Mountains of the mind : a history of a fascination
Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-2023
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Since they were once avoided at all costs, how have mountains, in the space of three centuries, come to exert such a strange and sometimes fatal hold on the imagination, moving millions every year to risk their lives? The author of this engaging book seeks to answer these questions.
Main title:
Mountains of the mind : a history of a fascination / Robert Macfarlane.
Author:
Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-, author
Imprint:
London : Granta Books, 2023.
Collation:
1 volume : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2003.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards:
Guardian First Book Award
ISBN:
9781783786794 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
796.522019
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2620527
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