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After Everest: The Experiences of a Mountaineer and Medical Missionary    by T. Howard Somervell
Price: $1.25 USD. 100060 words. Language: English. Published by Alan Jones on January 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers.

The memoir of the remarkable T. Howard Somervell, best known for his role in the British expeditions to climb Mount Everest in the 1920s, including the legendary second attempt during which George Mallory and Sandy Irvine vanished on their way to the peak. Somervell also recounts his early climbing days in Europe, the horrors of the front during WWI, and his medical work among the poor of India.
3mph: The Adventures of One Woman's Walk Around the World    by Polly Letofsky
Price: $2.99 USD. 134430 words. Language: English. Published on November 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.

Polly Letofsky left her Colorado home and headed west across 4 continents, by foot, to become the first woman to walk around the world. As an awareness campaign for breast cancer, strangers welcomed her into their homes and the world embraced her. But when 9/11 flung us all into world history she found herself navigating a vastly changing world.