Author Archives: admin

Hoepli Bookshop – 05/14/15

When Thursday, May 14, 2015 1:00pm – All Ages Where Hoepli Bookshop (map) Via Ulrico Hoepli, 5 Milano, Italy 20121 Other InfoBook Signing « Back to the calendar

XXVIII International Book Fair – Fondazione per il Libro, la Musica e la Cultura – 05/14/15

Who XXVIII International Book Fair When Thursday, May 14, 2015 TBD – All Ages Where Fondazione per il Libro, la Musica e la Cultura (map) Via Santa Teresa, 15 10121 Torino, Italy Other InfoFair runs from May 14 – 18 … Continue reading

The Wild Truth Italian translation release – Worldwide – 04/01/15

Who The Wild Truth Italian translation release When Wednesday, April 1, 2015 TBD – All Ages Where Worldwide (map) Worldwide Other InfoCorbaccio Publishing House, Italy (Exact date to be determined) « Back to the calendar

Teaching Students the Truth & The Wild Truth: Challenging Students to Look Farther and Dig Deeper – Virginia Wesleyan College – 03/05/15

Who Teaching Students the Truth & The Wild Truth: Challenging Students to Look Farther and Dig Deeper When Thursday, March 5, 2015 11:00am – Noon. In the Blocker Auditorium. Open to the Public – All Ages Where Virginia Wesleyan College … Continue reading

Outside Online Review – Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014

Does The Wild Truth Tell the True Story of Chris McCandless? An explosive memoir by Carine McCandless provides new details about a toxic family environment that drove her brother to embark on the famous and fatal quest immortalized by Jon … Continue reading

Nevada Humanities Festival & Chautauqua – Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater – 06/23/15

Who Nevada Humanities Festival & Chautauqua When Tuesday, June 23, 2015 TBD – All Ages Where Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater (map) 6000 Bartley Ranch Road Reno, NV, U.S.A. 89511 Other InfoThe Wild Truth, Presentation & Book Signing. Note: Copies of … Continue reading

Book Review – Publisher’s Weekly

The Wild Truth Twenty years ago, Jon Krakauer wrote in Into the Wild the stunning story of Chris McCandless, a young man who walked into the Alaska wilderness and starved to death. At the time, Krakauer spoke with Chris’s sister, … Continue reading

Newsweek, Review, Best Books of 2014 Editor’s Pick

Our Favorite Books of 2014: Newsweek Staff Picks (Excerpt) It’s an odd feeling when you’ve known—or thought you’ve known—a story for years and find yourself confronted with the reverse perspective you’ve never thought to consider. That’s what powers The Wild … Continue reading

Dr. Douglas Kennedy, Ed.D., Virginia Wesleyan College, Article & Review

Bringing Truth to the Wild, November 18, 2014 – Dr. Douglas Kennedy, Ed.D., CPRP, Virginia Wesleyan College This week’s press is filled with new information about an old story: that of Chris McCandless, the subject of Jon Krakauer’s 1996 bestselling … Continue reading

PA Council of Teachers of English & Language Arts (PCTELA), Review

Up Late With “The Wild Truth” by Carine McCandless? The Wild Truth exposes the real reason Chris McCandless went Into the Wild. This heart-wrenching story told by Carine McCandless explains the past that prompted Chris to leave his comfortable existence … Continue reading