Into the Wild Review "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 WeeklyFrom the Trade Paperback edition.  From the Inside Flap haunting story of 22-year-old Chris McCandless, who walked into the Alaskan wilderness in the spring of 1992 and whose body--along with a camera with five rolls of film, an SOS note, and a cryptic diary written in the back pages of a book about edible plants--was found six months later by a hunter. Simultaneous hardcover release from Villard. 2 cassettes. 				    	 					              See all Product description