Cary Library Corner

    Editor’s note: The following article is a synopsis written by staff members and volunteers of the Cary Public Library highlighting one of the suggested reading books, as determined by their staff.
    What item does not belong in this list: 47 tins of Spam, IMax camera, Russian caviar? This list: rhododendrons, “getting a Visa to the U.S.”,umbrellas protecting against the heat?
    Actually, all of these items belong when plans were made for climbing a very high mountain, especially Mt. Everest. A heavy, well-made National Geographic volume, Everest, Mountain Without Mercy, with astoundingly awesome pictures is written by Broughton Coburn, based on the IMax films of motion pictures. An account of the trek has great detail, good and bad experiences, of this brave, adventurous
crew in their desire to document their ascent to the summit. Well, you’ve read and heard many Everest stories and this book provides historical data, GPS uses, explains Sherpa offerings to the fates of a tempestuous obstacle, and human tenacity in the face of formidable odds. There is a depth of knowledge shared- just as Cary Library promises. A good book for truly expanding your world, higher.
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