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Alpine Circus: A Skier's Exotic Adventures at the Snowy Edge of the World
Alpine Circus A Skier's Exotic Adventures at the Snowy Edge of the World
Author: Michael Finkel
Michael Finkel has spent more than a decade journeying across six continents in a quest to unearth the wonders and eccentricities of the world's snowy regions. These are his remarkable discoveries. In this collection of seventeen mesmerizing, often uproarious tales, Finkel ventures from the underside of an avalanche to the summit of Mount Kilima...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781558219243
ISBN-10: 1558219242
Publication Date: 10/1/1999
Pages: 228
Edition: 1st
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4.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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reviewed Alpine Circus: A Skier's Exotic Adventures at the Snowy Edge of the World on + 17 more book reviews
If you are a skier you will truly love this book. Lots of worldwide adventures involving snow. Written around the end of the 20 century...if you could only do this today.
reviewed Alpine Circus: A Skier's Exotic Adventures at the Snowy Edge of the World on + 10 more book reviews
Even though I am a non-skier, this collection of essays about skiing in some really unusual places had my undivided attention--it is an engaging and thoroughly enjoyable book!


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