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Into thin air: a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster
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Contributors:
Rackliff, Randy, illustrator.
Published:
New York, New York : Anchor Books, 1999.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Anchor books trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc:
xxv, 333 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 21 cm
Status:
EPL Non-Fiction
796.522 KRAKAUER, JON
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."--Jacket.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
0385494785, 9780385494786, 9780780780989, 0780780981, 9780679457527, 0679457526, 0375502807, 9780375502804, 9780333717523, 0333727525, 9780333727522, 9780385494786, 033371752X
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Lexile measure:
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Notes

General Note
"New afterword by the author"--Cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 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."--Jacket.
Awards
Alex Award, 1998.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Krakauer, J., & Rackliff, R. (1999). Into thin air: a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster. First Anchor books trade paperback edition. New York, New York, Anchor Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Krakauer, Jon and Randy, Rackliff. 1999. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. New York, New York, Anchor Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Krakauer, Jon and Randy, Rackliff, Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. New York, New York, Anchor Books, 1999.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Krakauer, Jon, and Randy Rackliff. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. First Anchor books trade paperback edition. New York, New York, Anchor Books, 1999.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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