INTO THIN AIR (PB)

In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day, eight people were dead. Written within months of the events it chronicles, Krakauer's book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure and an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end.