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Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
Hardcover: May 1997,
416 pages.
Paperback: May 1998,
378 pages.

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Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Michelle
Allows the reader to accompany the Adventure Consultant expedition in the comfort of their own home.

Rated 4 of 5 of 5 by Brenda Rempel
I felt that the book was good but Jon had the tendancy to get off topic and drag the book on.

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Eliza
Incredible story. About faith, bravery, peolpe and... Sagarmatha ...

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Charity
This book is one of the best I have every read. It captured me and I couldn't put it down until I finished, even then I re-read is 2 more times. I would recommend to anyone.

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Allen Meece
Climbing Mount Everest is hard. Getting back down is harder.
I read the book 3 or 4 times, it was so good. Jon loves mountaineering and delivers just enough technical info to provide an education as well as entertainment. The undercurrent of fear of the majestic mountain deified the peak and gave the book a mystical quality of doom that was magnificent. Jon was thankfully honest about the causes of the 1996 disaster so that I felt I got my money's worth and really learned something. He took some heat from those who proved unworthy of the mountain and I support him for withstanding the attacks from those who couldn't admit their shortcomings.

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Anonymous
The book was great! It's well worth the read.
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