Mountain Literature
By UAA Campus Bookstore
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Description
The UAA Campus Bookstore actively organizes free special events to promote expression and engaged discussion. Literary Events Live embrace a variety of topics and genres which welcome memoir, mountaineering literature, Alaska Native writers and themes, Alaskan authors, visiting guest writers, and new "book" forms. Panel discussions and author readings are held to encourage discourse and time is dedicated for Q & A. All events are offered and recorded by the UAA Campus Bookstore Events Manager, unless otherwise noted. They are taped live and posted without cutting or editing. Note, gaps in sound may occur due to lack of microphone usage.
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Clean David Stevenson presents Warnings Against Myself | David Stevenson discusses and reads from his memoir, Warnings Against Myself. | 4/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAndy Hall presents Denali’s Howl | "Denali’s Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak" will be discussed by author Andy Hall. | 9/8/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBuried in the Sky with Sherpa Climber Chhiring Dorje Sherpa and Amanda Padoan | Buried in the Sky, The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day is the awesome story of climber Chhiring Dorje Sherpa's heroic feats. | 7/26/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean Valley of 10,000 Smokes with Gary Freeburg | Writer, photographer and Alaskan Gary Freeburg shares his exploration of the Valley of 10,000 Smokes | 7/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMoved by a Mountain with Photographer Tom Reed | Deep insights and questions about the existence and purpose of mountains are themes in Tom Reed's provocative discourse on life. | 7/22/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean James Sweeney presents his book Alaska Expedition Marine Life Solidarity | James Sweeney is an extraordinary mountain climber and writer. | 2/25/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMountaineering Literature: A Panel with David Stevenson, Bill Sherwonit and others | Authors, historians, photographers and climbers speak about mountains, climbers and the history of Alaska mountain literature. | 4/13/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTim Walker presents The Seventy Mile Kid: The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount McKinley | Tim Walker's book, The Seventy Mile Kid: The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount McKinley, sheds light on the historic record concerning who, how, when and where the first successful ascent of Denali happened. | 6/21/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBuried in the Sky with Amanda Padoan | Buried in the Sky with coauthor Amanda Padoan is the extraordinary story about Chhring Dorje Sherpa's lifesaving climb on K2. | 7/26/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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