After our very long break to restructure our business model and our submission processes, CJleger.com is back and ready to begin publishing features again, starting this winter with our Upcoming Winter Features. We have a pretty significant backlog, so check back to this post as we will be adding feature announcements as we go along.
In this analysis we go in depth to explore the story behind the 1996 Everest Disaster and how conflicting accounts led to disputes between author/ journalist Jon Krakaur and expert mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev, both survivors. We'll explore the events leading up to the tragedy and the claims of mistakes, bad choices and lack of organization and inexperience that contributed to the disaster. We'll also honor those who perished on that day and do our best to honor their memories with integrity.
Our analysis will end with recommended books to read and films to watch that will add context to the story and strengthen your understanding of the subject.
If you'd like to join us in the conversation, be sure to read these two books and watch the current film Everest starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jason Clarke, which depicts the 1996 Everest Disaster. During our analysis we'll note documentaries and other films of interest as mentioned above.
Book Analysis: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakaur & The Climb by Anatoli Boukreev
In this analysis we go in depth to explore the story behind the 1996 Everest Disaster and how conflicting accounts led to disputes between author/ journalist Jon Krakaur and expert mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev, both survivors. We'll explore the events leading up to the tragedy and the claims of mistakes, bad choices and lack of organization and inexperience that contributed to the disaster. We'll also honor those who perished on that day and do our best to honor their memories with integrity.
Our analysis will end with recommended books to read and films to watch that will add context to the story and strengthen your understanding of the subject.
If you'd like to join us in the conversation, be sure to read these two books and watch the current film Everest starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jason Clarke, which depicts the 1996 Everest Disaster. During our analysis we'll note documentaries and other films of interest as mentioned above.
Review: The Jericho River by David W. Tollen
Publisher: Winifred Press in Ass. w/ The Cadence Group | Genre: Historical Fiction
In another great submission we received from the cadence group, an agency we regard highly for their support of quality literature, The Jericho River comes to us as a fun, educational journey through the adventures of young Jason Gallo who sails a river on a dangerous quest to rescue his estranged father. Battling minotaurs and pirates, fleeing barbarians, and stumbling upon mummy tombs, Jason Gallo eventually finds love and betrayal during his quest.
The Jericho River reads like a timeline, carrying the young man through historic lands like Sumer, Babylonia, Ancient Greece, Medieval Europe, the Napoleonic Empire, chronicling and tracing the history of Western Civilization from its middle-eastern origins to the modern era.
Review : Orphans, Assassins & The Existential Eggplant by J.T. Gillet
Publisher: Homunculus Press | Genre: Historical Fiction
This is a book we have been reading for a very long time. We've been promising a review for a few months now, but just haven't been able to remain on this book as much as we would have liked to in order to bring it to you sooner. We have finally finished it, as one of our favorites, we are ready to publish a review of this book and highly recommended to our readers:
"March across medieval Europe with an army of misfits. Train with teenage killers in the mountains of Persia. Get juicy gossip from a wisecracking vegetable. Orphans, Assassins and the Existential Eggplant takes you on wild ride through the early 13th century with a female alchemist, orphan teenager and an ancient, shrunken eggplant that can speak to whomever wears it. In search of the fabled Lost Stone of Eden, they cross Europe and the Mediterranean with the Children’s Crusade, hijack a caravan in the Sahara desert, live with hashish-fueled Assassins in the mountains of Persia and rediscover paradise on the island of Bahrain."
Recommendation: Pieces Like Pottery by Dan Buri
Publisher: DJB Publishing | Genre: Short Stories
A collection of nine stories, each exquisitely written and charged with merciful insight into the trials of life, Pieces Like Pottery reminds us of the sorrows we all encounter in life and the kindness we receive, oftentimes from the unlikeliest of places.
The first collection of short fiction from Dan Buri, Pieces Like Pottery is an exploration of heartbreak and redemption that announces the arrival of a new American author. In this distinct selection of stories marked by struggle and compassion, Pieces Like Pottery is a powerful examination of the sorrows of life, the strength of character, the steadfast of courage, and the resiliency of love requisite to find redemption.
Filled with graceful insight into the human condition, each linked story presents a tale of loss and love mirroring themes from each of the five Sorrowful Mysteries.
- Expect Dragons
- The Gravesite
- Twenty-Two
- And two others
Stay tuned, as we finalize our selections for the winter, we will be adding more feature announcements to this posting!
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