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An Extraordinary Life: Sir Edmund Hillary by Alexa Johnston

ISBN: 9780143006466 PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (NZ) FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 32 PUBLICATION DATE: 1.10.2007 DIMENSIONS: 199mmX131mmX31mm 416grams

DESCRIPTION: 60 years ago New Zealand's greatest adventurer Edmund Hillary made world history with his ascent of Mt Everest. This intimate and inspiring book tells the full story of Sir Edmund Hillary's extraordinary life, from his expeditions to remote corners of the world to his humanitarian activities serving the Sherpa people. Drawing on Sir Ed's personal archives, it is a portrait of a revered yet modest man who lived life to the full - surviving personal tragedies as well as achieving historic triumphs, earning worldwide fame and displaying tireless philanthropy. Ranging from the roof of the world to the frozen extremes of the South Pole, Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life is a fitting and revealing tribute to a great man.

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