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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • 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. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the unforgettable story of how Christopher Johnson McCandless came to die.
"It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order." —Entertainment Weekly
McCandess...
"It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order." —Entertainment Weekly
McCandess...
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Recorded Books, Inc
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2018
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Unabridged
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English
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A celebrated mountaineer and author searches for meaning in great adventuresand explorations, past and present. --Publisher.
Roberts, a celebrated mountaineer, has spent his career documenting voyages to the most extreme landscapes on earth. Reflecting on humanity's-- and his own-- relationship to extreme risk, he examines the motivations of explorers who have pushed the limits of the human body on their perilous journeys. Then he considers our future...
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2013.
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"Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump), The Aviators tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage. From Winston Groom, the best-selling author of Forrest Gump, Shiloh 1862, and Vicksburg 1863, comes the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during...
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