The Way Out: A True Story of Ruin and Survival

A breakout book from a writer increasingly celebrated as the 21st-century bard of the American Southwest -- a writer in the tradition of Barry Lopez, Peter Matthiessen, Terry Tempest Williams, among others. In March 2003, Craig Childs received the Spirit of the West Literary Achievement Award, given to a writer whose body of work captures the unique spirit of the American West. As a chronicle of adventure, as emotionally charged human drama, as confessional memoir, The Way Out is a transcendent book, a work destined to earn a lasting place in the literature of extremes. Not since John Krakauer's bestselling Into the Wild has a book so compellingly explored the boundary between wilderness adventure and madness.Author: Craig ChildsBinding Type: PaperbackPublisher: Little Brown and CompanyPublished: 08/05/2013Pages: 304Weight: 0.9lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90dISBN: 9780316107037Review Citation(s): Kliatt 07/01/2006 pg. 36About the AuthorCraig Childs -- naturalist, adventurer, desert ecologist, and frequent contributor to National Public Radio's Morning Edition -- lives in Crawford, Colorado. His previous books include House of Rain, The Way Out, The Secret Knowledge of Water, and Soul of Nowhere.