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Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10,1996, he hadn't slept in …
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When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10,1996, he hadn't slept in …
Found a 1944 edition of this on the bookshelf of my in-laws. It's 2nd hand, marked $1.50 inside. And it's filled with pencil notes in a script of days gone by. A slightly shaky hand where few lines are . Every author's name has a birthdate next to it, for example. I am enjoying both the poems and the notes.
Found a 1944 edition of this on the bookshelf of my in-laws. It's 2nd hand, marked $1.50 inside. And it's filled with pencil notes in a script of days gone by. A slightly shaky hand where few lines are . Every author's name has a birthdate next to it, for example. I am enjoying both the poems and the notes.

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