Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster
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Published
New York : Anchor Books, 1999, c1997.
Edition
1st Anchor Books trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xxv, 333 pages : ill., 1 map ; 21 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 17
Status
Arcadia Public Library - Nonfiction
796.52 K
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796.52 K
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Published
New York : Anchor Books, 1999, c1997.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Anchor Books trade pbk. ed.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.9, 17 Points
Level 8.9, 17 Points
Notes
General Note
"New afterword by the author"--Cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]).
Description
"Reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion, Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996. He hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours. As he turned to begin the perilous descent from 29,028 feet (roughly the cruising altitude of an Airbus jetliner), twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly to the top, unaware that the sky had begun to roil with clouds..." "This is the terrifying story of what really happened that fateful day at the top of the world, during what would be the deadliest season in the history of Everest. In this harrowing yet breathtaking narrative, Krakauer takes the reader along with his ill-fated expedition, step by precarious step, from Katmandu to the mountain's pinnacle where, plagued by a combination of hubris, greed, poor judgment, and plain bad luck, they would fall prey to the mountain's unpredictable fury."--BOOK JACKET.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Krakauer, J. (19991997). Into thin air: a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster (1st Anchor Books trade pbk. ed.). Anchor Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Krakauer, Jon. 19991997. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. Anchor Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster Anchor Books, 19991997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster 1st Anchor Books trade pbk. ed., Anchor Books, 19991997.
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