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K2 books reviewed on NPR August 18

PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:03 pm
by Palisades79
NPR has a very interesting review of three recent K2 books today .It's about to be replayed now.

Re: K2 books reviewed on NPR August 18

PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:20 pm
by Marmaduke
Palisades79 wrote:NPR has a very interesting review of three recent K2 books today .It's about to be replayed now.


With the extremist views NPR has I don't know how much I would personally take from their reviews. But I just finished Ed Viesturs book, "K2, Life and Death on the Worlds Most Dangerous Mountain. And Bradley Washburn, The Last of His Kind by David Roberts and they were both very good.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:57 pm
by JasonH
Neophiteat48 wrote:
Palisades79 wrote:NPR has a very interesting review of three recent K2 books today .It's about to be replayed now.


With the extremist views NPR has I don't know how much I would personally take from their reviews. But I just finished Ed Viesturs book, "K2, Life and Death on the Worlds Most Dangerous Mountain. And Bradley Washburn, The Last of His Kind by David Roberts and they were both very good.


Good grief.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:34 pm
by dskoon
JasonH wrote:
Neophiteat48 wrote:
Palisades79 wrote:NPR has a very interesting review of three recent K2 books today .It's about to be replayed now.


With the extremist views NPR has I don't know how much I would personally take from their reviews. But I just finished Ed Viesturs book, "K2, Life and Death on the Worlds Most Dangerous Mountain. And Bradley Washburn, The Last of His Kind by David Roberts and they were both very good.


Good grief.


:lol: :lol: "extremist." Yikes!

PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:40 pm
by Marmaduke
dskoon wrote:
JasonH wrote:
Neophiteat48 wrote:
Palisades79 wrote:NPR has a very interesting review of three recent K2 books today .It's about to be replayed now.


With the extremist views NPR has I don't know how much I would personally take from their reviews. But I just finished Ed Viesturs book, "K2, Life and Death on the Worlds Most Dangerous Mountain. And Bradley Washburn, The Last of His Kind by David Roberts and they were both very good.


Good grief.


:lol: :lol: "extremist." Yikes!



What's your thoughts on Fox News?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:03 pm
by aedwards
One can listen here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3

Reviews by Nick Heil.
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