{"product_id":"9781035038572-into-the-wild","title":"Into the Wild","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat would possess a gifted young man recently graduated from college to literally walk away from his life? The true story of Chris McCandless, now a film adaptation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Krakauer's\u003ci\u003e Into the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e examines the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man who walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It may be nonfiction, but \u003ci\u003eInto the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e is a mystery of the highest order.' – \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn piecing together the final travels of this extraordinary young man's life, Jon Krakauer writes about the heart of the wilderness, its terribly beauty and its relentless harshness. \u003ci\u003eInto the Wild \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Banner of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInto Thin Air\u003c\/i\u003e. A film adaptation of\u003ci\u003e Into the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e was directed by Sean Penn and starred Emile Hirsch and Kristen Stewart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513856630881,"sku":"9781035038572","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29642919.jpg?v=1725629993","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035038572-into-the-wild","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}