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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Between a Rock and a Hard Place
by Aron Ralston
Hardcover: Sep 2004,
320 pages.
Paperback: Aug 2005,
368 pages.

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Rated 3 of 5 of 5 by Tracy
Just OK for me
Yes Aron Rolston overcame incredible odds, cutting off his own arm to save his life. However his writing is simplistic and at times a little dry. It took me almost 3 weeks to finish the book.

Rated 3 of 5 of 5 by kari
good read, but....
I loved the book but I found some of the language offensive. It seemed that you could read every other chapter and not miss any of the story as so many other details were added. I enjoyed the book though and was impressed by the author's inteligence.

Rated 4 of 5 of 5 by anonymous
too detailed
Between a Rock and a Hard Place is a wonderful story about life and how the choices we make affect it. But, the book went aside from the main story too much. There were so many details that didn't matter, that a great story was almost boring.

Rated 2 of 5 of 5 by Anonymous
Needed better editing to reduce the number of pages. Too many details detract from the story. It almost seems as if gear vendors paid for product endorsements throughout the book. A fantastic story about survival, that almost got lost in the telling.

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Anonymous
even dumb things happen to smart, skilled adventurers and ralston fortunately lived to tell a terrific story about exactly that !

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