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An electrifying adventure into the rich history of skiing and the modern heart of ski-bum culture, from one of America's most preeminent ski journalists
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story5 out of 5 stars 17
You’re stressed, tired of answering the beeps on your phone and computer. Your kids get too much screen time. You don’t know where your next meal was grown or raised. One of the best forms of therapy is simple: Get out and stay out - as often and for as long as you can. In Both Feet on the Ground, Marshall Ulrich champions “disconnecting to reconnect”, urging you to spend time unplugged, eat food whose origins you understand, and push yourself to try something bold and personally compelling.
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Excellent!
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By: Marshall Ulrich
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1 out of 5 stars
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Wanna be writer and other fools
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The Fear Bubble
- Harness Fear and Live Without Limits
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 200
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Ant Middleton is no stranger to fear: as a point man in the Special Forces, he confronted fear on a daily basis, never knowing what lay behind the next corner, or the next closed door. In his groundbreaking new book, Ant Middleton thrillingly retells the story of his death-defying climb of Everest and reveals the concept of the 'Fear Bubble', showing how it can be used in our lives to help us break through our limits. Powerful, unflinching and an inspirational call to action, The Fear Bubble is essential listening for anyone who wants to push themselves further....
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By Avid reader on 06-09-20
By: Ant Middleton
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Believers
- Making a Life at the End of the World
- By: Lisa Wells
- Narrated by: Lisa Wells
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Like many of us, Lisa Wells has spent years overwhelmed by news of apocalyptic-scale climate change and a coming sixth extinction. She did not need to be convinced of the stakes. But what can be done? Wells embarked on a pilgrimage, seeking answers in dedicated communities - outcasts and visionaries - on the margins of society.
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By: Lisa Wells
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- Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
- By: Mark Synnott
- Narrated by: Steve Campbell
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- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 393
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 395
A hundred-year mystery lured veteran climber Mark Synnott into an unlikely expedition up Mount Everest during the spring 2019 season that came to be known as “the Year Everest Broke”. What he found was a gripping human story of impassioned characters from around the globe and a mountain that will consume your soul - and your life - if you let it.
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This is not a book about the search for Sandy Irvine
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By: Mark Synnott
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- By: Marshall Ulrich
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
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- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 117
The ultimate endurance athlete, Marshall Ulrich has run more than 100 foot races averaging over 100 miles each, completed 12 expedition-length adventure races, and ascended the seven summits - including Mount Everest. Yet, his run from California to New York - the equivalent of running two marathons and a 10k every day for nearly two months straight - proved to be his most challenging effort yet. In Running on Empty, he shares the gritty backstory of his run and the excruciating punishments he endured on the road.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Selfish man, lacking insight
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By: Marshall Ulrich
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- Narrated by: Michael Satow
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- Unabridged
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 377
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 376
Often called "Accident Park", "Class Action Park", or "Traction Park", Action Park was an American icon. Entertaining more than a million people a year in the 1980s, the New Jersey-based amusement playland placed no limits on danger or fun, a monument to the anything-goes spirit of the era that left guests in control of their own adventures - sometimes with tragic results. Action Park is the first-ever unvarnished look at the history of this DIY Disneyland, as seen through the eyes of Andy Mulvihill, the son of the park's idiosyncratic founder, Gene Mulvihill.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating, but lacking in substance
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By: Andy Mulvihill, and others
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The Pursuit of Endurance
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- By: Jennifer Pharr Pharr Davis
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- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 187
Jennifer Pharr Davis, the former record holder of the FKT (or Fastest Known Time) on the Appalachian Trail, tells the story of her meteoric rise in the world of endurance hiking and, in doing so, unpacks key traits that make women uniquely suited to endurance. With a storyteller's ear for fascinating detail and description, she takes us with her as she sets the record on the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the mentors who helped her to identify and unlock different facets of her endurance capabilities.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not uplifting
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The Open-Air Life
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- Narrated by: Laura Jennings
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
In The Open-Air Life, Swedish-American writer Linda McGurk introduces listeners to a wide array of Nordic customs and practices that focus on slowing down and spending more and more of ones’ time outdoors. An outdoorsy cousin of hygge, friluftsliv is what Nordic people do outside all day before they cozy up in front of the fireplace with their wool socks on and a cup of hot cocoa.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The freedom of an open air life
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In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond
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- By: John Zada
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
On the central and north coast of British Columbia, the Great Bear Rainforest is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, containing more organic matter than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. The area plays host to a wide range of species, from thousand-year-old western cedars to humpback whales to iconic white Spirit bears. According to local residents, another giant is said to live in these woods.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not a relatable book
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Life Lived Wild
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 304
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Story5 out of 5 stars 272
At the beginning of his memoir Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map, Rick Ridgeway tells us that if you add up all his many expeditions, he’s spent over five years of his life sleeping in tents: “And most of that in small tents pitched in the world’s most remote regions.” It’s not a boast so much as an explanation. Whether at elevation or raising a family back at sea level, those years taught him, he writes, “to distinguish matters of consequence from matters of inconsequence.” He leaves it to his listeners to do the final sort of which is which.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The hypocrisy and boasting ego. Blood boiling.
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Far and Away
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 374
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 323
Following in the tradition of Ghost Rider and Traveling Music, Rush drummer Neil Peart relates nearly four years of band tours, road trips, and personal discoveries in this introspective travelogue. From the ups and downs of a professional artist to the birth of a child, this revealing narrative recounts 22 adventures from rock's foremost drummer, biker enthusiast, husband, and father.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What a disappointment!
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To Shake the Sleeping Self
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On the eve of turning 30, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn’t choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent 16 months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and reflections drew hundreds of thousands of followers, all gathered around the question: What makes a life worth living? In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jed narrates his adventure - the people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the world - as well as the internal journey that started it all.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Different that I expected
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 315
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 288
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The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT )is the perfect place for an average person to do something extraordinary. Bill Walker ("Skywalker"), who stands 6'11", might seem like anything but average. Yet in a brutally honest tone, he lays to bare all his considerable weaknesses and fears. Among these are crushing weight loss and fatigue, along with a fear of getting lost or a bear stealing his food. Nonetheless, he is bound and determined to hike the PCT which - at 2,663 miles - runs all the way from Mexico to Canada.
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One persons account
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The Ultra Mindset
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Travis Macy has summited glacial peaks in the French Alps, rappelled into limestone caves in China, and raced through parched deserts in Utah. In 2013 he famously won the Leadman Series, a combination of nearly 300 miles of high-altitude trail running and mountain biking over the course of five epic endurance races. Macy achieved all of these victories without elite professional training or even exceptional strength, speed, or flexibility.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Advice
- By thomas on 05-04-15
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Patrick Neal Cobb
- 01-16-23
Ski or politics?
The book was good from the beginning but soon derailed half way in & became a book about politics.
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- David
- 11-10-21
Imminently bingeable
As a fellow ski bum chased down valley by soaring rent and desire to find meaningful work this felt pretty real. Great read and nice addition to ski culture genre.
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- bparell
- 02-10-23
Excellent way to get stoked on skiing.
Overall very good. Investigative theme about ski bums.
I’d love to find a ski book that’s just stoke, and none of the woke. This doesn’t quite do it. But the social issues are well presented for what it’s worth.
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- Tom Ogle
- 04-28-22
well narrated
Enjoyed the topic from being in that time of my life......understand where the author is coming from
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- Chris
- 01-15-23
Well detailed story of the great American Ski Bum
Captures the history through current day ski bum lifestyle while weaving in the impacts of global warming, corporatization and physical/mental health on what is seemingly a dying piece of Americana.
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- Ms. J.
- 02-21-23
Skiing is awesome
Nice work! Great listen for a guy that’s lived this life, and managing to hold on with a career and kids.
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- Chris Marquard
- 04-26-23
Skiing content is good, otherwise whining
The ski content is good, but too much of the book is whining about the economics of skiing. We get it, it's an expensive hobby, we know that. Privilege is the most used word.
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- Patrick
- 12-26-21
Interesting concept turned sob story
The first few sections are engaging and well written. I cannot stress this enough.. the rest of the book is a sob story about how the author had to grow up instead of acting like a child the rest of her life. Boohoo
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- KateandMatt
- 04-19-22
My favorite book ever
This book was amazing taking me to different places talking about problems talking about benefits talking about amazing things it was a great book
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- Harley High
- 12-30-23
I listen to this every ski season
Honestly, This story is like therapy to me. When I start to feel crazy for fixating on weather apps or wishing for snow.. it reminds me that I’m not alone .
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