* A different sort of true climbing adventure—this one with terrorists, kidnappings, and AK47s* New afterword by the author* First time in paperbackBefore dawn on August 12, 2000, four of America’s best young rock climbers—Tommy Caldwell, Beth Rodden, Jason “Singer” Smith, and John Dickey—were asleep in their portaledges high on the Yellow Wall in the Pamir-Alai mountain range of Kyrgyzstan. At daybreak, they would be kidnapped at gunpoint by fanatical militants of th...

* This classic established Child as one of the great mountaineering writers of our time* Describes Child's apprenticeship to such climbing legends as Doug Scott, Don Whillans, and Alan Rouse* Written with a keen eye for detail, a firm sense of drama and, of course, witClimbing a Himalayan peak was the stuff of Greg Child's wildest dreams. Then in the late 1970s came a surprise berth on an expedition that was to define his career as a high-altitude mountaineer and tran...

* Reflections and humorous pieces, plus insights into some of mountaineering's more controversial events* Revealing portraits of other Himalayan climbersPeeling back the layers to reveal the gritty truth about the elite climbing world is Greg Child's specialty. With clever wit, sharp observations, and insightful reflections, Child's writing covers the full spectrum of the mountaineering experience.Entertaining even to those who have never been above sea level, Child'...

Epic—a mountaineering term that evokes a sense of treacherous disaster. The climb that went wrong: fighting blinding snowstorms and horrific avalanches; days spent tentbound running low on food, water and oxygen; surviving broken bones and shattered spirits.With writing from Greg Child, David Roberts, Stephen Venables, Alfred Lansing and others, Epic is a collection of the most memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world’s most famous peaks, often in the worst possible con...

“The climbers swept up in the events of August 2000 are people little different from the rest of us. Though their climbing skills taught them a thing or two about survival, it was their individual characters and their compassion for one another that kept them alive. Like anyone who has witnessed warfare and death, they feel pain over the memories that they recount in this story. It is their hope that others may learn from their experience.” —from the IntroductionBefore dawn on Augu...

· Publishers Weekly 'Listen Up' Award Winner · ForeWord Magazine's 'Audiobook of the Year' Winner · AFIM Indie Award Winner · Independent Publisher Magazine’s ‘IPPY Award’ Finalist. Epic--a mountaineering term that evokes a sense of treacherous disaster. The climb that went wrong: fighting blinding snowstorms and horrific avalanches; days spent tentbound running low on food, water and oxygen; surviving broken bones and shattered spirits. With writing from Greg Child, David Roberts, Stephen...

Winner, 2026 Society of Midland Authors Book AwardFinalist, 2026 Kingsley Tufts Poetry AwardFinalist, 2026 Griffin Poetry PrizeBarley Child, Greg Rappleye’s fifth collection, draws from family legends, whispered stories, and sworn denials across four generations of Irish American lives—recalled, imagined, and reconstructed from census records, old letters, church registries, yellowed newspaper clippings, and ...

"What Child is This Christmas Carol" is a poignant and contemplative song that invites listeners to reflect on the profound mystery of the birth of Jesus Christ. The carol's melody is derived from the beloved 16th century English tune "Greensleeves." The lyrics, attributed to William Chatterton Dix and first published in 1871, provide a moving narrative from the perspective of the shepherds who witnessed this extraordinary event. In this enchanting recording, the English language lyrics of...

"What Child is This Christmas Carol" is a poignant and contemplative song that invites listeners to reflect on the profound mystery of the birth of Jesus Christ. The carol's melody is derived from the beloved 16th century English tune "Greensleeves." The lyrics, attributed to William Chatterton Dix and first published in 1871, provide a moving narrative from the perspective of the shepherds who witnessed this extraordinary event. In this enchanting recording, the English language lyrics of...

How to do early childhood education right. . . and why we tend to do it so wrong. This book is for both private-sector and public-school early-childhood teachers, administrators, and policy-makers. The suggestions range from those teachers can implement immediately to the broader steps they will need to take to totally transform their environments so children joyously engage in learning tailored to their individual needs, interests, and abilities. Here is a chance to learn how to become th...

This is a heartfelt personal memoir. Along with capturing lifelong memories including the difficult decision that his parents had to make in leaving their own families behind to search for opportunities away from war torn Belfast, Greg leaves readers surfing the waves of an emotional tsunami about the human journey of life, and how being ripped away from the country he loved, regardless of its violent history, continues to define his ever evolving worldview.Greg writes from a true ...

Know how to teach elementary-aged children? Middle-school or high-school adolescents? Adults? Then you don't know SQUAT about teaching children in the early-childhood years! I'm not talking about just Head Start and center-based preK programs; it's grades K-3 in the public schools as well! Up until children pass throught the age 7-9 threshhold, they are in many ways alien beings, operating on different wave-lengths than older children or adults. No matter what learning standards you want t...