Dick Bass and Frank Wells became the first persons to climb the tallest
mountain on each continent. They wrote a book about their adventures called
“Seven Summits.” Now Bass has written another book called “The
Eighth Summit.” It’s a book about the figurative mountain every person has
to climb in his or her own life. Writing about climbing that personal mountain
Bass said, “that’s tougher.”


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About The Author

Robert Shannon, a retired preacher living in North Carolina, began preaching at the age of 16. He has preached in churches in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Florida, his longest ministry at First Christian Church of Largo Florida. Now in semi-retirement, he has preached regularly for churches in North Carolina and Tennessee. He has also contributed to kingdom work as a missionary to Eastern Europe and as a Bible College professor. He is past-president of the North American Christian Convention. Bob is the author or co-author of several books.

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