{"product_id":"mountains-of-the-mind-a-history-of-a-fascination-landscapes-by-robert-macfarlane","title":"Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination (Landscapes) by Robert MacFarlane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs a River Alive?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUnderland,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wonderfully illuminating.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e--Los Angeles Times -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Fascinating.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e--The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Wonderfully illuminating. . . . An exhilarating blend of scholarship and adventure, displaying dazzling erudition, acute powers of analysis, a finely honed sense of cultural history and a passionate sense of the author's engagement with his subject.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Early mountaineers were lost for words to describe the splendor of the mountains, but Robert Macfarlane is not; in particular, he has a gift for arresting similes.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Of all the books published to mark the 50th anniversary of climbing Mount Everest Robert Macfarlane's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMountains of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stands out as by far one of the most intelligent and interesting. . . in a style that shows he can be as poetic as he is plucky.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"At once a fascinating work of history and a beautifully written meditation on how memory, imagination, and the landscape of mountains are joined together in our minds and under our feet.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForbes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A compelling meditation. . . Macfarlane is. . . the perfect mountain guide through blue crevasse fields, ice walls, prayer flags, Sherpas and Shangri Las. He's been up there, and come back down through the foothills to offer us his thoughtful and gracious elegy, telling us eloquently the secret of it all, which is that no one can ever truly conquer a mountain.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eBenedict Allen, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Faber Book of Exploration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Macfarlane writes with tremendous maturity, elegance and control. . . . A powerful debut, a remarkable blend of passion and scholarship.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Evening Standard\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Part history, part personal observation, this is a fascinating study of our (sometimes fatal) obsession with height. A brilliant book, beautifully written.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eFergus Fleming, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNinety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A new kind of exploration writing, perhaps even the birth of a new genre, which doesn't just defy classification-it demands a whole new category of its own.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Telegraph\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"There are many books on climbing and climbers, and this is one of the best and most unusual I have read.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An imaginative, original essay in cultural history-a book that evokes as well as investigates the fear and wonder of high places.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eWilliam Fiennes, author of\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Snow Geese\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Macfarlane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is internationally renowned for his writing on nature, people, and place. His bestselling books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs a River Alive?, Underland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLandmarks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Old Ways\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMountains of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; they have been translated into more than thirty languages, won many prizes around the world and been widely adapted for film, music, theatre, radio, and dance. He has also written operas, plays, and films including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiver\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, both narrated by Willem Dafoe. He has collaborated with artists including Olafur Eliasson and Stanley Donwood, and with the artist Jackie Morris he co-created the internationally bestselling books of nature-poetry and art, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Words\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Spells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In 2017, the American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded him the E. M. Forster Prize for Literature. Macfarlane lives in England, where he is a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eJuly 13, 2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.7\" H x 7.9\" L x 5.1\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e336 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45492358316218,"sku":"9780375714061","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/910S21Jdk_L._SL1500.jpg?v=1767665133","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/mountains-of-the-mind-a-history-of-a-fascination-landscapes-by-robert-macfarlane","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}