Mountains Of The Mind: A History Of A Fascination
Robert Macfarlane
Oct 2020 · Granta Books · Narrated by Simon Bubb
4.0star
1 reviewreport
headphones
Audiobook
9 hr 58 min
Unabridged
family_home
Eligible
info
reportRatings and reviews aren’t verified Learn More
Want a 5 min sample? Listen anytime, even offline.
Add
About this audiobook
WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 'The most exhilarating history of mountaineering ... a riveting read' - Jeremy Paxman Once we thought monsters lived there. In the Enlightenment we scaled them to commune with the sublime. Soon, we were racing to conquer their summits in the name of national pride. In this ground-breaking, classic work, Robert Macfarlane takes us up into the mountains: to experience their shattering beauty, the fear and risk of adventure, and to explore the strange impulses that have for centuries lead us to the world's highest places.
Ratings and reviews
4.0
1 review
About the author
Robert Macfarlane is the author of Underland, Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places, The Old Ways, Landmarks, and The Lost Words, co-created with Jackie Morris. Underland won the the Wainwright Prize 2019 and has been listed as a Guardian Best Book of the 21st Century. He is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and writes on environmentalism, literature and travel for publications including the Guardian, the Sunday Times and The New York Times.
Rate this audiobook
Tell us what you think.
Listening information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can read books purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
