About this title: In this memoir, a survivor of the climb chronicled in Jon Krakauer's bestselling INTO THIN AIR tells of his single minded pursuit of the sport of mountaineering and its effect on his family, and of his recovery from the tragic experience, in which he lost both hands to frostbite.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780440237082ISBN:0440237084
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean, no marks or folds or creases. Minimal wear. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780440237082ISBN:0440237084
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Like new! Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
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"ivided into four parts, "Left for Dead" is not only about Beck Weathers' near death on Mount Everest, but his life before and after the disastrous expedition. The first part of the book describes the events on Mount Everest; the second part is autobiographical; the third part is about his depression and why he took up mountain claiming; and the fourth part is about his life today. Also discussed are his marriage woes and how his marriage survived his various obsessions (such as motorcycle riding and sailing, as well as mountain climbing). The book isn't written solely from Weather's point of view; there are reflections from other people in his life, most notably his wife, Peach.
"Left for Dead" is an interesting read about a flawed human being. Beck Weathers has a good, at times self-deprecating, sense of humor, and is very honest about his flaws. His wife, Peach, is aptly named, but I had to wonder why she stayed married to a man who was absent much of the time and difficult to live with when he was around. There wasn't as much about mountain climbing as I would have liked, but in the end Weathers seemed ill prepared for Everest. Mountain climbing was just an outlet for Weathers' ongoing depression and it's a miracle he wasn't hurt in some of his earlier attempts. While the book goes into much details about Beck's childhood and troubled marriage it glosses over other elements - most noticeably the cost of Beck's climbing expeditions and how Beck was able to take so much time off from work. Finally, I'd like to see an updated postscript on future editions to see how Beck and his family are doing today.
"This was an okay book. I was extremely impressed by the difficulties that the author went through and his survival, but was not engaging writing. It was more of a auto/biography and commentary than a story of survival in the wilderness."
"If your looking for a detailed account of the tragic expedition on Mt. Everest in May of 1996, then your reading the wrong book. Beck Weathers, though part of the expedition and was "Left for Dead" twice up on Everest in 1996, it is more of an autobiography focused on how climbing had totally taken over his life, to the extent that he was not much a father nor husband. Before reading this book you must read "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer to get a full detailed factual discription on the events that had happened on Everst that year. Another good read "The Climb" by Anatoli Boukreev. However I recomend "Into Thin Air" due to the explicit facts and interviews from the survivors. A good read if your familiar with the 1996 May 10th dissaster on Everst. Though you will be dissapointed if your lookin for his detailed account of the incident. Truth be told, Everest is not the main focus. But his growing up and how mountaineering had claimed his soul, with Everest eventually being the center of his life. After the rescue and his brush with death, he went through many surgeries and amputations, in which Everest changed Beck's life and it was just not physical, but the way he perceived life."
"I really did not like Beck at the beginning of the book. If I were Peach I dont know that I would have been able to stick by his side as long as she did. I would like to think that I could, but I am doubtful. I am glad that he found out what is important in life, but I am sorry that it took the loss of his hands and nearly his life to figure it out. It is a great story about the will to survive and a man's journey. His Journey to find happiness brings him back to his own backyard."
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