High crimes : the fate of Everest in an age of greed
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Published
New York : Hyperion, c2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
357 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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| Chetco Community Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 796.522 KODAS | Checked Out | May 21, 2024 |
| North Bend Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 796.522 KODAS | Available | |
| Port Orford Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 796.522 KOD | Available |
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Published
New York : Hyperion, c2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Maps on end papers
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-345) and index
Description
Much has changed on Mount Everest in recent years. This is the first book to detail how the recent infusion of wealth into the mountains is reacting with the age-old lust for glory to draw crime to the highest places on the planet, and how a mountain's ability to reduce climbers to their essential selves is revealing villains as well as heroes, greed as well as selflessness. The change is caused both by a tremendous boom in traffic to the world's mountains and a new class of parasitic and predatory adventurer. Beatings, thefts, drugs, prostitution, coercion, threats, and abandonment on the highest slopes of Everest and other mountains have become the rule rather than the exception, and journalist Kodas describes many of these experiences and explores the larger issues they raise with thriller-like intensity.--From publisher description
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kodas, M. (2008). High crimes: the fate of Everest in an age of greed . Hyperion.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kodas, Michael. 2008. High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed. Hyperion.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kodas, Michael. High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed Hyperion, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kodas, Michael. High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed Hyperion, 2008.
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