Jim Whittaker
Autore di A Life on the Edge: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: Photo by Steve Jurvetson (Flickr)
Opere di Jim Whittaker
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1929-02-10
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Istruzione
- Seattle University
- Relazioni
- Whittaker, Lou (twin sibling)
- Organizzazioni
- The Mountaineers
Explorers, BSA
US Army, Mountain and Cold Weather command (trainer)
Recreational Equipment, Inc. / REI (store manager, chief executive)
Utenti
Recensioni
Premi e riconoscimenti
Statistiche
- Opere
- 3
- Utenti
- 96
- Popolarità
- #196,089
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 8
As usual I have quibbles. While he goes through the motions of blaming his divorce from his wife, his split with REI and a post-REI business failure on himself, he backhandedly shifts the blame to others. In the case of his business fialure this seems justified; his partner was a thief. In the others I cannot believe that he didn't have more of a role.
With many autobiographies I sense puffery and self-justification. That isn't quite asa prevalent here. Jim Whittaker overall seems like a giant of a man and the book is well worth reading..… (altro)