02908ojm 2200289z- 450 991014905600332120230912161814.00-00-811570-2(CKB)3710000000924191(BIP)050142560(EXLCZ)99371000000092419120231107c2014uuuu -u- -engWild Truth, The : The Secrets That Drove Chris McCandless Into the WildHarperCollins UKThe key missing piece of Jon Krakauer's multi million, multi territory bestseller and widely acclaimed Sean Penn film Into the Wild is finally revealed by his best friend and sister, Carine.The story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated not just New York Times bestselling author Jon Krakauer, but the rest of the nation too. Krakauer's book and a Sean Penn film skyrocketed Chris McCandless to worldwide fame, but the real story of his life and his journey has not yet been told - until now.Carine McCandless, Chris's sister, featured in both the book and film, was the person with whom he had the closest bond, and who witnessed firsthand the dysfunctional and violent family dynamic that made Chris willing to embrace the harsh wilderness of Alaska. Growing up in the same troubled and volatile household that sent Chris on his fatal journey into the wild, Carine finally reveals the broader and deeper reality about life in the McCandless family.For decades, Carine and Chris's parents, a successful aerospace engineer and his beautiful wife, raised their children in the tony suburbs of Northern Virginia. But behind closed doors, her father beat and choked her mother. He whipped Carine and Chris with his belt. He cursed them, belittled their accomplishments, and told them they were nothing without him. Carine and Chris hid under the stairs, hoping to avoid his wrath. They were teenagers before they learned they were conceived while their father was still married and having babies with his first wife, who finally summoned the courage to leave him after he broke her back in a fight.In the 20-plus years since the tragedy of Chris's death, she has searched for some kind of redemption. But in this touching and deeply personal memoir, she reveals how she has learned that real redemption can only come from speaking the truth. Finally, she has found the truth not just in her brother's story, but also her own.Wild Truth, TheBiography & autobiographyFamily & relationshipsBiographyFamily and interpersonal relations979.8/050922McCandless Carineoth1451167AUDIO9910149056003321Wild Truth, The : The Secrets That Drove Chris McCandless Into the Wild3651153UNINA02846nam 2200625 a 450 991078852780332120200520144314.01-283-61397-20-7391-4412-X9786613926425(CKB)3360000000435076(EBL)1032001(OCoLC)855502342(SSID)ssj0000720028(PQKBManifestationID)12241379(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720028(PQKBWorkID)10660955(PQKB)11757434(MiAaPQ)EBC1032001(Au-PeEL)EBL1032001(CaPaEBR)ebr10606686(CaONFJC)MIL392642(EXLCZ)99336000000043507620100806d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBanking on sterling[electronic resource] Britain's independence from the euro zone /Ophelia EgleneLanham, Md. Lexington Booksc20111 online resource (186 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-4410-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-161) and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Figures; Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Britain and the Euro: The Policy of Non-Decision; Chapter 2: Economic Actors and Monetary Policy; Chapter 3: The Structure of the British Economy; Chapter 4: The Conservative Party and EMU; Chapter 5: The Blair Years and the Euro; Chapter 6: Business and the Euro; Chapter 7: The City and the Euro; Chapter 8: Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; IndexBanking on Sterling: Britain's Independence from the Euro Zone, by Ophelia Eglene, provides an in-depth analysis of the British policy on the European monetary union over the past twenty years. The author demonstrates that the British government always had in mind the interests of the financial sector. As London became a successful offshore euro center, the government increasingly compensated the export-oriented business sector that had lobbied for adoption of the euro. This study shows the unequal influence of business and finance on the British economy.Monetary unionsGreat BritainEuroGreat BritainMonetary policyGreat BritainEurozoneEuropeEconomic integrationMonetary unionsEuroMonetary policyEurozone.332.4/941Eglene Ophelia1462151MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788527803321Banking on sterling3670995UNINA