Listen to into the wild by jon krakauer available from rakuten kobo. This is one of the easiest stories, in any genre that ive read, to get involved in, and i never once found myself bored with the book. The movie was great but you have to read the book to get the full impact of this story. This is the haunting story of 22yearold chris mccandless, who walked into the alaskan wilderness in the spring of 1992 and whose bodyalong with a camera. The book was published in multiple languages including. Aug 21, 2007 listen to into the wild audiobook by jon krakauer. Jon krakauer into the wild unabridged audiobook download.
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On assignment for outside magazine to report on the growing commercialization of the mountain, krakauer, an accomplished climber, went to the himalayas as a client of rob hall, the. Into the wild is a modern classic of travel writing, and a riveting exploration of what drives some of us to risk more than we can afford to lose. It is an expansion of a 9,000word article by krakauer on chris mccandless titled death of an innocent, which appeared in the january 1993 issue of outside. The power and luminosity of jon krakauer s stoytelling blaze through every page.
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