{"product_id":"world-beneath-their-feet","title":"World Beneath Their Feet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLonglisted for the 2020 \u003c\/h4\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Hill Sports Book of the Year\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003e''A gripping history'' \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The World Beneath Their Feet contains plenty of rollicking stories'' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Gripping'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''So far as adventure stories go, this book is tops.'' Winston Groom, author of \u003ci\u003eForrest Gump\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[Ellsworth] recasts the era as a great Himalayan race...[and] it works brilliantly...his account of the 1953 ascent of Everest...feels unusually fresh'' \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Like if Jon Krakauer''s \u003ci\u003eInto Thin Air \u003c\/i\u003emet Lauren Hillenbrand''s \u003ci\u003eUnbroken ...\u003c\/i\u003e an inviting and engrossing read'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPORTS ILLUSTRATED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOne of the most compelling international dramas of the 20th century and an unforgettable saga of survival, technological innovation, and breathtaking human physical achievement-all set against the backdrop of a world headed toward war.\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile tension steadily rose between European powers in the 1930s, a different kind of battle was raging across the Himalayas. Contingents from Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and the United States had set up rival camps at the base of the mountains, all hoping to become recognized as the fastest, strongest, and bravest climbers in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarried on across nearly the entire sweep of the Himalayas, this contest involved not only the greatest mountain climbers of the era, but statesmen and millionaires, world-class athletes and bona fide eccentrics, scientists and generals, obscure villagers and national heroes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCentered in the 1930s, with one brief, shining postwar coda, the contest was a struggle between hidebound traditionalists and unknown innovators, one that featured new techniques and equipment, unbelievable courage and physical achievement, and unparalleled valor. And death. One Himalayan peak alone, Nanga Parbat in Kashmir, claimed twenty-five lives in less than three years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClimbing the Himalayas was the Greatest Generation''s moonshot--one shrouded in the onset of war, interrupted by it, and then fully accomplished. A gritty, fascinating history that promises to enrapture fans of Hampton Side, Jon Krakauer, and Laura Hillenbrand, \u003ci\u003eThe World Beneath Their Feet \u003c\/i\u003ebrings this forgotten story back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317377835390,"sku":"NW9781473649644","price":12.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781473649644.jpg?v=1778721857","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/world-beneath-their-feet","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}