Pub Date: August 30, 2005
Dewey: 796.52230289
Lexile Code: 1150
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.90" H x 8.40" L x 5.50" W ( 0.70 lbs) 368 pages
BISAC Categories:
Biography and Autobiography | Adventurers and Explorers | Sports and Recreation | Mountaineering | Religion | Inspirational | Hiking
Description: "Icebound" meets "Into Thin Air" in this astonishing, day-by-day account of Ralston's terrible accident, self-amputation, and subsequent rescue and recovery. of full-color photos.
Brief description: Aron Ralston, a native of the Midwest, retired from a career as a mechanical engineer at age twenty-six before moving to Aspen, Colorado. Since his accident, he has completed his unprecedented project to climb the fifty-nine Colorado peaks of more than 14,000 feet, alone, in winter. His first book, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, was a New York Times bestseller and was adapted into the major motion picture 127 Hours by Danny Boyle. Today, as a father of an infant daughter and four-year-old son, Aron lives in Boulder, Colorado. He continues to travel the world for both adventure and to share his story. Follow his journey at AronRalstonSpeaker.com.
Review Quotes: 'Heroic, searing and compelling' Benedict Allen '[This book has] the emotional pull of a psychological thriller'
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