Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Contributor(s): Krakauer, Jon (Author)

ISBN: 9780679457527

Publisher: Villard Books

Hardcover

$32.00

Pub Date: April 22, 1997

Dewey: 796.52209549

LCCN: 96030031

Lexile Code: 1320

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.06" H x 9.51" L x 6.56" W ( 1.35 lbs) 320 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Modern Library Exploration

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000019789 ( Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster)

Reading level: 8.90

Interest level: UG

Point value: 17.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Last spring, Jon Krakauer, the acclaimed author of "Into the Wild", undertook a magazine assignment about expensive adventure/thrill trips around the world. And, in May, he went with an expedition to Mt. Everest, investigating how wise or safe it is to tackle the world's tallest peak. When disaster struck, killing eight climbers, Krakauer survived by luck, skill, and discipline. Now, he has written the definitive account of this headline-making tragedy.

Review Quotes: "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

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