{"product_id":"9780762766826","title":"Long Walk: M\/TV","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe classic adventure story that inspired the new major motion picture \u003cem\u003eThe Way Back,\u003c\/em\u003e directed by Peter Weir\u003c\/strong\u003e *** “I hope \u003cem\u003eThe Long Walk\u003c\/em\u003e will remain as a memorial to all those who live and die for freedom, and for all those who for many reasons could not speak for themselves.”—Slavomir Rawicz\u003cbr\u003eThe Long Walk is a book that I absolutely could not put down and one that I will never forget...\"--\u003cb\u003eStephen Ambrose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Long Walk] must be read—and reread, and passed along to friends.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vancouver Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenedict Allen, explorer and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eInto the Abyss\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEdge of Blue Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e *** In 1941, the author and six fellow prisoners of war escaped a Soviet labor camp in Yakutsk—a camp where enduring hunger, cold, untended wounds, and untreated illnesses, and avoiding daily executions were everyday feats. Their march—over thousands of miles by foot—out of Siberia, through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India is a remarkable statement about man’s desire to be free.\u003cbr\u003e  Written in a hauntingly detailed, no-holds-barred way, the book inspired the Peter Wier film \u003cem\u003eThe Way Back,\u003c\/em\u003e due for release in late 2010. Previous editions have sold hundreds of thousands of copies; this edition includes an afterword written by the author shortly before his death, as well as the author's introduction to the book's Polish edition.\u003cbr\u003e  Guaranteed to forever stay in the reader's mind, \u003cem\u003eThe Long Walk\u003c\/em\u003e will remain a testament to the strength of the human spirit, and the universal desire for freedom and dignity.\u003cbr\u003e  *** \u003cstrong\u003eSix-time Academy Award–nominee Peter Weir (\u003cem\u003eMaster and Commander, The Truman Show, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Poets Society\u003c\/em\u003e) recently directed \u003cem\u003eThe Way Back,\u003c\/em\u003e a much-anticipated film based on \u003cem\u003eThe Long Walk. \u003c\/em\u003eStarring Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, and Ed Harris, it is due for release in late 2010.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118475559152,"sku":"9780762766826","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780762766826_p0.jpg?v=1769904963","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780762766826","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}