time, gathered all the remarkable adventures of a long life into one volume. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	High adventure more books like this by Sir Edmund Hillary add to wishlist see all copies from $11.99! new only from $35.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Explorations: Great Moments of Discovery from the Royal Geographic Society more books like this by Sir Edmund Hillary, Royal Geography Society, Richard Leakey add to wishlist Here, in one volume, "Explorations" captures in photos and interviews the expeditions and emotions of some of the most daring adventurers of the last century. Organized according to geographical region, and accompanied by essays by such famous names as Wilfred Thesiger, Richard Leakey, and Edmund Hillary. 300 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.81! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Schoolhouse in the clouds. more books like this by Sir Edmund Hillary add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! signed copies \| first editions
10	Sherpas more books like this by James F Fisher, Sir Edmund Hillary (Foreword by) add to wishlist Drawing on elements of various genres--anthropological monograph, literary memoir, and photojournalism--James Fisher has devised this multivocal format to trace the impact of modern education and mass tourism on contemporary Sherpa society and to present and assess the Sherpas; views of their collective future. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.50! \| SVS
11	From the Ocean to more books like this by Sir Edmund Hillary add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	Nothing Venture, Nothing Win more books like this by Edmund Hillary add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $90.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	High Adventure by Sir Edmund Hillary add to wishlist Everest: forbidding, exhilarating, unconquerable. All courageous attempts by man to reach its summit by heading up the northern side from Tibet had failed. The southern approach through Nepal had never before been climbed, due to its impossibly steep ice-covered slopes and the country's policies. But in 1951 Edmund Hillary joined an expedition to ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $18.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account of the 1996 Disaster more books like this by Dr. Kenneth Kamler, M.D., Sir Edmund Hillary (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.72! \| first editions
15 view cover	Blind Corners: Adventures on Everest and the World's Tallest Peaks more books like this by Geoff Tabin, Sir Edmund Hillary (Foreword by) add to wishlist With suspense, candor, keen insights, and mischievous humor, a mountain climber documents his exploits on and around the world's most challenging peaks. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
16	The Law of the Mother more books like this by Elizabeth Kemf (Editor), Claude Martin (Introduction by), Sir Edmund Hillary (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $80.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17	The Crossing of Antarctica (the Commonwealth Trans-Antartic Expedition 1955-1958) by Sir Vivian Fuchs & Sir Edmund Hillary add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! first editions
18 view cover	I'll Call You in Kathmandu: The Elizabeth Hawley Story more books like this by Bernadette McDonald, Sir Edmund Hillary (Foreword by) add to wishlist She defied the conventions of her era: an American woman on her own in Nepal for more than four decades. Extensive interviews with Hawley, celebrated mountaineers, and Kathmandu intimates are enhanced by Hawley's meticulous records and correspondence. see all copies from $4.01! new only from $4.22! \| first editions
19	Antarctica: An Encyclopedia more books like this by John Stewart, Sir Edmund Hillary (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $50.00! new only from $213.66! \| first editions
20	Ascent more books like this by Sir Edmund Hillary add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.26! \| first editions
21 view cover	Tenzing Norgay and the Sherpas of Everest more books like this by Tashi Tenzing, Dalai Lama (Foreword by), Sir Edmund Hillary (Foreword by) add to wishlist On May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Tenzing received many honours, but he was never comfortable with his celebrity status. Instead he chose to champion the cause of the Sherpa people, live simply and work to improve their conditions. This book looks at the man and the ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
22	Two generations more books like this by Edmund Hillary add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Sir Edmund Hillary's Sagarmatha more books like this by Sir Edmund Hillary, Hans Johannes Hoefer, Lisa Choegyal, Wendy Brewer Lama add to wishlist This large-format (230mm x 330mm) hardback book of superb colour photographs portrays the grandeur and beauty of Sagarmatha - Mount Everest - and Himalaya, compiled and written by world-famous mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary. The images include close-ups of Sherpa life, aerial views of the Everest Massif, along with birds, butterflies and brilliant ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $18.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
24	Antarctica: Accounts from Journals of Numerous Explorers more books like this by Richard Evelyn Byrd, Edmund Hillary, James Cook add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25	Everest: The Best Writing and Pictures from Seventy Years of Human Endeavour more books like this by Peter Gillman (Editor), Sir Edmund Hillary (Foreword by) add to wishlist A collection of photographs and writing about climbing Mount Everest. The authors and photographers range from climbers on the attempts in the 1930s, such as Edward Norton, through to Sir Edmund Hillary in the 1950s, contemporary figures such as Chris Bonington and Kurt Diemberger. see all copies from $11.96! first editions

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