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Non-Fiction

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts) Mon Feb 18, 2013, 12:43 PM Feb 2013

Enjoyed "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer [View all]

Book details the story and family of Christopher Johnson McCandless who gave up everything to go on the road to be free and ended up in Alaska. Am sending it on to my free and slightly wild (but she does work seasonally) niece.

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Enjoyed "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer [View all] oldandhappy Feb 2013 OP

That's the guy who starved to death in Alaska, right? sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #1

Yes, and they made it into a movie as well. nt Lex Feb 2013 #2

With an awesome soundtrack... Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #3

I bought the soundtrack Lex Feb 2013 #4

Yes! oldandhappy Feb 2013 #6

Excellent book. SheilaT Feb 2013 #5

Yeah. That was an interesting book. Neoma Feb 2013 #7

Have you read any of his other work? Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #8

Yeah, good book. Read all of Krakauer's stuff. You won't be sorry. n/t FSogol Feb 2013 #9