Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster - Hardcover
by Jon Krakauer
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jon KrakauerSeries:Modern Library ExplorationPublish date:1997-04-22Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Villard BooksISBN-13:9780679457527ISBN-10:679457526UPC:9780679457527Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Adventurers & Explorers, Special Interest, MountaineeringBook Topic:AdventureAward:1998 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee - Adult Award|1997 National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee - General Nonfiction Award|1998 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Winner - Regional Book Award|1998 ALA Notable Books Winner - Nonfiction Award|Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - High School Award|1998 Alex Awards Winner - Adult/For Young Adults AwardSize:9.51 x 6.56 x 1.06 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SC1M4TT379
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
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 his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds. Six...
Series: Modern Library Exploration
Language:EnglishPublisher:Villard BooksISBN-13:9780679457527ISBN-10:679457526UPC:9780679457527Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Adventurers & Explorers, Special Interest, MountaineeringBook Topic:AdventureAward:1998 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee - Adult Award|1997 National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee - General Nonfiction Award|1998 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Winner - Regional Book Award|1998 ALA Notable Books Winner - Nonfiction Award|Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - High School Award|1998 Alex Awards Winner - Adult/For Young Adults AwardSize:9.51 x 6.56 x 1.06 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SC1M4TT379
Jon Krakauer, author of three books, including the acclaimed bestseller Into the Wild, is a contributing editor of Outside Magazine. He and his wife live in Seattle.
Publisher: Villard Books
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🏆 1998 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee - Adult Award|1997 National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee - General Nonfiction Award|1998 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Winner - Regional Book Award|1998 ALA Notable Books Winner - Nonfiction Award|Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - High School Award|1998 Alex Awards Winner - Adult/For Young Adults Award
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