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Between a Rock and a Hard Place | 
 enlarge | Author: Aron Ralston
Publisher: Pocket Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 68405
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0743495802
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780743495806
ASIN: 0743495802
Publication Date: June 6, 2005
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Paperback. A tidy, clean copy with light creasing to spine. VG condition.
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 Not a climbing fan, but couldn't put this down May 1, 2008
Mr. N. Hepplewhite (Newcastle, UK)
I am not a fan of climbing at all, but heard a brief amount about this story and decided to get it - I was not disappointed. Unlike some of the more negative reviews I found the explanations of climbing terminology and processes easy to understand and quite straight to the point.
The book avoids filling spaces with waffle and useless snippets just to fill pages and had me gripped from start to finish. A really brave man, who had to use all of his skill and then all of his courage.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone!
Exceptionally well written January 1, 2008
Mr. Adam Mclaughlin (Stevenage, Herts United Kingdom)
Very gripping and incedible account of how one can overcome impossible odds and situations, to triumph.
Colourful and descriptive writing, had me picturing the events the whole way.
I really liked this, and recommend it.
 Grisly but not gripping December 6, 2007
D. Currie
There's no doubt Aron Ralston is a very brave man. And his story is well-worth reading.
However, Aron has been ill-advised on his writing style. He uses over complex syntax to tell his worthy tale - hampering the reader's ability to enjoy a flowing commentary of his remarkable story.
By regurgitating every minute fact; observation and event Aron's book feels more like a scramble over a scree field - than a smooth bouldering climb.
Perhaps Aron has an inbuilt lack of self-confidence and feels the need to constantly re-assure his readers that he's a clever individual with lots of achievements to his credit. Unfortunately this DOES come across as arrogance. It's a pity, because we all know just what determination climbers need to achieve their objective.
Personally I think the inter-splicing of chapters of AR's life-story - between the retelling of the event is a mistake. It only serves to further hamper the flow of Aron's brave tale.
Joe Tasker's Touching the Void is the definitive re-telling of a climbing incident. The writer paints a picture of what happened in a smooth flowing style. The syntax is straight forward, whereas you could be forgiven for thinking that Aron had a dictionary alongside him most of the time.
The result is that the book reads more like an official report than the retelling of a story by a very brave guy...
Excellent June 14, 2007
Spider Monkey (UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is part autobiography and part survival story and you can't help but be inspired by both aspects. This book is written so well you get sucked in in the first few pages and hold on with Aron through all the trials until the very end. It isn't easy to read when he gets to the more graphic parts in places, but it is an incredible story and an excellent book.
A mixed bag March 30, 2007
Paul Spiller
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Aron's tenacity, and lust for life simply cannot be questioned,however, despite his protests to the contrary, this book is an exercise in showing off of the very highest order. The central story of his entrapment is utterly enthralling, let down by his extreme desire to boast about his exploits in the preceeding years. This book could have been a masterpiece detailing an amazing life but what emerges is a tale of someone obsessed with selfish actions which stand out in sharp contrast to what appears to be his genuinely caring soul.
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