The View from the Edge: Life and Landscapes of Beverly Johnson [Paperback]

Gabriela Zim (Author), John Long (Introduction)

Product Details

• Paperback: 255 pages
• Publisher: Mountain N Air Books; 1st edition (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187941516X
• ISBN-13: 978-1879415164
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,613,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not Very Deep, September 25, 2001

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This review is from: The View from the Edge: Life and Landscapes of Beverly Johnson (Paperback)

Gabriela Zim's editors did her a disservice by allowing this DRAFT to be released as a final book. Reading between the lines the chapters' concepts are apparent, but they are not brought to fruition, and after a few chapters I was parched for some substance. I sensed a talented writer. But, really, I read this book and felt like I was reading Beverly Johnson's daytimer. Places and people are not well developed.

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3.0 out of 5 stars OK, But..., October 4, 1999

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This review is from: The View from the Edge: Life and Landscapes of Beverly Johnson (Paperback)

A glowing, praise-filled biography of someone everybody seems to have loved, probably with good cause. If you were looking for details about Johnson's stellar climbing career, however, you will be disappointed: the author is clearly not a climber and seems to have little interest in that aspect of her subject's life. Also, the editing job on this book is terrible; it's full of misspellings and grammatical errors. I'd get it from the library.

5.0 out of 5 stars Pioneering Woman Climber Inspires Women Today, February 26, 2011

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This review is from: The View from the Edge: Life and Landscapes of Beverly Johnson (Paperback)

I had just finished backpacking the Pacific Crest Trail, mostly solo, and was preparing a class on backpacking when I remembered a quote from Beverley Johnson when she talked about solo climbing a big wall in Yosemite--"The way you eat an elephant is one bite at a time." I used the quote in my class slideshow and while 'googling' her name came across this biography. I worked in Yosemite when she was a climbing ranger there and was thrilled to be able to read her life story. She was a larger than life person when I worked at Yosemite in the 70's and I was always inspired by her adventurous life. She was way ahead of her time in living a life of outdoor adventure and I found her example inspirational.