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The Color of Everything

A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

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The Color of Everything

By: Cory Richards
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A renowned climber and National Geographic photographer shares his incredible adventures—and the early trauma that drove him to seek such heights.

“An extraordinary memoir of mental illness that reads like a thriller.”—Amy Ellis Nutt, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Becoming Nicole

“In order to escape madness, I will live madly. I will risk my life in order to save it.”

Growing up in the mountains of Utah, Cory Richards was constantly surrounded by the outdoors. His father, a high school teacher and a ski patroller, spent years teaching Richards and his brother how to ski, climb, mountaineer, and survive in the wild. Despite a seemingly idyllic childhood, the Richards home was fraught with violence, grief, and mental illness. After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and dropping out of high school, Richards subsumed himself in the worlds of photography and climbing, seeking out the farthest reaches of the world to escape the darkness. Then, in the midst of a wildly successful career in adventure photography, a catastrophic avalanche changed everything, forcing Richards to confront the trauma of his past, evaluate his own mental health, and learn to rewrite his story.

The Color of Everything is a thrilling tale of risk and adventure, written by a man who has done it all: He’s stood at the top of the world, climbed imposing mountain faces alone in the dark, and become the only American to summit an 8,000-meter peak in winter. But it is also the story of a tumultuous life—a stirring, lyrical memoir that captures the profound musings of an unquiet mind grappling with the meaning of success, the cost of fame and addiction, and whether it is possible to outrun your demons. With exquisite prose and disarming candor, Richards excavates the roots of his trauma and shares what it took for him to climb out of it.

©2024 Cory Richards (P)2024 Random House Audio
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“An extraordinary memoir of mental illness that reads like a thriller. The Color of Everything is filled with brilliance and bravado, breathless in its pace and breathtaking in its consequences. Richards’s story is ​nothing less than a bullet train into the heart of darkness—and back out again. Readers will be grateful for every one of Richards’s hard-won insights.”—Amy Ellis Nutt, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Becoming Nicole

“In The Color of Everything, Cory Richards, one of the world’s most daring photojournalists, embarks on his ultimate adventure—he explores his danger-filled internal landscape, and does so with bravery, vulnerability, and extraordinary insight, all rendered in gripping, page-turning prose.”—Michael Finkel, best-selling author of The Art Thief and The Stranger in the Woods

“You might recall the look in Cory Richards’s eyes from the selfie he snapped after climbing out of an avalanche in the Himalayas at 26,000 feet, or maybe you remember him from a very public panic attack he suffered on Everest, his name on the front pages of newspapers around the world, or you might know him from his million Instagram followers of his iconic photographs, or you know him as a record-setting, world-class mountaineer. But you might not know that Richards is also a beautiful writer and thinker, with a complicated makeup and an abiding love for life. This book will make you laugh, will make you gasp, and is sure to make you happy in indescribable ways.”—Matthew Klam, author of Who Is Rich? and Sam the Cat and Other Stories

Raw Honesty • Beautiful Storytelling • Gifted Narrator • Eloquent Writing • Insightful Reflections
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Loved that Cory recorded his own book, words so powerful, and personal ! I didn't expect to fall in love with his story!

Powerful and personal!

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It was a powerful healing story that gave me insight and inspiration for my own journey.

Amazing Book!

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Raw and unpolished. A life with contradictions. At times the book felt like an apology. We all make choices in life we are not proud of but I do bow to the author being open as it teaches us all something about being honest. Being human. It is what it is. I also very much liked the reading/voice. Thank you.

A story

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Cory is a phenomenal storyteller and kept me into the book from start to finish. One of my favorite books I’ve read in years!

Amazing story time of an amazing journey!

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Be careful! I personally have no written diagnosis yet the words Cory spoke dragged me down and spiraled me out to a degree I questioned whether or not I should. His ability to capture a moment in words allowed me to live a life that both scares and entices me. I leave this title grateful for a new outlook on my own life.

Clarity

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brilliant writing brutally honest and vulnerable, captivating imagery unfolds intricate images within your mind as you hear him read

captivating from beginning to end

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I appreciated his honesty and accountability through his mental health journey. Not to glorify or glamorize. I felt his word’s brought to life the unseen parts of mental health. I’m grateful for this story it helped me understand my own.

Much Enjoyed

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Deeply personal and emotional journey yet so easy to connect and think of your own journey through this world. The book I didn’t know I needed.

Powerful

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It kept me engaged and I learned a lot about life through a wild journey.

Great book

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I really enjoyed Cory’s new book. I’m amazed by the struggled he has faced and overcome. The narration is fantastic.

Amazing read

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