High Crimes
The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed
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- On Sale
- May 5, 2009
- Page Count
- 384 pages
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- ISBN-13
- 9781401309848
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"The perfect follow-up to Krakauer's riveting account of a perfect storm."Miami Herald
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"Kodas's absorbing description of the narrow moral compass governing human interaction at the top of the world is bound to shock both armchair adventurers and seasoned mountaineers."Chicago Tribune
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"(Kodas) discovered more deceit, thievery, and double-crossing among his climbers than you find in a Martin Scorsese gangster film. High Crimes is both an adventure story and an expos of a sport riddled with danger and corruption."Washington Post Book World
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"Kodas's descriptions of the struggles confronting even the best-prepared climbers leave the reader breathless."Dallas Morning News
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"[High Crimes] is hair-raising and lays bare the excitement and fear that face great explorers at the top of the world. . . . Well written, and as deftly plotted as the finest mystery novel, Kodas brings to life a disturbing picture of society at high altitude."Austin Chronicle
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"Kodas does an excellent job exposing the ways in which money and ego have corrupted the traditional cultures of both mountaineers and their Sherpa guides. . . . His narrative is as hard to turn away from as a slow-motion train wreck."Publishers Weekly
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