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INTO THE WILD - JON KRAKAUER TASCHENBUCH

Driving west out of Atlanta  he intended to invent an utterly new life for himself  one in
which he would be free to wallow in unfiltered experience . . . No longer would he answer to
Chris McCandless  he was now Alexander Supertramp  master of his own destiny. In April 1992 
Chris McCandless set off alone into the Alaskan wild. He had given his savings to charity 
abandoned his car and his possessions  and burnt the money in his wallet  determined to live a
life of independence. Just four months later  Chris was found dead. An SOS note was taped to
his makeshift home  an abandoned bus. In piecing together the final travels of this
extraordinary young man's life  Jon Krakauer writes about the heart of the wilderness  its
terrible beauty and its relentless harshness. Into the Wild is a modern classic of travel
writing  and a riveting exploration of what drives some of us to risk more than we can afford
to lose. 'A masterpiece of dramatic storytelling' Mail on Sunday 'A fascinating story of
idealism  fantasy  and the dark side of the wilderness experience' Paul Theroux

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