In reply to Steve Woollard:
If you find soloing interesting, then I can thoroughly recommend Jules Lines's Tears of the Dawn: fascinating, well-written and attractively produced.
Some of my other favourites:
Paul Pritchard: Deep Play: brilliant evocation of a particular time and culture in British climbing, which has stood the test of time very well;
Paul Pritchard: The Totem Pole: very different but equally gripping - particularly scary and inspiring if you've ever had a serious climbing accident;
Johnny Dawes: Full of Myself: unique;
Wade Davis: Into The Silence: if you want something historical - meticulously researched, magisterial account of the three 1920's Everest expeditions and their cultural context.