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In the Land of White Death

An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic

In the Land of White Death( )
Author: Albanov, Valerian
Preface by: Krakauer, Jon
Introduction by: Roberts, David
Translator: Anderson, Alison
Series title:Exploration Ser.
ISBN:978-0-679-64100-1
Publication Date:Dec 2000
Publisher:Random House Publishing Group
Imprint:Modern Library
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $43.95
Book Description:

Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: History / Polar Regions
Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers
Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):12.167 x 19.634 x 1.88 cm
Book Weight:0.261 Kilograms
Author Biography
Albanov, Valerian (Author)
Jon Krakauer was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on April 12, 1954. He received a degree in environmental studies from Hampshire College in Massachusetts in 1976. He worked as a carpenter, fisherman, and writer. He articles on mountain climbing appeared in several publications including GQ, National Geographic, Architectural Digest, Playboy, The New Yorker, and Rolling Stone. In 1996, he climbed Mt. Everest, but a storm took the lives of four of the five teammates who reached the summit with him. An analysis of the calamity he wrote for Outside magazine received a National Magazine Award. An article he wrote for Smithsonian about volcanology received the 1997 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism.

He is the author of several books including Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster; Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith; Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman; Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way; and Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town. His book, Into the Wild, was made into a movie in 2007. He is also the editor of the Modern Library Exploration series.

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