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Interviews | June 19, 2009

All posts by Dave Jim Lynch Makes Landscape Art... Out of Text

If Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »


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    Border Songs

    Jim Lynch

Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer

Into the Wild Cover

ISBN13: 9780739358047
ISBN10: 0739358049
Condition: Standard
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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself...

"Terrifying...Eloquent...A heart-rending drama wandering of human yearning."--The New York Times

"A narrative of arresting force. Anyone who ever fancied wandering off to face nature on its own harsh terms should give a look. It's gripping stuff."--The Washington Post

From the Audiobook Download edition.

Review:

"Terrifying...Eloquent...A heart-rending drama of human yearning."

--New York Times

"A narrative of arresting force.  Anyone who ever fancied wandering off to face nature on its own harsh terms should give a look.  It's gripping stuff."

--Washington Post

"Compelling and tragic...Hard to put down."  

--San Francisco Chronicle

"Engrossing...with a telling eye for detail, Krakauer has captured the sad saga of a stubborn, idealistic young man."

--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order."

--Entertainment Weekly

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Synopsis:

This movie tie-in edition follows the haunting story of 22-year-old Chris McCandless, who walked into the Alaskan wilderness in the spring of 1992 and whose body was found six months later by a hunter. Unabridged. 6 CDs.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780739358047
Author:
Krakauer, Jon
Publisher:
Random House Audio Assets
Read:
Franklin, Philip
Author:
Krakauer, Jon
Subject:
Regional Subjects - West
Subject:
Travelers
Subject:
Adventure and adventurers
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Audiobooks
Subject:
Adventure and adventurers - United States
Publication Date:
August 2007
Binding:
Compact Disc
Language:
English
Dimensions:
6.31x5.54x1.05 in. .42 lbs.
Media Run Time:
420

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