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The Ledge

Author : Jim Davidson
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345523210
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book The Ledge written by Jim Davidson and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The authors bring extreme climbing to life. . . . Perhaps no author can rationalize why some choose to risk their lives . . . for the thrill of conquering a mountain. The Ledge comes perilously close and tells a ripping true story at the same time.”—The Denver Post In June 1992, best friends Jim Davidson and Mike Price stood atop Washington’s Mount Rainier, celebrating what they hoped would be the first of many milestones in their lives as passionate mountaineers. Then their triumph turned tragic when a cave-in plunged them deep inside a glacial crevasse—the pitch-black, ice-walled hell of every climber’s nightmares. An avid adventurer since youth, Davidson was a seasoned climber at the time of the Rainier ascent. But the harrowing free fall left him challenged by nature’s grandeur at its most unforgiving. Trapped on a narrow frozen shelf, deep below daylight, he desperately battled crumbling ice, snow that threatened to bury him alive, and crippling fear of the inescapable chasm below—all the while struggling to save his fatally injured friend. Finally, alone, with little equipment and rapidly dwindling hope, he confronted a fateful choice: the certainty of a slow, lonely death or the near impossibility of an agonizing climb for life. A story of heart-stopping adventure, heartfelt friendship, fleeting mortality, and implacable nature, The Ledge chronicles the elation and grief, dizzying heights and punishing depths, of a journey to hard-won wisdom. “Plunges readers into a dark, icy chasm from which escape seems impossible. Then it reveals the strength it takes to look up, and to start climbing.”—Jim Sheeler, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the National Book Award finalist Final Salute “How [Davidson] rescued himself is the core of The Ledge, and its most gripping part. The physical effort and will involved are astonishing.”—The Plain Dealer “A moving portrait of friendship and loss.”—The Wall Street Journal

The Ledge

Author : Lesley Choyce
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1459824636
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (598 download)

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Download or read book The Ledge written by Lesley Choyce and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nick was used to being good at everything. Hockey, football, track, they all came easy to him. Surfing was his latest passion. That is, until the accident. Now partially paralyzed, Nick is angry, depressed and getting far too fond of his prescription meds. But his frequent visits to his physiotherapist, a Syrian refugee, and a budding friendship with a partial amputee who has also experienced firsthand the horrors of war help him start to piece his life back together. A story about overcoming the odds and changing your life for the better.

Ledge

Author : Stacey McEwan
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
ISBN 13 : 1915202175
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Ledge written by Stacey McEwan and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ledge is the heart-stopping beginning to The Glacian Trilogy from TikTok sensation Stacey McEwan @staceboookspace After being randomly selected as a human sacrifice, instead of death, Dawsyn finds herself on a quest to save her people from their icy prison... In a place known as the Ledge, a civilization is trapped by a vast chasm and sheer mountain face. There is no way for anyone to escape the frozen wasteland without befalling a deathly drop. They know nothing of the outside world except that it is where the Glacians reside – mystical and vicious winged creatures who bring meagre rations in exchange for a periodic human sacrifice. Dawsyn, ax wielder and only remaining member of her family, has so far avoided the annual culling, but her luck has run out. She is chosen and ripped from her icy home, the only world she knows. No one knows what will happen to her on the other side, least of all Dawsyn. Murdered? Enslaved? Worse? Fortunately, a half-Glacian called Ryon offers to help them both escape, but how can she trust one of the very creatures that plagued her life? Dawsyn is a survivor, and she is not afraid to cut anyone down to live. With a slow-burning romance, high stakes and even higher rewards, this richly created new fantasy series by popular TikToker Stacey McEwan will keep you gripped to the very end. File Under: Fantasy [ Ax-ing For It | The Cold Is Not Alive | Finding Freedom | Ledge-hanger ] *Content warnings* gratuitous violence & death; death of a minor; suicide; attempted sexual assault

Putting Boys on the Ledge

Author : Stephie Davis
Publisher : Leisure Books
ISBN 13 : 9780843953282
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Putting Boys on the Ledge written by Stephie Davis and published by Leisure Books. This book was released on 2003-12-29 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny and heart warming tale about first dates, first kisses, and first loves.

The Turquoise Ledge

Author : Leslie Marmon Silko
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101464585
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book The Turquoise Ledge written by Leslie Marmon Silko and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly original and poetic self-portrait from one of America's most acclaimed writers. Leslie Marmon Silko's new book, her first in ten years, combines memoir with family history and reflections on the creatures and beings that command her attention and inform her vision of the world, taking readers along on her daily walks through the arroyos and ledges of the Sonoran desert in Arizona. Silko weaves tales from her family's past into her observations, using the turquoise stones she finds on the walks to unite the strands of her stories, while the beauty and symbolism of the landscape around her, and of the snakes, birds, dogs, and other animals that share her life and form part of her family, figure prominently in her memories. Strongly influenced by Native American storytelling traditions, The Turquoise Ledge becomes a moving and deeply personal contemplation of the enormous spiritual power of the natural world-of what these creatures and landscapes can communicate to us, and how they are all linked. The book is Silko's first extended work of nonfiction, and its ambitious scope, clear prose, and inventive structure are captivating. The Turquoise Ledge will delight loyal fans and new readers alike, and it marks the return of the unique voice and vision of a gifted storyteller.

The Ledge on Bald Face

Author : Charles G. D. Roberts
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473378370
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book The Ledge on Bald Face written by Charles G. D. Roberts and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work by Charles G. D. Roberts was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Ledge on Bald Face' is a novel by this prolific author of fiction and poetry. Charles G. D. Roberts was born on 10th January 1860, in Douglas, New Brunswick, Canada. Roberts's most successful literary genre was that of the animal story which featured in works such as Earth's Enigmas (1896) and Eyes of the Wilderness (1933). He also wrote romance novels and several non-fiction works on Canada.

Back from the Ledge

Author : Tony Martin
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1435716140
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book Back from the Ledge written by Tony Martin and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DEPRESSION CAN BE DEADLY. Mr. Martin knows this all too well. Since he was eleven years old when he found himself sitting in front of several prescription pill bottles wondering whether to live or die to this very day he has dealt with living with deep depression. In this book Mr. Martin addresses how his depression affected the quality of his life and how depression can control the decisions you make, the type of people you bring into your life, and how it distorts your perception of who you are and the importance of your life to others. It is Mr. Martin's hope that this book may help other depression sufferers, their family and friends to better understand their depression and for those who have lost a loved one to suicide maybe some possible answers as to what this person might have been dealing with.

Life on the Ledge

Author : Ivor Hanson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780976389538
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book Life on the Ledge written by Ivor Hanson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of risk, punk music, voyeurism, identity, and clean windows.

On the Ledge of Life

Author : Stevie Tate
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1616637595
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book On the Ledge of Life written by Stevie Tate and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if you learned you were dying of cancer? Would you spend your remaining time in a hospital bed, afraid of the pain and trying unsuccessfully to avoid it, or would you accept it and do one final crazy thing that could change the course of not only your life but the lives of others? Allen was a slave to the corporate world. His marriage was in shambles, and he was tired of the day-to-day grind. Then he learned he was dying from liver cancer. Having seen a friend die a horrible death from cancer, he decides his end will be different. He will abandon all he has known to find the meaning of life and answers to the questions that have haunted him for years, and he will do this alone, in the mountains. Life in the mountains is not easy, as he must call upon basic survival skills to get through each day. Free from the shackles of modern society, he is able to spend his remaining days contemplating life's mysteries and discovering what life truly holds if people will only give it a chance. The reconnection with life is difficult, but God is always there to walk with him and comfort him as he finds what we all look for but rarely find. From one man's experience On the Ledge of Life, we can all find how to truly live.

From the Rut to the Ledge

Author : Suzanne Rutledge
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1512798525
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book From the Rut to the Ledge written by Suzanne Rutledge and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of living in their comfortable rut, Suzanne and Mitch Rutledge decided to quit their jobs in America and take their seven-year-old son with them on a journey around the world. For nine months, they traveled slowly and volunteered, homeschooled their second grader, and experienced what everyday life was like in new and different places.From the Rut to the Ledgeshares their highs and lows, but also provides practical travel tips for anyone who wants to see the world on a budget. Follow their adventures from an elephant sanctuary in Thailand to the pyramids of Egypt. From tiny villages in Cambodia to the bustling streets of Barcelona, the Rutledges went out on a ledge to experience authentic life around the world and hope to encourage and inspire other families to do the same.

Stepping Back from the Ledge

Author : Laura Trujillo
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0593157613
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Stepping Back from the Ledge written by Laura Trujillo and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “seismically moving memoir” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice), one woman asks a seemingly impossible question in the aftermath of her mother’s suicide: How do you mourn a loved one as you repair the injuries they inflicted? “Laura Trujillo resurfaces from the dark ‘sub-basement’ of despair with assurances for us all: There is hope. There is healing. Always, there is love. This book will save lives.”—Connie Schultz, author of The Daughters of Erietown ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker Laura Trujillo had been close to her mother for most of her adult life, raising her four children within a few miles of their beloved grandmother’s Phoenix home. But just three months after moving her young family to Cincinnati for a new job, Laura receives shocking news: Her mother had taken her own life—by jumping off a ledge into the Grand Canyon, a place Laura knew her mother had always loved. Laura and her mother had shared a profound and special bond, yet each had also kept from the other the deepest truths about their lives. As an adult, Laura finally broke her silence about the sexual abuse she had suffered as a teenager at the hands of her stepfather—a secret Laura had buried to protect her mother. After her mother’s death, Laura embarks on an emotional odyssey, searching for clues that could explain the depression, intergenerational trauma, and shared heartbreaks in her family. When she returns to the Grand Canyon, it becomes an oasis that nurtures Laura’s search for redemption and peace. As Laura wrestles with her feelings, she forges a new path forward. Moving and intimate, powerfully told, Stepping Back from the Ledge is a remarkable exploration of the bond between a mother and daughter, and of the hope that can come from facing the truth.

Postcards from the Ledge

Author : Greg Child
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 159485355X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Postcards from the Ledge written by Greg Child and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Reflections and humorous pieces, plus insights into some of mountaineering's more controversial events * Revealing portraits of other Himalayan climbers Peeling back the layers to reveal the gritty truth about the elite climbing world is Greg Child's specialty. With clever wit, sharp observations, and insightful reflections, Child's writing covers the full spectrum of the mountaineering experience. Entertaining even to those who have never been above sea level, Child's stories reveal climbing's other face. His description of the daily habits of mountaineers on expedition (who don't bathe for months) is both disgusting and horrifyingly funny. A post-climb fiasco in the offices of petty Pakistani bureaucrats proves that not all epics take place on high mountain faces. Falling of a rock climb in front of his mother is an exercise in humility. Child takes up climbing controversy with the same keen insight. His investigation of Tomo Cesen's claimed first ascent of Lhotse's south wall is considered the definitive report on this controversial event. A hard look at the media frenzy around the death of Alison Hargreaves on K2 evolves into a brilliant, impassioned defense of a friend. He also speaks out on the money- and media-driven expeditions that now crowd Everest. But Child never preaches. Whether contrasting his clumsy performance with Lynn Hill's elegant moves on a climb in the remote mountains of Kyrgyzstan or reflecting upon artifacts (from crucifixes to pink flamingos) that decorate the world's highest peaks, he writes it as he sees it, with a dose of wit. A true insider, Greg Child draws us deep into the world of climbing but never denies its dark side.

Dancing Ledge

Author : Derek Jarman
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452915717
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Dancing Ledge written by Derek Jarman and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Out on a Ledge

Author : Eva Libitzky
Publisher : Wicker Park Press Book
ISBN 13 : 9780978967635
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Out on a Ledge written by Eva Libitzky and published by Wicker Park Press Book. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of one woman's uncommon resourcefulness and perseverance, Out on a Ledge uncovers some of the secrets of Jewish suffering and survival in the twentieth century. Related in her plainspoken voice, it will be of considerable interest both to scholars and the general public. This book owes much to a recently opened trove of documents on the Holocaust, 150 million pages that were digitized and made accessible to researchers by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Fred Rosenbaum was among an international team of twelve scholars assembled by the USHMM to examine and analyze the archive in the summer of 2009. It revealed a great deal of information about Eva Libitzky and her times. Original documents, including transport lists, medical records, and identity cards are reproduced in the appendix of this volume.

Ledge, Ledger, and the Legend

Author : Paul C. Elliott
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780871296368
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (963 download)

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Download or read book Ledge, Ledger, and the Legend written by Paul C. Elliott and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1972 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ledge

Author : Michael Collier
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547346840
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Ledge written by Michael Collier and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2002-04-17 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new collection of poetry by the director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, which celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2000. "Dark splendor" are the words Edward Hirsch uses to describe the poems of the award-winning author Michael Collier. Collier's new work balances on the ledge between the everyday and the unknown, revealing the hidden depths of relationships. The poems in THE LEDGE are narrative and colloquial, musical and crystalline, at once intimate and sharp-edged. They render the world beautifully mysterious as they slide into unexpected emotional territory. A son loses his father's favorite hammer, and with it his trust. In "The Wave," the enthusiastic crowd at a baseball game rises and sits in frightening unison, belying their hopeful cheering. In "Fathom and League," a dive two miles deep in the Pacific reveals the submerged volcanoes of the ocean and the soul. In many of the poems, the familiar animal world - of dogs and sparrows and possums in the yard - transfigures the view through a window. As director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Collier has reinvigorated one of America's most important literary institutions. The artistry and directness of THE LEDGE confirm his place among the most significant poets of his generation.

On the Ledge

Author : Amy Turner
Publisher : She Writes Press
ISBN 13 : 1647422264
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book On the Ledge written by Amy Turner and published by She Writes Press. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1957, when Amy Turner was four years old, her father had to be talked down from a hotel ledge by a priest. The story of his attempted suicide received nationwide press coverage, and he spent months in a psychiatric facility before returning home. From then on, Amy constantly worried about him for reasons she didn't yet fully understand, triggering a pattern of hypervigilance that would plague her into adulthood. In 2010, fifty-five years after her father’s attempted suicide, Amy—now a wife, mother, and lawyer-turned-schoolteacher—is convinced she’s dealt with all the psychological reverberations of her childhood. Then she steps into a crosswalk and is mowed down by a pickup truck—an accident that nearly kills her, and that ultimately propels her on a remarkable emotional journey. With the help of acupuncture, somatic-oriented therapies, and serendipities that might be attributed to grace, Amy first unravels the trauma of her own brush with death and then, unexpectedly, heals the childhood trauma buried far deeper. Poignant and intimate, On the Ledge is Amy’s insightful and surprisingly humorous chronicle of coming to terms with herself and her parents as the distinct, vulnerable individuals they are. Perhaps more meaningfully, it offers proof that no matter how far along you are in life, it's never too late to find yourself.