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Into Thin Air : A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (1998, Mass Market)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100385492081

ISBN-139780385492089

eBay Product ID (ePID)961464

Product Key Features

Book TitleInto Thin Air : a Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

TopicMountaineering, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Sports & Recreation

AuthorJon Krakauer

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight7.3 Oz

Item Length6.9 in

Item Width4.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN97-042880

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Into Thin Air ranks among the great adventure books of all time . . . a book of rare eloquence and power that could remain relevant for centuries." --Galen Rowell, The Wall Street Journal From the Hardcover edition.

Dewey Decimal796.522095496

SynopsisFor use in schools and libraries only. The author describes his spring 1996 trek to Mt. Everest, a disastrous expedition that claimed the lives of eight climbers, and explains why he survived., When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10,1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin the perilous descent from 29,028 feet (roughly the cruising altitude of an Airbus jetliner), twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly to the top, unaware that the sky had begun to roil with clouds... Into Thin Airis the definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed Outside journalist and author of the bestselling Into the Wild. Taking the reader step by step from Katmandu to the mountain's deadly pinnacle, Krakauer has his readers shaking on the edge of their seat. Beyond the terrors of this account, however, he also peers deeply into the myth of the world's tallest mountain. What is is about Everest that has compelled so many poeple--including himself--to throw caution to the wind, ignore the concerns of loved ones, and willingly subject themselves to such risk, hardship, and expense? Written with emotional clarity and supported by his unimpeachable reporting, Krakauer's eyewitness account of what happened on the roof of the world is a singular achievement.

LC Classification NumberGV199.44.E85K725