Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Review "Into Thin Air ranks among the great adventure books of all time . . . a book of rare eloquence and power that could remain relevant for centuries."--Galen Rowell, The Wall Street JournalFrom the Hardcover edition.  About the Author Jon Krakauer, the author of Into Thin Air, Into the Wild, and Eiger Dreams, is an award-winning journalist who has been published in twenty-five languages around the world. He is also an editor-at-large for Outside magazine, and has published articles in Smithsonian, National Geographic, and many other periodicals. He and his wife live in Colorado.From the Hardcover edition.               See all Product description