{"product_id":"mountains-of-the-mind-a-history-of-a-fascination","title":"Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRobert MacFarlane\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780375714061\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eVintage\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2004\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIs a River Alive? \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Underland, \u003c\/i\u003ea soaring blend of cultural history, meditation, and memoir about the mysteries of the world's highest places and our unending quest for the summit \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Wonderfully illuminating.\"\u003ci\u003e --Los Angeles Times - \u003c\/i\u003e\"Fascinating.\"\u003ci\u003e --The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor those who love mountains, their wonder is beyond dispute. But for many, their allure is beyond reason; their extraordinary beauty offset by the immense risks involved in climbing them. In this groundbreaking and now classic work, Robert Macfarlane answers the enduring 'why' of mountaineering. He explores how mountains have come to grip the Western imagination and hold so many of us spellbound, drawing us up into the high places--sometimes at the cost of our lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBraiding history, geology, human stories, and glittering accounts of his own journeys in high, wild landscapes from the Rockies to the Himalayas, Macfarlane unfurls the mysteries and passions of mountaineering's imaginative evolution. His account begins in the mid-1700s, when a fascination for mountains was sparked by the work of both poets and scientists in Europe. It ends with a vivid re-creation of George Mallory's three, ill-fated expeditions in the 1920s, as Mallory sought to be the first to summit Mt. Everest.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination | Robert MacFarlane | Paperback | 9780375714061 | Used: Good | Back Stacks E 1743594","offer_id":48199117242520,"sku":"1743594","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/910S21Jdk_L.jpg?v=1772546579","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/mountains-of-the-mind-a-history-of-a-fascination","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}