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Note from Terri: My name is Terri and I am a book junkie! When I’m not actually moving on a climbing or racing adventure I seek out quiet spots to devour a few good books. I prefer a real live book over anything digital and gravitate predominantly toward non-fiction. With a spare moment back home you’ll find me at my local book shop in the travel or biography sections though I have been known to shop prolifically online. Book stores make me happy! I dream of having my own library where I can sit among great thoughts and just…ingest more thoughts. In the meantime I’ll continue to work on expanding my own publications while I offer you a selection of my favorite reads.
A few of the below were read recently while some quite a while back. They are in no particular order. Stay tuned as I add reviews of each.
The Places in Between
Rory Stewart
Powerful in its simplistic prose via an unprecedented, complex 'adventure'.
Enduring Patagonia
Greg Crouch
The raw truth from inside Patagonia’s
and a climber’s souls.
Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy,
and the West
Benazir Bhutto
A testament to the severe tragedy of this
great woman's death.
John Muir: Apostle of Nature
Thurman Wilkins
If you can get past the deadpan writing
style (Thurman wouldn’t be my first
pick of an author to have a glass of wine
and chat with), the story of a legend who
defines the term "ahead of his time" will
unfold before you.
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
Like many great seekers, Tolle’s
strength lies in his humility combined
with a steadfast means to mindful clarity.
The Big Open
Rick Ridgeway
I want to hike across a country with this
guy! The adventure: as epic as they come
and for a formidable cause. It doesn't
get much better.
Behavioral Expressions and
Biosocial Bases of Sensation Seeking
Marvin Zuckerman
I devoured this while writing my masters
thesis on risk taking. If the topic highly
grabs you go for it, but be warned it reads
like a text book.
Deep Survival: Who Lives,
Who Dies and Why
Laurence Gonzales
In fascinating story form Gonzales explains
the who's and why's of survival like no
other. Refreshing after all the academic
speak stuff I've read on the topic.
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
This blows doors on the movie. Movie isn't
even in the same zip code of how fluid
and devastating the book plays out. Have
tissue available.
The Alphabet from A to Y with
Bonus Letter Z
Steve Martin and Roz Chast
Every square millimeter of this book is
good fun! I bought 15 copies as Christmas
gifts for my ADULT friends!
On the Ridge Between Life
and Death
David Roberts
Roberts is one of the most eloquent climbing
writers on the planet (and I've read a
lot). This most recent book elevates the
intellectual depth and honesty of his continued
examination of the sport.
Mother Teresa: Come Be my
Light
by Mother Teresa and Brian Kolodiejchuk
If sharing these writings with the world
was in part to help us dip into the vortex
of this woman’s limitless faith -
it did the job excruciatingly well. Many
hats off to the Missionaries of Charity
for their continued work.
Dark Star Safari
Paul Theroux
I'll read anything P. Theroux has his
name on but this pick is particularly honest
and poignantly dark. A heartfelt examination
of a brutally complex part of our world.
Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson
I didn't connect with the prose but the
story and subsequent work by Greg Mortenson
is beyond inspirational. An important piece
in helping us understand the complexities
of the Muslim culture in the middle east.
The Beckoning Silence
Joe Simpson
Simpson also at the top of the 'best climbing
authors' list. He has a profound knack
for helping the reader feel that you are
there. His writing gets better with each
publication.
The Unheard
Josh Swiller
Within the context of a memorable story,
Josh gives us valuable insight into the
life of a deaf person. Compelling and fresh
from start to finish.
Coronation Everest
Jan Morris
Thinking Body, Dancing Mind
Jerry Lynch
Camp 4
Steve Roper
Let my People go Surfing
Yvon Chouinard
Sacred Hoops
Phil Jackson
Man’s Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
The Elephanta Suite
Paul Theroux
Big Sur and the Oranges of
Hieronymus Bosch
Henry Miller
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison