Littlewoods LXdirect Into the Wild Author: Jon Krakauer Trade Paperback Usually ships in 24 hours Delivery is subject to warehouse availability. Shipping delays may occur if we receive more orders than stock. Our Price: $19.95 You could save $2.00 (10%) with our iREWARDS Program Ordering is 100% secure . Spend $39 or more at chapters.indigo.ca and your order ships free!. ( Details ) Dimensions: 224 Pages, 8 x 5.187 in | ISBN: 0385486804 Published: January 1997 | Published by Doubleday Canada, Limited Our customers who bought this item also bought: Into Thin Air (1998) Book ~ Jon Krakauer Eiger Dreams (1997) Book ~ Jon Krakauer The Hobbit (1999) Book ~ J.R.R. Tolkien Conversations with God, Book 2: An... (1997) Book ~ NEALE D. WALSH Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life... (1994) Book ~ Newton chapters.indigo Review What would possess someone to leave civilization and head off into the remote Alaskan wilderness to live? Jon Krakauer searches for the very answer to this question in Into the Wild . Twenty-four-year-old Chris McCandless packed up and moved clear across North America to reside Alaska's backwoods. Four months later, a hunter discovered McCandless's emaciated corpse at his campsite. Mesmerizing and heartbreaking, Krakauer's powerful and luminous storytelling blazes through every page. From the Publisher In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild . Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and , unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw the maps away. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild. Jon Krakauer constructs a clarifying prism through which he reassembles the disquieting facts of McCandless’s short life. Admitting an interst that borders on obsession, he searches for the clues to the dries and desires that propelled McCandless. Digging deeply, he takes an inherently compelling mystery and unravels the larger riddles it holds: the profound pull of the American wilderness on our imagination; the allure of high-risk activities to young men of a certain cast of mind; the complex, charged bond between fathers and sons. When McCandless’s innocent mistakes turn out to be irreversible and fatal, he becomes the stuff of tabloid headlines and is dismissed for his naiveté, pretensions, and hubris. He is said to have had a death wish but wanting to die is a very different thing from being compelled to look over the edge. Krakauer brings McCandless’s uncompromising pilgrimage out of the shadows, and the peril, adversity , and renunciation sought by this enigmatic young man are illuminated with a rare understanding--and not an ounce of sentimentality. Mesmerizing, heartbreaking, Into the Wild is a tour de force . The power and luminosity of Jon Krakauer’s stoytelling blaze through every page. Store Review Nathan from Chapters # 781, Mississauga, ON Chris McCandless was idealistic, charismatic and cocky: the archetypal angry young man. Krakauer documents McCandless's demise in the Alaskan wilds, not with the condescension of one who knows better, but as one who sees in McCandless his own younger self. He brings insight into McCandless's motivations, and dismisses the judgments made by cynical Alaskans on the young man's seemingly ill-conceived endeavour to live off the land. For Krakauer, McCandless's story parallels his own journey to adulthood -- except that fortune was less forgiving of McCandless. Review Quotes "Terrifying...Eloquent...A heart-rending drama of human yearning." -- New York Times "A narrative of arresting force. Anyone who ever fancied wandering off to face nature on its own harsh terms should give a look. It’s gripping stuff." -- Washington Post "Compelling and tragic...Hard to put down." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Engrossing...with a telling eye for detail, Krakauer has captured the sad saga of a stubborn, idealistic young man." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order." -- Entertainment Weekly Reader Reviews Average Reader Review: Number of Reviews: 8 1. Must read Reviewer: Dan Plomish from Niagara On The Lake (gwarren21@home.com) Date: 2/7/2001 1:43:57 PM A must read for anyone looking for adventure, The story of Alexander supertramp makes you realize just how invincible we can all feel in our youth. 2. Into the Wild Reviewer: Nicole Bawden from Welland,Ontario (nbawden@sympatico.ca) Date: 1/19/2001 6:13:09 PM The book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer is one of the greatest books I have ever read. It is a tragic story that is brought to life through the eloquent writing of Krakauer. The autor tells the story beautifuly and objectively, allow the reader to draw their own conclusions. The story comes alive on the page. I would recommend this book, as well as any other of Jon Krakauer's. It is a glimps into the heart and soul of a young idealistic man. Put it on your top ten list of the best books of all time. A must read! 3. into the wild Reviewer: mike smith from vancouver, bc Date: 10/24/2000 1:07:02 PM if one has had any questions about the validity of the western consumer culture or entertained thoughts of leaving it all for the escape and freedom that is believed to exist in the uninhabited areas of the earth, then this book is spooky. krakauer reveals our perceptions of this young man's decisions in his search for his own understanding of mccandless. i highly recommend this book. 4. Simply Inspiring Reviewer: Evan from Ottawa/Ontario (evantm@home.com) Date: 10/16/2000 10:25:51 PM To go and follow a dream… To go and become one with nature… Why try and explain why. 5. Compelling...Reflective...Introspective... Reviewer: William Maslen from Naperville, IL (wemaslen@att.net) Date: 7/21/2000 1:54:35 AM Highly recommended reading that can't help but make some of us wonder how we survived the exhilaration and adventures of youth that sometimes brought us to edge of survival itself. A McCandless Gene? Read all of the reviews... 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