The Way Out: A True Story of Ruin and Survival
by Craig Childs

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Craig Childs is lost. In a labyrinth of canyons in the American Southwest where virtually nothing else is alive - there is barely any vegetation, few signs of wildlife, and scant traces of any human precursors - Childs and his friend Dirk undertake a fortnight's journey. With as much food and gear as they can carry, and little else but their wiles to help them traverse the inhospitable, unmappable terrain, the two men assume the life-or-death challenge of exploring this land - and of then finding a way out.

Equally gripping as their adventure in the wild is the parallel story, told in flashback, of what has propelled the two men into these extreme circumstances. In scenes that crackle with tension and suspense - recollections of barroom brawls, high-speed car chases, and reckless feats of risk-taking - we discover the surprising legacy of violence that each man is escaping.

As a chronicle of adventure, as an emotionally charged human drama, and as a confessional memoir, The Way Out is a transcendent book, a work destined to earn a lasting place in the literature of extremes.

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ISBN-10:	0316107034
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780316107037
Author:	Craig Childs
Publisher:	Back Bay Books New York
Publication Date:	2004
Pages:	270 pp
Size/Dimensions:	5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Binding:	Paperback