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Touching the Void
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 4,594 Ratings and 803 Reviews

Book Description
Concise and yet packed with detail, Touching the Void, Joe Simpson's harrowing account of near-death in the Peruvian Andes, is a compact tour de force that wrestles with issues of bravery, friendship, physical endurance, the code of the mountains, and the will to live. Simpson dedicates the book to his climbing partner, Simon Yates, and to "those friends who have gone to the mountains and have not... More
Book Information
PublisherRandom House Books For Young Readers
BindingAudio CD (19 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-101856869644
ISBN-13978-1856869645
Publication Date05/06/2004
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About Joe Simpson (Author) : Joe Simpson is a published author. Some of the published credits of Joe Simpson include Touching the Void.
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About Simon Chandler (Narrator, Reader) : Simon Chandler is a published author and a narrator. Published credits of Simon Chandler include Touching the Void, Thinking Through Geography.
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About Stephen McGann (Narrator, Reader) : Stephen McGann is a published narrator. A published credit of Stephen McGann is Touching the Void.
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8/16/2009 Susannah Corbett said: This is a fantastic book and should be read by everyone. You really can't put it down! My husband used to mountain climb, but not since I read this!
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