{"product_id":"into-thin-air-a-personal-account-of-the-mt-everest-disaster-by-jon-krakauer","title":"Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster By Jon Krakauer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: 11\/01\/2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Nonfiction - Memoir - Adventure - Travel - Biography - History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJon Krakauer's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInto Thin Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended in the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn March 1996,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003emagazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day, eight people were dead. Krakauer's book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure and an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end. Written within months of the events it chronicles,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInto Thin Air\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eclearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the journey up the mountain progresses, Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs and perils of other Everest trips throughout history. The author's own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the inspirations for the major motion picture\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverest\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Into Thin Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eranks among the great adventure books of all time.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment and of heartbreaking heroism.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePan Macmillan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9781035038558\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e352\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e197\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e130\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e22\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e252 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53286369296697,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/61TLyKa-_BL._SL1500.jpg?v=1778508307","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/into-thin-air-a-personal-account-of-the-mt-everest-disaster-by-jon-krakauer","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}