A collection of stories. Set in Italy in the summer of 1940, it explores the relationships between the different generations caught up in the war as well as the author's own experiences as a teenager. It features such stories as: " Into the War", The Avanguardisti in Menton & "UNPA Nights". ...

Into the Wardrobe reveals the surprising depth of this richly entertaining fantasy series by offering an insightful & detailed look at the stories themselves, with special attention to the author's own life experiences & psychology, theology, love of medievalism, literary craft, & the books that most shaped his views. ...

Using the true story of a young man, who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness & whose SOS note & emaciated corpse were found four months later, Krakauer explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limits of self, leave civilization behind & seek enlightenment through solitude & contact with nature. ...

Drama based on the true story of Christopher Mc Candless, a young man who left his middle class existence to live in the Alaskan wilderness. Giving up his home, family, & all possessions bar the few he carries on his back, Mc Candless (Emile Hirsch) embarks on a journey through America. His ultimate goal is to reach the wilds of Alaska, to spend time with untamed nature, away from the obligations & relationships of the modern world. In the months leading up to his ' Great Alaskan Adventure' his travels take him on a journey of self-discovery, where he learns to appreciate the world around him & to reflect on his troubled upbringing. When he reaches Alaska he finds he is ill prepared for the hardships to come. After making it through a tough winter he prepares to return home in spring, only to find the stream he crossed in the snow has become an impassable raging torrent & that he is trapped... ...

Drama based on the true story of Christopher Mc Candless, a young man who left his middle class existence to live in the Alaskan wilderness. Giving up his home, family, & all possessions bar the few he carries on his back, Mc Candless (Emile Hirsch) embarks on a journey through America. His ultimate goal is to reach the wilds of Alaska, to spend time with untamed nature, away from the obligations & relationships of the modern world. In the months leading up to his ' Great Alaskan Adventure' his travels take him on a journey of self-discovery, where he learns to appreciate the world around him & to reflect on his troubled upbringing. When he reaches Alaska he finds he is ill prepared for the hardships to come. After making it through a tough winter he prepares to return home in spring, only to find the stream he crossed in the snow has become an impassable raging torrent & that he is trapped... ...

Kate & Paul are delighted when their daughter Rebecca arrives for a surprise visit with her new boyfriend Marcus, but something about her handsome actor beau doesn't seem quite right. Rather than cancel his camping trip with men from the church, Paul brings Marcus along. But what starts out as a good time of bonding soon turns into disaster. ...