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Caldwell’s odds-defying feat—the subject of the documentary film The Dawn Wall to be released nationwide in September—was the culmination of an entire lifetime of pushing himself to his limits as an athlete

the author invited middle-grade student Sophie Seymour to contribute “Kid Tips” to select walks that are most suitable for families

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Stowaway to Mars History_Gift_Guide Caldwell’s odds-defying feat—the subject ofA space opera set on Mars by one of the twentieth centurys most brilliantand neglectedscience fiction and horror writers, whom Stephen King called the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced. What if alien life forms included autonomous, conscious machines? An international prize is offered to the first man to complete an interplanetary journey. For British pilot Dale Curtance, it is the ultimate challenge; he must build a ship,