Into Thin Air (Audio book)

Zusatztext "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. Informationen zum Autor Jon Krakauer is the author of  Eiger Dreams !  Into the Wild !  Into Thin Air !  Under the Banner of Heaven !  Where Men Win Glory!   Three Cups of Deceit!  and  Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town ! among others. He is also the editor of the Modern Library Exploration series. Zusammenfassung A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon! but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer! standing on the summit of Mt. Everest! saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm! which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray! would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air ! Krakauer's epic account of the May 1996 disaster.

Product details

• Authors: Jon Krakauer
• Assisted by: Jon Krakauer (Reader / Narrator)
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: CD-Audio
• Released: 07.08.2007
• EAN: 9780739343791
• ISBN: 978-0-7393-4379-1
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 153 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Random House Audio; Random House audio
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography