Left for Dead (Movie Tie-in Edition): Left for Dead (Movie Tie-in Edition): My Journey Home from Everest

I really loved this book. What I loved most about it is how it incorporated not only Peach's point of view, but Beck's children, brothers, friends, and coworkers. I've never read a book set up this way, but I think it was the only way to tell this story.Early on, as you read from Beck's point of view, you can't help but like the guy, but you're also struck by his incredible selfishness. Later on, Beck changes & starts loving his family the way they deserve; this is why I believe incorporating their voices to help tell the story was special & necessary choice.I ordered this book expecting to learn about Beck & the miracles he experienced on Everest in 1996. As harrowing as I know the story to be, I didn't expect to laugh & cry throughout the book. Beck is an incredible storyteller & writer.I also didn't expect to get to know Peach so well; she is probably my favorite person in this book. I have so much love & admiration for this woman! She's brilliant, tough as nails, a wonderful mother, & wife who moved mountains to save a husband who routinely betrayed her. So many times, she could have succumbed to her anger & sadness, with or without Beck, but she chose to grow a loving, supportive network of friends, lean on her amazing brother, & create a life of happiness independent of her mostly absent husband.Her decision to stay with Beck might make you angry as you read the book. Beck abandoned Peach & their children throughout their lives to go after his very dangerous & self-serving dreams. At one point in the book, he tells Peach she was only mad at him for doing this bc she didn't have her own dreams or hobbies that made her happy. This infuriated Peach & it infuriated me. Peach was busy at home raising their two kids, a job she enjoyed very much. She told him being a mother made her very happy, "leave me alone."Unsurprisingly, Peach was going to divorce Beck when he returned from Everest. That is until he literally came back from the dead & required round the clock care, enduring countless surgeries & battling recurring infections. Peach said she wouldn't leave him to a "convelescent home" at such a time & resolved to give him one last chance to CHANGE. And he did.The last piece I didn't expect from this book was to be introduced to a real-life angel by the name of Howard. He may not be a huge part of this book, but he is certainly a central character. Howard is Peach's much older brother & was like a father figure to not only Peach, but Peach's children, especially in Beck's absence. This is a man who drove hours to watch his little sister graduate college, even when she didn't consider the event that big of a deal. He did. While living in another state, this man would fly into TX just to attend his nephew's show & tell or his niece's band recital. He would join Peach & her children for family vacations while Beck was somewhere on some mountain, always finding ways to keep the kids entertained & having fun. And it was Howard who facilitated Peach's miracle & helped save her marriage after Beck returned from Everest.Most of the tears I shed in this book were for Howard. It moved me to read how Beck's love for his brother-in-law helped transform him & it moved me even more to witness Peach's willingness to accept that transformation when it would have been easier to say, "Too little too late."You really should read this book.

I read 'into thin air' and I have always been fascinated with stories about mount Everest...I bought this book because I've seen a few interviews with beck weathers and I thought he was passionate and interesting....some of the book is about the event on Everest...I think beck is very articulate...I enjoy his writing style...a good portion of the book deals with his personal life...if you are a 'fan of the man' like I am you will enjoy this book from cover to cover...if you want an exclusive narrative on the events on Everest 'into thin air' is a better read...but, I loved them both.

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I heard Beck Weathers' name when viewing the IMAX Everest film. I knew he'd have to write a book based on his experience and here it is.The first half of the book deals with his being left for dead on Everest and the second half on how he got into mountaineering and its effect on his marriage. His wife and friends comment along the way giving you an extra dimension. Saying that, I started to skip parts of the second half, being interested only in what happened on the mountain, after all, I'm not going to meet him and am not interested in this guy's father and mother! However, after a while, I was hooked on the impact his personal drive had on his wife. Not only did his life, but his marriage, hung in the balance. My husband on the other hand, found it really hard to get into the second half, so maybe it's a female thing?!?It's quite a factual book, not full of flowery descriptions, just a good, quick, compelling holiday read. And if you want to enhance your experience of frostbite, may I recommend the Everest Exhibition held at Reghed in the Lake District - someone's toes preserved in a nice perspex box - don't view just after lunch.

Il libro sarebbe anche interessante ma la prima copia era stampata solo fino a pag 14 il resto erano pagine bianche.Ho chiesto la sostituzione che è stata fatta puntualmente ed in modo efficientePeccato che la seconda copia era identica alla prima stampata solo fino a pag 14