climbing books for the uninitiated ?

An art exhibit on climbing in El Dorado County is going to happen in October. I'm sort of involved. The curator, who is not a climber, is trying to get a better sense of the what climbing is about. She asked me for some reading recommendations? 

Hard to know where to start, so I decided here. 

My first rec is The Green Arch by John Long.

What do you think ?

Freedom of the hills!

Tell her to watch Valley Uprising.

Valley uprising is a good one. 

"Ways to the Sky ,A Historical Guide to North American Mountaineering "  (AAC Press ,2004) by Andy Selters  & "The Best of Ascent " (Sierra Club Books ,1993) by Steve Roper & Allen Steck.  I live in Sacramento & would loan them to her .

Downward bound!

Great suggestions. 

Thanks.

Any others?

trad climber's bible. it's a collection of stories written by peter croft and john long. 

Climbing Zine (book edition)

Hangdog Days

Touching the Void 

Everyone I've recommended it to (climbers and non-climbers) has loved it.  

White Spider for a sense of history/context. Climbing Free for more recent history. The Tower is also great reading.