Description: Into Thin Air : A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer Synopsis: 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 Air is 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 people--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. Condition: Used Acceptable; Front and Backside Page Corners are Bent; Front Cover Page Curls Upward; Inside Pages Have Some Oxidation; Readable Copy; Solid Binding Shipping: United States Postal Service Media Mail Rate
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Book Title: Into Thin Air : a Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Item Length: 7.9 in
Original Language: English
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Format: Trade Paperback
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Item Height: 0.8 in
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated
Topic: Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Adventurers & Explorers, Mountaineering, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
Unit Quantity: 1
Item Width: 5.1 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Anchor Books
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Anchor Book Trade Paperback Edition
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Adventure Paperback Book
Literary Movement: Post-Modernism
Illustrator: Yes
Era: 1990s
Author: Jon Krakauer
Genre: Nature, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 9.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 333 Pages
